I truly enjoyed this article and the goals that the HCZ and Canada are going to achieve.

I also have a teacher-friend who teaches in NYC at a failing school. Many of her problems are with the parents.

So my question is, does support from school carry over to home if the parents can't or won't volunteer.

I live in area where school performances are questionable, but the town has implemented that all parents spend at least 40 hours a school year volunteering. This has helped to an certain extent, but it isn't the volunteering that matters, but what they take away.
Maybe parent involvement, even if it is forced, will help our children realize their worth.