A lot of proud parents there in Detroit to be sure...
The wifey is a teacher in our community, small school, 20 kids. Half White, half Indian; and parental involvement is critical for success. Our school has always made AYP; passed the benchmarks; even all the Indians are doing quite well. You can look at other schools within our district that are having problems with AYP; alcohol, drugs, parenting, and domestic issues affect the kids in so many negative ways.
State has really started paying attention to the parents last couple years with legal repercussions. Problem then becomes the parents pull their kids from school to avoid legal troubles over child abuse. They claim they are home schooling and the kids get no schooling.
I remember many years back when the wife taught at an urban school. Had a 2nd grader missing all kinds of school. Turned out the father was selling dope, had the kid delivering it on his bike, no joke. Child Services was too busy, didn't have enough resources to do anything. Wife called city police and they parked outside the kid's house, told the dad they weren't leaving until the boy was back in school; he was back in school the nx day and never missed again, true story.