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Virginia’s Fixing the Gap Between What Report Cards Say & What Kids Really Learn
Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Nationally, 9 in 10 parents believe their child is at or above grade level in math and reading. But the data paint a starkly different picture: At best, . How is it that so many parents are unaware of their child’s grade-level achievement? Report cards are the culprit. Almost 80% of parents say their child consistently brings home B’s or better on their report cards.
Opinion: Virginia’s Fixing the Gap Between What Report Cards Say & What Kids Really Learn
Nationally, 9 in 10 parents believe their child is at or above grade level in math and reading. But the data paint a starkly different picture: At best, . How is it that so many parents are unaware of their child’s grade-level achievement? Report cards are the culprit. Almost 80% of parents say their child consistently brings home B’s or better on their report cards. But those grades don’t necessarily reflect whether a student is truly performing at grade level.
Summer Stride: Five Ways to Help Your Child Move Forward
Every year during summer break, too many children lose more than baby teeth, frisbees and beach toys. They lose two to three months of progress in reading and math skills. This is what is known as the “summer slide.” And these losses add up. By fifth grade, summer learning loss can leave many students two-and-a-half to three years behind their peers. Think of summer slide in terms of a point system.
Schools are failing at telling parents the truth about student achievement Original
“Education runs on lies.” These are harsh words coming from a former U.S. education secretary in a 2018 book about public schooling in America. But they’re especially true today as the country reflects on the past 40 years of education reform sparked by the seminal report, A Nation at Risk. School systems are coping with unprecedented drops in student achievement since the pandemic, which made pre-existing achievement gaps even more apparent.
Divide between perception and reality should sound alarm for parents to be part of recovery plans
Despite headlines declaring newly found parent power since COVID-19 upended education, parents risk being on the sidelines as schools make up for pandemic-related lost instruction. This blind spot, which comes at a time when parents expect and plan to be highly engaged in their child’s education, could have serious consequences for learning recovery.
Analysis: Surveys Show Parents, Teachers & Principals Are More Committed Than Ever to Working Together to Support Student Learning
Learning Heroes Sign up here for The 74’s daily newsletter. Donate here to support The 74's independent journalism. We’ve all read the recent headlines about aggressive, angry parents bullying or physically abusing educators over topics ranging from mask mandates to high school reading lists. Though these incidents are real and certainly warrant examination, they should not overshadow the unique opportunity in front of us.
Providing the transparency parents deserve
Last Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Education held a virtual national summit to help school districts share best practices and creative solutions to reopening schools and supporting students, particularly those in communities hit hardest by the pandemic. But getting kids and teachers back to school is just the beginning and not enough. Now is the time to rebuild trust with families through open and honest communication.
Analysis: Safety, Trust, High Expectations - How Families & Teachers Can Work Together So This Isn’t a Lost Year for Students
School closures driven by COVID-19 saw parents and teachers step up in many new ways last spring. Unlike much of the public narrative, our research has shown that parents are proud of their efforts during the spring closures. We heard, “We got this,” and “It was hard, but we did it.” Parents were engaged in their children’s learning like never before.
4 Steps Toward Helping Your Child Get Ready for the Big State Test
Spring is here — meaning it’s that time of year when children across the country are asked to show what they know by taking their state’s annual tests in math and English language arts. As the expert on your child, you see firsthand all the different ways he or she is developing. Along with grades and teacher feedback, the state test can help you know how well your child is mastering the grade-level skills needed to keep progressing in school.
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