Who is a Learning Hero?
Educators, families, and anyone who helps unlock a child's potential to pursue their passion and purpose.
When families and educators team up, students and schools win. 
Nearly 90% of parents believe their child is at or above grade level*, but only 30% demonstrate proficiency or above in math and reading. This disconnect affects parents’ ability to fully support their child's success. Research also shows that schools with strong family engagement pre-pandemic experienced much smaller increases in chronic absence post-pandemic.
Learn more about how parents and teachers can team up with the GoBeyondGrades campaign. Also check out this blog on chronic absenteeism, and research on the impact of family engagement.
*B-Flation: How Good Grades Can Sideline Parents, Gallup 2023
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Listening to Educators Around Learning and Thinking Differences
Building on The Parent Journey, our 2023 survey of families, this new research offers the teacher and principal perspective on teaming up with families of children with learning differences. This was part of our participation in the NeuroEquity Research Collaborative (NERC), led and funded by Understood.org.
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*B-Flation: How "Good Grades" Can Sideline Parents, Gallup 2023
**2024 Nation's Report Card | The National Assessment of Educational Progress NAEP
Given grade level standards are inconsistent across states, NAEP "proficiency/above" offers a national standard representing "solid academic performance for the given grade level" which is what we aspire our students to be able to do.
Perception vs. Reality
Almost 9 in 10 parents think their kids are at or above grade level*.
What percentage of 8th graders nationally demonstrate proficiency or above in math and reading**?
Learning Heroes works with states, districts, schools and trusted organizations that want to strengthen school-home partnerships to advance student outcomes. We’re grateful for these partnerships and many more.