For the Go Beyond Grades campaign in Tarrant County, TX, we conducted a survey of K-12 public school parents in Tarrant County to get a better understanding of parent mindsets, worries, and beliefs about their children’s education. The survey highlights the disconnect between parent perception of grade level achievement and the reality based on local assessment data.
Category: Research
B-flation: How Good Grades Can Sideline Parents
In November 2023, Gallup partnered with Learning Heroes to better understand how parents perceive, evaluate, and take action in support of their child’s academic progress. The findings from this report highlight the issues at play for parents in understanding their child’s grade level achievement and shine a light on opportunities to better support families – especially when it comes to deciphering report cards and other measures and generating awareness of what a report card really means.
Family Engagement Impact Study: Investigating the relationship between pre-pandemic family engagement and current student and school outcomes.
While student attendance and learning outcomes got worse during the pandemic, this study found that schools with strong family engagement experienced much smaller declines in chronic absenteeism, attendance, and achievement. In partnership with TNTP, and with Harvard scholars Karen Mapp and Todd Rogers as advisors, these findings come from the first of a three-phase study, which also aims to surface successful models of engagement and improve family engagement measurement for the K-12 sector.
The Parent Journey: Cracking the Code for Families of Children with Learning Differences
“The Parent Journey: Cracking the Code for Families of Children with Learning Differences” explores how some parents have “cracked the code” in navigating complex systems and processes on behalf of their children, and highlights opportunities to support more families.
El periplo de los padres: las familias con niños con diferencias de aprendizaje descifran el código
Estudio que explora cómo algunos padres han “descifrado el código” para navegar sistemas y procesos complejos en favor de sus hijos e identifica las oportunidades de apoyo para más familias.
PADRES 2023: Go Beyond Grades o la pasión por aprender más allá de las calificaciones
Estudio nacional que se centra en la percepción de los padres sobre el rendimiento escolar de sus hijos y la desconexión entre esta percepción y la realidad en Boston, Chicago, Washington DC, Houston, la ciudad de Nueva York y el condado de Sacramento.
Parents 2023 – Go Beyond Grades
National parent/guardian data highlights parent perception of grade-level performance and the disconnect between perception and reality in Boston, Chicago, Washington DC, Houston, New York City, and Sacramento County.
PADRES 2022 | Oculto a plena vista: el camino hacia la participación familiar centrada en la equidad
La séptima encuesta nacional anual de Learning Heroes, como las anteriores, va más allá de los titulares y revela aspectos de aplicación práctica que ayudarían a resolver algunos de los mayores problemas en la educación. Este estudio, realizado en asociación con UnidosUS, Univision, PTA Nacional y National Urban League, ofrece una mirada clave a los deseos y preocupaciones de padres y educadores a dos años del inicio de la pandemia y en medio de una profunda polarización política, centrándose en cómo superar las barreras y reforzar la colaboración entre el hogar y la escuela.
Parents 2022 I Hidden in Plain Sight: A Way Forward for Equity Centered Family Engagement.
The seventh annual national Learning Heroes research continues to go beyond the headlines and uncover actionable insights to help solve some of the biggest issues in education. Hidden in Plain Sight: A Way Forward for Equity Centered Family Engagement, conducted in partnership with UnidosUS, Univision, National PTA, and National Urban League, provides an important snapshot into parents’ and educators’ desires and concerns two years into the pandemic and amid deep political polarization, ultimately highlighting how to overcome barriers and build stronger partnerships between home and school.
Unlocking the “How”: Designing Family Engagement Strategies That Lead to School Success
After two years of pandemic schooling, many schools and districts are seeking to improve their family engagement practice. This report offers a set of concrete recommendations for building a comprehensive strategy that directly impacts student learning and well-being. It is rooted in six years of Learning Heroes surveys with parents and educators, as well as well-established research codified in the Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships (Version 2), and lessons from the pandemic on how to elevate family engagement as an equity imperative. Examples of strong practice from schools and districts across the country bring the recommendations to life.