Here are the statistics on what parents are most worried about:

68%: Having politicians who are not educators decide what students learn
65%: Your child’s happiness and emotional well-being
60%: Their child experiencing stress or anxiety
60%: Their child being exposed to violence at school
57%: Having parents who are not educators making decisions about what students learn
56%: Being able to finance your child’s college education
55%: Their child being bullied
54%: Their child gaining the knowledge and skills needed to be ready for college
52%: Their child being on track with the academic expectations for their grade
49%: Their child retaining what they are learning this year
42%: Their child’s math skills
39%: Their child’s reading skills

Teachers and principals are worried about many of the same things but in a slightly different order of urgency. Teachers’ top five concerns are:

Students’ happiness and emotional well-being
Reading skills
Challenges that students face at home, such as poverty and food insecurity
Politicians making decisions about what students learn
Students receiving the academic support they need from parents or guardians

Principals’ top five concerns are:

Politicians making decisions about what students learn
Students receiving the academic support they need from parents or guardians
Students meeting grade-level expectations
Students’ happiness and emotional well-being
Challenges that students face at home, such as poverty and food insecurity

Communication breakdowns

The barriers that are preventing parents and teachers from working together more closely was another key focus of Learning Heroes’ survey. A large majority of parents say they and educators need to trust each other to help students to succeed in school and bounce back from the disruptions of COVID.

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Many teachers and principals want politicians to stay out of the classroom

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