[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"doc-seo-582755-105":3,"detail-sidebar-cat-0-en-105":81,"doc-detail-582755-en":130},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"ok",{"site_id":7,"language":8,"slug":9,"title":10,"keywords":11,"description":12,"schema_data":13,"social_meta":74,"head_meta":76,"extra_data":78,"updated_unix":80},105,"en","new-solutions-for-frustrated-parents-how-education-leaders-can-help-june-2022","New Solutions for Frustrated Parents - How Education Leaders Can Help - June 2022","","Across the U.S., parents worry about COVID-19’s lasting impact on children’s academics and well-being, and many seek help or alternative learning options. Some families return to familiar school routines, while others remain dissatisfied and unsure how to change. Research and online parent journals reveal varied sources of frustration, including school communication, individualized support, and extracurricular availability. The document outlines how education leaders and policymakers can respond to these concerns with practical solutions for the 2022-23 school year.",{"@graph":14,"@context":73},[15,34,56],{"@type":16,"itemListElement":17},"BreadcrumbList",[18,23,27,31],{"item":19,"name":20,"@type":21,"position":22},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",1,{"item":24,"name":25,"@type":21,"position":26},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",2,{"item":28,"name":29,"@type":21,"position":30},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/research-report/","Research & Report",3,{"item":32,"name":10,"@type":21,"position":33},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/new-solutions-for-frustrated-parents-how-education-leaders-can-help-june-2022/582755/",4,{"url":32,"name":10,"@type":35,"image":36,"author":41,"headline":10,"publisher":44,"fileFormat":47,"inLanguage":8,"description":12,"dateModified":48,"datePublished":49,"encodingFormat":47,"isAccessibleForFree":50,"interactionStatistic":51},"DigitalDocument",{"url":37,"@type":38,"width":39,"height":40},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/new-solutions-for-frustrated-parents-how-education-leaders-can-help-june-2022/582755.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":42,"@type":43},"Mia  ","Person",{"url":19,"name":45,"@type":46},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-11-15","2026-10-15",true,{"@type":52,"interactionType":53,"userInteractionCount":55},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":54},"ViewAction",9,{"@type":57,"mainEntity":58},"FAQPage",[59,65,69],{"name":60,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":62},"Why are many parents concerned about K-12 education after COVID-19?","Question",{"text":63,"@type":64},"Parents worry that the pandemic will have lasting effects on children’s academic progress and on their mental health and emotional well-being. Polls cited in the document show substantial concern across both areas.","Answer",{"name":66,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":67},"How does the report categorize parents based on satisfaction and behavior?",{"text":68,"@type":64},"Table 1 groups parents into four types: satisfied and moving, satisfied and staying, dissatisfied and moving, and dissatisfied and not yet moving but looking for solutions. This framework highlights that dissatisfaction does not always lead to immediate change.",{"name":70,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":71},"What frustrations do parents describe in the online journals?",{"text":72,"@type":64},"Parents report frustration with how schools communicate, how support is tailored to individual student needs, and the availability of extracurricular activities. Several direct quotations illustrate concerns about attention, customization, and differences across districts.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":32,"og:type":75,"og:title":10,"og:site_name":45,"og:description":12},"article",{"robots":77,"canonical":32},"index,follow",{"doc_id":79,"site_id":7},582755,1792165903,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":83},"success",[84,88,92,96,101,106,111,115,119,122,126],{"id":22,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":85,"show_sort_weight":86,"slug":87},"Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":26,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":89,"show_sort_weight":90,"slug":91},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":33,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":93,"show_sort_weight":94,"slug":95},"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":97,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":98,"show_sort_weight":99,"slug":100},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":102,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":103,"show_sort_weight":104,"slug":105},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":107,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":108,"show_sort_weight":109,"slug":110},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":112,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":113,"slug":114},8,30,"research-report",{"id":55,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":116,"show_sort_weight":117,"slug":118},"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":117,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":120,"show_sort_weight":117,"slug":121},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":123,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":124,"show_sort_weight":123,"slug":125},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":127,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":128,"show_sort_weight":97,"slug":129},19,"General","general",{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":131},{"doc_id":79,"user_id":132,"nickname":42,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":112,"category_name":29,"doc_title":10,"doc_description":12,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":55,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":22,"is_downloadable":22,"audit_status":22,"page_count":139,"language":140,"language_code":8,"site_id":7,"html_lang":8,"table_of_contents":141,"faqs":142,"seo_title":143,"seo_description":12,"update_tm":144,"read_time":113,"preview_page_count":4},687207024478,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_a8503ba1806abce46bf441b54a3ca4cd","New Solutions for Frustrated Parents: How Education Leaders Can Help  \nJUNE • 202 2  \nBy Michelle Croft, Juliet Squire, Alex Spurrier, and Andrew J. Rotherham  \nIntroduction  \nAcross the U.S., parents are worried about the lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their children and what it might mean for a new normal in K-12 education. Recent polls show that about two-thirds of parents (65%) are concerned about their children’s academic progress, while over half of them (58%) are worried about their children’s mental health and emotional well-being.1 Unfortunately, recent research confirms these fears are well founded.2 Parents are looking to policymakers and education leaders for solutions.  \nParents’ concerns have already prompted many to make a change to their children’s education. Shiftsin public and private sector enrollment reflect a higher level of student mobility, much of which is due to parents changing their child’s school.3 Increased participation rates in options like home-schooling,4 learning pods,5 or tutoring6 also reflect a higher degree of parent agency in seeking alternative or supplemental learning opportunities for their children.  \nThose who have not made a change to their children’s education, however, find themselves returning to schools and classrooms that look much like they did before the pandemic. These families include two groups: first, the majority of parents who are generally satisfied with their children’s school,7 for whom the return to familiar educational experiences and routines may be a welcome respite from two years of disruption; and, second, those for whom the return to normal is a reminder of their frustrations with their children’s education but who are struggling to determine whether and how to make a change (Table 1) .  \nPolicymakers and education leaders must do more to support this last group of parents —those who are dissatisfied and have not (yet) made a change to their children’s schooling, but are looking for solutions.  \nTABLE 1. FOUR TYPES OF PARENTS, BASED ON SATISFACTION AND BEHAVIOR  \nMOVING STAYING  \nSATISFIED  \nSome parents have made a change in their children’s education that is unrelated to their satisfaction with their current school.  \nMost parents are satisfied and sticking with their children’s current education.  \nDISSATISFIED  \nSome parents are dissatisfied and have made a change in their children’s education.  \nSome parents are dissatisfied and have not (yet) made a change, but are looking for solutions.  \n1 • [New Solutions for Frustrated Parents: How Education Leaders Can Help BellwetherEducation.org](New Solutions for Frustrated Parents: How Education Leaders Can Help BellwetherEducation.org)  \nMany Parents Are Dissatisfied, But for Different Reasons  \nOver the past two years, public opinion polling has provided some of the most timely and helpful insights  \ninto how education stakeholders have experienced the pandemic. Across polls and over time, between  \nabout 50% and 75% of parents report satisfaction with their children’s education, leaving between 25%  \nand 50% of parents who are ambivalent or dissatisfied.8  \nCombined with parents’ stated concerns for their children and many parents’ demonstrated willingness to change their children’s school or seek out other supports, polling data begs for a deeper analysis of  \nthe nature of parents’ dissatisfaction and what they want for their kids’ education moving into the 2022- 23 school year and beyond. There is more going on under the surface with how parents feel about K-12  \neducation than can be teased out with polling and enrollment data.  \nWith this in mind, the Benenson Strategy Group conducted a series of online parent journals in February 2022 with 35 parents to provide a more nuanced view into parents’ thoughts about K-12 education.9 Only parents who reported at least some frustration or dissatisfaction with their children’s school were included in the exercise. The number of participants and journ","cbCaijlUXiGOgaDz","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijlUXiGOgaDz","pdf",2883071,12,"English","# Introduction\n# Parents’ concerns and education changes\n## Different parent groups based on satisfaction and behavior\n# Many parents are dissatisfied, but for different reasons\n# Parents’ uncertainty about making a change","[{\"question\":\"Why are many parents concerned about K-12 education after COVID-19?\",\"answer\":\"Parents worry that the pandemic will have lasting effects on children’s academic progress and on their mental health and emotional well-being. Polls cited in the document show substantial concern across both areas.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the report categorize parents based on satisfaction and behavior?\",\"answer\":\"Table 1 groups parents into four types: satisfied and moving, satisfied and staying, dissatisfied and moving, and dissatisfied and not yet moving but looking for solutions. This framework highlights that dissatisfaction does not always lead to immediate change.\"},{\"question\":\"What frustrations do parents describe in the online journals?\",\"answer\":\"Parents report frustration with how schools communicate, how support is tailored to individual student needs, and the availability of extracurricular activities. Several direct quotations illustrate concerns about attention, customization, and differences across districts.\"}]","New Solutions for Frustrated Parents - How Education Leaders Can Help - June 2022 | PDF",1792044391]