ERIC Number: ED621964
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jun
Pages: 12
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New Solutions for Frustrated Parents: How Education Leaders Can Help
Croft, Michelle; Squire, Juliet; Spurrier, Alex; Rotherham, Andrew J.
Bellwether Education Partners
Parents across the country continue to be concerned about their children's academic and social-emotional well-being. Some parents are sufficiently satisfied with their children's school and are content with a return to a pre-pandemic normal. Other parents are sufficiently dissatisfied and have already made a change, whether between schools, to home-schooling, or with supplemental learning opportunities. In between is a third group of parents -- those who are frustrated and have not yet made a change, but are looking to policymakers and education leaders for solutions. "New Solutions for Frustrated Parents: How Education Leaders Can Help" offers four recommendations for policymakers and education leaders to address the discontent among parents as the 2021-22 school year comes to a close: (1) Work with parents to better understand their needs; (2) Increase the number of educational options available to families; (3) Inform families about educational options that could meet their children's needs; and (4) Reduce barriers to access. By responding to parent needs, policymakers and education leaders can better support families and students in the upcoming school year and beyond.
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Leadership Responsibility, Parent School Relationship, Parent Participation, Needs, Access to Education, Satisfaction, School Choice, Educational Opportunities, Barriers
Bellwether Education Partners. e-mail: contactus@bellwethereducation.org; Web site: http://bellwethereducation.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
Sponsor: Walton Family Foundation
Authoring Institution: Bellwether Education Partners
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