Awareness gap sidelines parents in supporting their child’s learning

¹Washington, D.C. (November 15, 2023) — A new report from Gallup and Learning Heroes, B-flation: How Good Grades Can Sideline Parents, finds that while nearly eight in 10 U.S. parents (79%) say their child is receiving mostly B’s or better and almost nine in 10 believe their child is at or above grade level in reading (88%) and math (89%), they may not be seeing the full academic picture. Parents’ perceptions of their child’s performance deviate sharply from other measures, including standardized test scores, that suggest less than half of children are performing at grade level.

GreatSchools and Project Lead The Way partner to connect K-12 families with information on schools’ science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) offerings

Oakland, CA (March 29, 2023) — According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, STEM jobs are projected to grow at twice the rate of non-STEM occupations over the next decade. Schools are increasingly preparing students to meet this demand and, through a new data partnership, families can now more easily identify STEM learning opportunities for their children.

La quinta edición del premio anual al éxito universitario (College Success Award) de GreatSchools reconoce a las escuelas secundarias que destacan por ayudar a los estudiantes a matricularse y mantenerse en la universidad

Oakland, CA (22 de septiembre de 2022) — Dado que los estudiantes regresan a las aulas este otoño, 1,962 escuelas secundarias en 25 estados1 tienen un nuevo motivo para celebrar. Hoy, la organización sin fines de lucro GreatSchools anunció los ganadores de su College Success Award 2022, un reconocimiento anual que destaca a las escuelas secundarias sobresalientes en la preparación de los estudiantes para matricularse y tener éxito en la universidad, según lo determinado por los datos disponibles en cada estado.

GreatSchools’ 5th annual College Success Award recognizes high schools that excel at helping students enroll and persist in college

Oakland, CA (September 22, 2022) — As students return to the classroom this fall, 1,962 high schools in 25 states (1) have a new reason to celebrate. Today, the nonprofit GreatSchools announced the recipients of its 2022 College Success Award, an annual recognition that honors high schools excelling at preparing students to enroll and succeed in college, as determined by available data in each state.