Parents don't realize kids are failing because report cards say they are getting As and Bs

A survey of parents in K-12 learning environments has shocking revelations for America's kids. Their parents think their children are hitting targets at grade level but they are wrong.

Cindi Williams is co-founder of Learning Heroes and a Principal at HCM Strategists. She is a Baylor graduate and former senior official in the George W. Bush White House and U.S. Department of Education. Williams is the proud mom of two sons who have been educated in public schools. 

This month, Gallup and Learning Heroes published a survey of K-12 public school parents that reveals a shocking fact – nearly 9 in 10 parents believe their child is at or above grade level, even after the pandemic. In contrast, the actual percentage of students working at grade level, according to mounds of academic performance data such as the National Assessment of Educational Progress and Harvard’s Center for Education Policy Research, is about 50% at best. This "awareness gap" between parent perception and student performance is a massive problem.