Parents gave their children's schools high marks, with 40% offering a grade of A and 41 percent a B, according to a new MassINC statewide poll sponsored by The Education Trust. The poll surveyed 1,519 parents of school-age children in Massachusetts.
Under a quarter of Massachusetts parents think their child is behind grade level compared to before the pandemic, even while national and state test scores show considerable drops in student learning.
"Globally and around the country we've seen academic losses brought on by the pandemic. Massachusetts is no exception," state Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley said in October."Though we remain the top performing state ... I think it's fair to say we have a lot of work ahead of us to remediate the learning loss that our students have experienced."
Lorie Simmonds, a mother of two students in the Boston Public School system and one child in college, said schools don't have the resources her 10th grade child needs.Her son is on an individualized education plan, or IEP, and struggled with online learning, she said. About six out of 10 parents who responded to the survey gave schools"As and Bs" for making sure all students who need help with their mental health get it.
His child has been seeing a guidance counselor at school, and the father said he has been impressed with the resources made available to them.
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