50CAN: The 50-State Campaign for Achievement Now

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Earlier this month the advocacy organization 50CAN: The 50-State Campaign for Achievement Now published a nationwide survey of 20,000 parents, including over 300 in DC. We’re proud to see that DC parents reported the highest state participation in tutoring (see page 28). However, there remains a large gap between middle/high-income DC parents and low-income DC parents, which we will continue to address by offering and promoting high-impact tutoring throughout our city. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ggNZCt6T #HighImpactTutoring #WashingtonDC #CommunityImpact #Education #TransformingEducation

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One of our clients at Penn Lincoln Strategies's clients 50CAN: The 50-State Campaign for Achievement Now, just released an extensive survey of over 20K parents (400 in CT). It had many significant takeaways but the one I was most taken with was this: "We found that students doing well inside the classroom are much more likely to have the opportunity to participate in a wide range of activities outside the classroom. For instance, two-thirds (66%) of those whose parents report they get all A’s participate in organized sports, compared to just four-in-10 (40%) who get mostly C’s and D’s, and only a quarter (24%) who get D’s and F’s." Another reason to keep your kids active. It's a great crossover to the work ACTIVE CITY INC is doing (where I serve as the President of the board) and why we continue to strive to remove the barriers for kids to access sports and other activities. Check us out and also the work that Steve Boyle is doing at 2-4-1 Sports to connect kids with sports.

Let’s hear it for hearing from parents! 🙌🏻 Well done, 50CAN: The 50-State Campaign for Achievement Now 🎉

The Foundation for Florida's Future partnered with 50CAN: The 50-State Campaign for Achievement Now to find out what Florida parents think about several education issues in the Sunshine State. Among the findings: 🏫 While parents feel they have ample school choice in Florida, there are differences in how parents responded depending on their income level, and nationally, depending on the type of school their child attends. 🏈 Participation in out-of-school activities presents an opportunity for closing gaps between low-income and middle- to high-income families. Low-income respondents with school-aged children report being less likely to participate in after-school activities, organized sports and the arts than middle- to high-income respondents. ⚙ Parents have higher confidence in Florida’s college and career preparation than the national average. Still, a majority of respondents are not confident in the preparation provided, especially low-income respondents. https://lnkd.in/g9EHG2BW

Today, 50CAN: The 50-State Campaign for Achievement Now released The State of Educational Opportunity in America: A Survey of 20,000 Parents. The survey offers an unprecedented, state-by-state examination of how parents perceive the current education landscape. 🔗: https://lnkd.in/ggNZCt6T

New 50-state survey shines light on education landscape through parent voices. 50CAN: The 50-State Campaign for Achievement Now and Edge Research have released "The State of Educational Opportunity in America," a survey of over 20,000 parents across all 50 states that offers a detailed, state-by-state look at how parents are navigating the current education system, what opportunities they value, and where they see room for improvement. Key areas explored include: School quality and opportunity Tutoring, summer programs and mental health Out of school activities Parent information and engagement College and career readiness I've been using Google's NotebookLM to analyze the report and data. It produced this wonderful 8min podcast highlighting a few findings. https://lnkd.in/e5ZdEpar Marc Porter Magee Derrell Bradford

Phew what a week! In partnership with 50CAN: The 50-State Campaign for Achievement Now's, and alongside their 112 page national report summarizing the perspectives of 20,000 parents nationwide - we released a new report summarizing the perspectives of 400 New Mexico parents and comparing those to the national sample. There is a ton of interesting stuff in here, please check it out!

Today, we are releasing The State of Educational Opportunity in Idaho: A Survey of Idaho Parents. The survey includes voices of parents and how they perceive the current educational landscape for children and families. https://bit.ly/3zIwycK 50CAN: The 50-State Campaign for Achievement Now