The Disengagement Gap: Why Student Engagement Isn't What Parents Expect. Report
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| Title: | The Disengagement Gap: Why Student Engagement Isn't What Parents Expect. Report |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Rebecca Winthrop, Youssef Shoukry, David Nitkin, Brookings Institution, Center for Universal Education |
| Source: | Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution. 2025. |
| Availability: | Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution. 1775 Massachusettes Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-797-6048; Fax: 202-797-2970; e-mail: cue@brookings.edu; Web site: http://www.brookings.edu/about/centers/universal-education |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 46 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | LEGO Foundation |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Learner Engagement, Attendance, COVID-19, Pandemics, Student Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Age Differences, Educational Quality, Place of Residence, School Role, Student Behavior, Student Participation, Student Experience, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Characteristics |
| Abstract: | One of the biggest challenges schools across the United States face at the start of 2025 is the persistently high levels of student chronic absenteeism. Having skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the latest data shows it remains almost double pre- pandemic levels, with approximately one in four students missing more than ten percent of school days each year. Education leaders at all levels--from state chiefs to district superintendents to school principals--are searching for solutions. Many are talking to families about the importance of sending their children to school every day through awareness campaigns, by providing awards for good attendance, or by sending letters home to parents with warnings about potential consequences for children missing more school. But rarely do they talk with families about how engaged their children are at school. The goal of this report is to elevate student engagement as an important indicator to not only combat chronic absenteeism but to help young people thrive in school. By sharing insights on both students' and parents' perspectives on their learning experiences, we aim to help focus the education conversation on how parents and educators can better understand student engagement, more accurately assess students' engagement in school, and ultimately help improve it. [This report was a collaborative effort with Transcend.] |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | ED663848 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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