Families & the Community Report Roundup

Parent Involvement

May 13, 2014 1 min read
  • Save to favorites
  • Print

A survey from the for-profit University of Phoenix College of Education has found that an overwhelming majority of K-12 teachers want parents engaged in their classrooms.

While the nationwide survey of 1,000 teachers found that 97 percent of the respondents welcomed parent involvement, 76 percent of the teachers said fewer than half their students’ parents are involved in their classrooms, according to a news release. A mere 8 percent of respondents said that between 75 percent and 100 percent of their students’ parents are engaged in the classroom.

And almost half the teachers surveyed (47 percent) cited lack of parent involvement as a source of frustration, topping big class sizes and discipline issues. The current focus on standardized testing (69 percent) and students’ lack of respect for authority (63 percent) led the list of teacher-identified annoyances.

Related Tags:

A version of this article appeared in the May 14, 2014 edition of Education Week as Parent Involvement

Events

Teaching Profession K-12 Essentials Forum New Insights Into the Teaching Profession
Join this free virtual event to get exclusive insights from Education Week's State of Teaching project.
Jobs Virtual Career Fair for Teachers and K-12 Staff
Find teaching jobs and K-12 education jubs at the EdWeek Top School Jobs virtual career fair.
Mathematics K-12 Essentials Forum Helping Students Succeed in Math

EdWeek Top School Jobs

Teacher Jobs
Search over ten thousand teaching jobs nationwide — elementary, middle, high school and more.
View Jobs
Principal Jobs
Find hundreds of jobs for principals, assistant principals, and other school leadership roles.
View Jobs
Administrator Jobs
Over a thousand district-level jobs: superintendents, directors, more.
View Jobs
Support Staff Jobs
Search thousands of jobs, from paraprofessionals to counselors and more.
View Jobs

Read Next

Families & the Community ‘Where Are Your Blind Spots?’: How Schools Can Create a Sense of Belonging
District leaders share their advice for creating frameworks to help students feel like they belong in their schools.
3 min read
Ty Harris, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Virginia Beach City Public Schools, delivers closing remarks and applauds students for their work during the Power of We event at the Virginia Beach Higher Education Center at Old Dominion University in Virginia Beach, Va., on Dec. 18, 2024.
Ty Harris, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Virginia Beach City Public Schools, delivers closing remarks and applauds students for their work during the Power of We event at the Virginia Beach Higher Education Center at Old Dominion University in Virginia Beach, Va., on Dec. 18, 2024.
Parker Michels-Boyce for Education Week
Families & the Community Quiz Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Building Strong School & Home Connections?
Answer 7 questions about building strong family and school connections.
Families & the Community Q&A This Educator Shows Why Family Trust Is Key to School Attendance
Overhauling family engagement helped Richmond, Va. public schools helped boost attendance. Here's how.
5 min read
072523 parent involvement fs stanford 1209442706
sturi / E+
Families & the Community Moms for Liberty Has a 'University.' What Is It Teaching?
In 2025, the prominent conservative group Moms for Liberty launched Moms for Liberty University, or M4LU.
8 min read
The homepage of Moms for Liberty University.
The homepage of Moms for Liberty University.