Kaplan Survey: Amid COVID-19 Uncertainty, Most Parents of High School Students Express Optimism that Schools Will Reopen Befo...
March 23 2020 - 8:30AM
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Also: Less than Half Say Their Schools Have
Provided Their Children With Homework Assignments
Parents of high school students across the United States are
bullish that schools closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic will
reopen relatively quickly, according to a new Kaplan survey*. Of
the parents surveyed, 33 percent think high schools will reopen at
the start of the regularly scheduled fall semester; 30 percent
think they will reopen before the current school year is over; 20
percent believe they will reopen over the summer; 4 percent think
they will start up again within a few months after the regularly
scheduled 2020-2021 year begins; two percent say in January 2021 or
after; and 11 percent say they don’t know.
According to one study, as of March 22, 46 states have decided
to close their schools because of the COVID-19 crisis, affecting at
least 54.5 million students.
Overall, 77 percent of parents say their child’s high school has
done a good job of communicating with them during the COVID-19
crisis. But when it comes to providing guidance as to what their
child should actually be doing at home, that percentage was lower.
While 67 percent of parents believe their high school has done a
good job of providing the support their child needs to continue
their learning from home, the range of support offered varies
greatly across schools:
- Less than half (43 percent) say their school has provided their
child with homework assignments
- 37 percent say their school provided them with an
online/virtual learning environment
- 28 percent say they have been provided with online
tutorials
- 27 percent said they were provided with laptops or tablets
- 25 percent say they were provided with online study tools like
the Khan Academy or Quizlet
- 20 percent report that their school recommended that their
children read certain chapters in textbooks
- 18 percent say the high school has organized virtual study
sessions with classmates
- 15 percent say their high school is not requiring any work
while closed
- 8 percent report that their high school has provided stress
management resources
In another survey result, nearly seven in 10 parents (69
percent) are confident that if their child’s high school switched
to a virtual classroom environment for the rest of the year, their
child has the necessary skills to succeed.
“Given the grim news we’ve been hearing lately about statewide
shelter in place orders and the closures of all non-essential
places of business, it may be surprising that so many parents of
high school students are relatively optimistic that their children
will be back within the walls of their school again so soon,” said
Dennis Yim, director of academics, Kaplan Test Prep. “No doubt that
every parent wants what’s best for their child and thinking
positively is important, but it’s also quite possible that what
many are calling ‘the new normal’ may be here for longer than many
anticipate. It’s important that schools remain in close contact
with both parents and students to provide guidance and support
about how to continue learning. It seems likely that as the weeks
go by, we may see even more guidance from schools in terms of how
their students can keep up with their studies. Likewise, parents
will have to consider what the best path forward may be for their
children learning outside the traditional classroom, for the time
being.”
For more information about Kaplan’s survey results, contact
Russell Schaffer at russell.schaffer@kaplan.com or
917.822.8190.
*Based on the results of a nationwide survey conducted by email
of 320 parents of high school students, between March 19 and March
20.
About Kaplan Test Prep
Kaplan Test Prep (www.kaptest.com) is a premier provider of
educational and career services for individuals, schools and
businesses. Established in 1938, Kaplan is the world leader in the
test prep industry. With a comprehensive menu of online offerings
as well as a complete array of print books and digital products,
Kaplan offers preparation for more than 200 standardized tests,
including entrance exams for secondary school, college and graduate
school. Among those tests are the SAT®, PSAT®, ACT®, GRE®, GMAT®,
LSAT®, and MCAT®. Kaplan also provides private tutoring and
graduate admissions consulting services.
Note to editors: Kaplan is a subsidiary of Graham Holdings
Company (NYSE: GHC)
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