NEW SURVEY: Parents Most Skeptical of Blended Learning Models, Want Standardized Tests Cancelled for Spring Semester, Feel Highly Favorable Towards Teachers And Their Unions

A new survey from ParentsTogether, a family advocacy group representing more than 2.5 million parents across the country, found that 62% of parents with students in blended learning say their children’s mental health has gotten worse since the pandemic, compared to about half of parents with students in other models.

Blended Learning May Be Hardest on Kids

A new ParentsTogether Action survey of 1,100 parents shows that parents of school children in blended, or hybrid, models may be struggling more than children in either all-remote or full-time, in-person arrangements.

NEW STUDY: One Year Into the Pandemic, 82% of Parents Are Concerned About Their Kids’ Screen Time

43% of Parents Say the Excessive Use of Screens or Devices Has Caused Family Conflict 39% of Parents Link Excessive Use of Social Media and Devices to Declining Mental Health in their Kids WASHINGTON D.C. — A new survey released by family advocacy group ParentsTogether, which has a membership network of over 2.5 million parents across the United States, revealed …

NEW SURVEY: 57% of Arizona Parents Say They Are Disappointed or “Fed Up” With the Lack of Government Support for Their Families During the Pandemic

83% of Arizona Families Support President Biden’s “American Rescue Plan,” Including Direct Monthly Payments to Parents with Children 80% of Parents Say Delivering More Relief More Important Than Passing a Smaller, Bipartisan Relief Bill March 4, 2021 — According to a new survey of Arizona families released by ParentsTogether Action, a family advocacy organization representing 2.5m parents from across the …

NEW SURVEY: 53% of West Virginia Parents Say They Are Disappointed or “Fed Up” With the Lack of Government Support for Their Families During the Pandemic

83% of West Virginia Families Support President Biden’s “American Rescue Plan,” Including Direct Monthly Payments to Parents with Children 85% of Parents Say Delivering More Relief More Important Than Passing a Smaller, Bipartisan Relief Bill March 4, 2021 — According to a new survey of West Virginia families released by ParentsTogether Action, a family advocacy organization representing 2.5m parents from …

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NEW SURVEY: Floridian Families Express Outrage at Sen. Marco Rubio’s Claims That Expanding the Child Tax Credit Would Discourage Parents from Working

63% of Florida Parents Say They Are Disappointed or “Fed Up” With the Lack of Government Support for Their Families During the Pandemic 85% of Florida Parents Support President Biden’s “American Rescue Plan” Including Direct Payments to Families with Children March 3, 2021 — According to a new survey of Florida families released by ParentsTogether Action, a family advocacy organization …

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ParentsTogether’s Survey of Families in America Identifies Increasingly Dire Financial Crisis with 37% of Families Worse Off Now Than One Month Ago

With benefits cliff looming, families are desperate for another relief package from Congress Report Also Shows Deep Mental Health Crisis, 67% Say Someone in Their House is Struggling Emotionally; 47% Say Kids Mental Health Has Gotten Worse Since Summer December 10, 2020 — According to a new survey from ParentsTogether, families across the United States are reaching both financial and …

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NEW STUDY: Parents Angry About Voting Disinformation from Trump, Determined to Vote Anyway

ParentsTogether Surveyed A Thousand Parents Before Election Day: 87% of respondents aware of Trump’s Attacks on Mail-In Ballots, 91% Equally or More Likely to Vote by Mail Anyway October 21, 2020 – This morning, ParentsTogether Action, a national nonprofit organization made up of more than 2 million parents, released the results of a new survey which finds that the majority …

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New Study Shows Pandemic and Response is Pushing Parents to the Polls; 36% Say Pandemic Made Them More Likely to Vote

October 21, 2020 – This morning, ParentsTogether Action, a national nonprofit organization made up of more than 2 million parents, released a new survey of a thousand parents which finds that parents around the country, despite the stress of  balancing work, childcare, and education, are mobilizing to vote in huge numbers in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the economic …

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Kids Across the Country Send Letters to Congress Demanding Stimulus, Help for their Families and Communities

Children of Members of Parent Advocacy Group ParentsTogether Send Letters and Drawings Asking Congress to #DoYourJob and Pass Another Relief Package As the Senate begins Supreme Court confirmation hearings instead of voting on a much needed Coronavirus stimulus package, kids around the country are taking it upon themselves to fight for the help they need and asking Congress to #DoYourJob. …