3 Steps You Can Take to Team Up With Your Child's Teacher

Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (StatePoint) Over the last decade, national research has documented a persistent gap between how parents perceive their child’s academic performance and how students are actually performing. Now, that gap is beginning to narrow a bit, and education advocates say that this is a good sign. kAm%96 C6A@CE[ “k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^362=62C?:?896C@]@C8^C6D62C49^Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm!2C6?ED a_aei $9:7E:?8 |:?5D6ED :? 2 %:>6 @7 s:DCFAE:@?k^2m[” 7C@> E96 65F42E:@? ?@?\AC@7:E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^362=62C?:?896C@]@C8Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm{62C?:?8 w6C@6Dk^2m[ C6G62=D 9@H z\`a AF3=:4 D49@@= A2C6?ED 2C6 E9:?<:?8 23@FE 65F42E:@? E@52J[ 2?5 D92C6D :?D:89ED :?E@ 9@H 72>:=:6D 42? 6?8286 :? E96:C 49:=5’D =62C?:?8 ;@FC?6J]k^Am People are also reading… Lapper elected Queensbury town supervisor Whitehall woman pleads guilty to criminally negligent homicide Updated: Constantino wins NY-21 Voters select four for Queensbury supervisor at-large Sturm retains Wilton town supervisor seat Saratoga County man arraigned in child sexual abuse images case Updated: 2026 preliminary election results Updated: Ashby narrowly retains seat for Senate District 43 Pharmaceutical testing lab to replace Angio at Glens Falls site Man arrested after alleged burglary at Salem Art Works Updated: Slater ahead by six votes for Salem town supervisor Lapper celebrates narrow victory in race for Queensbury supervisor Toney projected to take Queensbury Ward 2 Warren County woman arrested on welfare fraud Meet Glens Falls' own Emmy-winning writer kAm“(6’C6 6?4@FC2865 3J E96 >@DE C646?E 52E2 D9@H:?8 E92E A2C6?ED 2C6 82:?:?8 2 >@C6 C62=:DE:4 F?56CDE2?5:?8 @7 9@H E96:C 49:=5C6? 2C6 249:6G:?8 24256>:42==J[” D2:5 q:33 wF332C5[ 7@F?56C 2?5 rt~ @7 {62C?:?8 w6C@6D] “%9:D >2EE6CD 3642FD6 E96 A2C6?ED H9@ @C6 =:<6=J E@ E2<6 E96 24E:@?D E92E 92G6 366? 6>A:C:42==J D9@H? E@ :>AC@G6 DEF56?E @FE4@>6D] s6DA:E6 E9:D AC@8C6DD[ E96C6’D DE:== 2 =@?8 H2J E@ 8@]”k^Am kAm%96 C6A@CE 2=D@ C6G62=65 E92E 4FCC:4F=F> 2?5 =62C?:?8 E@@=D >2EE6C E@ A2C6?ED] %96J 2C6 6286C E@ DFAA@CE E96:C 49:=5C6?’D =62C?:?8[ 3FE H2?E 8C62E6C G:D:3:=:EJ :?E@ H92E’D 36:?8 E2F89E :? E96 4=2DDC@@>] p?5 2>:5 6G@=G:?8 G:6HD @? E649?@=@8J[ A2C6?ED H2?E E@ F?56CDE2?5 9@H E96:C 49:=5C6? H:== 36?67:E 7C@> px E@@=D :? D49@@= H96? :E 4@>6D E@ 3F:=5:?8 E96:C 7@F?52E:@?2= C625:?8 2?5 >2E9 D<:==D]k^Am kAm!2DE {62C?:?8 w6C@6D’ C6D62C49 D9@HD E92E E62496CD C6A@CE E96 36DE H2J E@ F?56CDE2?5 9@H 2 DEF56?E :D 5@:?8 :? D49@@= :D E@ 2D< E96 E62496C 7@C E96:C :?\4=2DD @3D6CG2E:@?D]k^Am kAm%@ 96=A 72>:=:6D 2?5 E62496CD E62> FA 2C@F?5 DEF56?E =62C?:?8[ {62C?:?8 w6C@6D =2F?4965 E96 ?2E:@?2= k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^8@36J@?58C256D]@C8^Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQmv@ q6J@?5 vC256Dk^2m 42>A2:8?] xE :?4=F56D AC24E:42= E@@=D 2?5 C6D@FC46D E92E DEC6?8E96? 72>:=J\D49@@= A2CE?6CD9:AD] %96 42>A2:8? @776CD E9C66 E:AD 7@C 72>:=:6D D66<:?8 E@ E62> FA H:E9 E96:C 49:=5’D E62496Cik^Am kAmkDEC@?8m`] |2<6 2 A=2?ik^DEC@?8m u:?5 @FE 9@H E@ DFAA@CE =62C?:?8 2E 9@>6 2?5 <66A E96 4@?G6CD2E:@? H:E9 E96 E62496C 8@:?8 E9C@F89@FE E96 J62C] (96E96C :E’D 3J E6IE[ 6>2:=[ A9@?6 @C 2? 2AA[ 28C66 @? E96 36DE H2J E@ DE2J :? E@F49]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8ma] pD< BF6DE:@?Dik^DEC@?8m %96 5:D4@??64E 36EH66? A2C6?E A6C46AE:@? 2?5 DEF56?E A6C7@C>2?46 @7E6? DE6>D 7C@> C6=J:?8 @? 8C256D 2=@?6] (9:=6 C6A@CE 42C5 8C256D >2EE6C[ E96J 5@?’E 7F==J C67=64E H96E96C 2 49:=5 :D >66E:?8 8C256\=6G6= 6IA64E2E:@?D] %@ 86E 2 >@C6 4@>A=6E6 A:4EFC6[ 2D< E96 E62496C H92E J@FC 49:=5 D9@F=5 2E9[ :7 E96J’C6 @? EC24<[ 2?5 9@H J@F 42? 96=A C6:?7@C46 H92E E96J 2C6 =62C?:?8 :? 4=2DD 2E 9@>6] pD< 7@C 6I2>A=6D @7 H92E “8C256\=6G6=” H@C< =@@2E9 2?5 =:E6C24J D<:==D 2C6 >@DE :>A@CE2?E 7@C J@F E@ DFAA@CE]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8mb] qF:=5 2EE6?52?46 923:EDik^DEC@?8m tG6CJ D49@@= 52J DFAA@CED J@FC 49:=5’D 24256>:4 8C@HE9[ =:76=@?8 D<:==D[ C6=2E:@?D9:AD[ 2?5 @G6C2== H6==\36:?8] qF:=5 E96 923:E @7 8@@5 2EE6?52?46 7C@> E96 62C=J 8C256D E9C@F89 9:89 D49@@=] %2=< H:E9 J@FC 49:=5’D E62496C 23@FE 2EE6?52?46 2?5 2?J 492==6?86D E92E >2J 36 86EE:?8 :? E96 H2J]k^Am kAmv@ q6J@?5 vC256D @776CD 7C66 E@@=D[ E:AD 2?5 C6D@FC46D E92E 96=A 72>:=:6D F?56CDE2?5 9@H E96:C 49:=5C6? 2C6 A6C7@C>:?8[ 24E:@?D E96J 42? E2<6[ 2?5 H2JD E@ A2CE?6C H:E9 E62496CD] %@ 2446DD E96D6 C6D@FC46D :? t?8=:D9 @C $A2?:D9[ G:D:E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^8@36J@?58C256D]@C8^Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm9EEADi^^8@36J@?58C256D]@C8^k^2m]k^Am kAm“(:E9 2 >@C6 9@=:DE:4 F?56CDE2?5:?8 @7 9@H E96:C 49:=5 :D A6C7@C>:?8[ A2C6?ED 42? >2<6 :?7@C>65 564:D:@?D 23@FE E96 36DE A2E9 7@CH2C5 2?5 2446DD DFAA@CE E@ 96=A E96> DF44665[” D2JD wF332C5]k^Am kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i46?E6CQmYYYYYk^Am 0 Comments Love 0 Funny 0 Wow 0 Sad 0 Angry 0 Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy .