A new Gallup and Walton Family Foundation survey finds Gen Zers are overwhelmingly optimistic about their futures, but almost half of them feel unprepared.

The national security of the United States is underpinned by its technological competitiveness. The Aspen Strategy Group, together with the Walton Family Foundation, convened two roundtables to provide recommendations on creating specific career pathways — beginning in K-12 through college— that will prepare our nation’s youth for jobs in six key industries: artificial intelligence, quantum computing, semiconductors, 5G/6G technologies, fintech, and biotechnology.

For the second year in a row, the Walton Family Foundation partnered with Gallup to conduct the Student Report Card survey. Students graded their schools in 11 key areas related to their individual learning experience, school experience and career preparation.

A new survey conducted May 7-15, 2024 for the Walton Family Foundation shows that knowledge of and support for AI in education is growing amongst parents, teachers, K-12 students, and college students. More than 80% of each group saying it has had a positive impact on education.

By 2025 Gen Alpha will become the largest generation yet, making up 2 billion of the world’s population. This generation is also the first to grow up at a time when play and creation cross fully into the metaverse. This trend is called creation gaming, where players build their digital world as much as they play in it.

Learning what makes Gen Z happy is essential to understanding this generation, their needs, and how we can better support them.

For the past year, the Walton Family Foundation has surveyed Gen Z to better understand their desires and hopes for the future. Our latest Gen Z poll with Gallup Research dives into the perspectives of GenZers on STEM education.

The Walton Family Foundation partnered with Impact Research to ask parents of K-5 students to share how well their children learned to read and what they think of the current debate about reading instruction.

New survey gives policymakers and researchers an invaluable resource to understand this generation’s needs and take action to address them

New research from the Walton Family Foundation and Impact Research shows that at this critical moment for students, teachers are turning to new technologies like ChatGPT as a tool to enhance teaching and learning.

The Walton Family Foundation and HIT Strategies conducted a survey asking Black students to reflect on their schools’ performance in three key issue areas: career readiness, mental health, and belonging.

A new poll of K-12 parent voters nationwide shows a strong appetite for change in education.

The Alliance for Learning Innovation’s 2024 Federal Policy Recommendations

New research from the Walton Family Foundation affirms that educators are driving innovation when it comes to integrating Open AI’s ChatGPT tool into their classrooms.

A new report shares insight into how Generation Z envisions their futures and what they expect from public and private institutions.

For parents, as awareness of pandemic-fueled academic and mental health challenges grows, so does their desire for bold change in our schools

How did parents' mindsets and priorities for their child’s education change as a result of the pandemic?

How high schoolers are feeling as the school year begins and the midterm election campaign heats up