Knowledge Center
We are always learning. These reports and studies help inform our grantmaking.
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June 25, 2025A new Gallup-Walton Family Foundation survey shows that teachers who regularly use AI tools save an average of 5.9 hours per week, adding up to six full weeks of reclaimed time each school year.
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June 18, 2025The Gallup-Walton Family Foundation Student Report Card grades are in, and students gave their school the highest grades in three years. Students rated their schools a B this year, up from a B- in 2024. Scores rose from 2.75 to 2.92 on a 4.0 scale. Black and Hispanic students showed the largest improvements in school ratings.
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June 10, 2025Most Gen Z students and their parents know little about postsecondary options beyond four-year college or paid work, according to a survey by Gallup, in partnership with the Walton Family Foundation and Jobs for the Future.
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May 8, 2025As AI reshapes education and work, Gen Zers in the heartland are eager to learn, but many lack access to the tools and training they need.
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April 29, 2025Improving outcomes for the next generation of students depends on educators staying in the field and feeling satisfied in their careers.
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November 13, 2024More than 40% of parents and voters say we need bold change in K-12 education to get students back on grade level in reading, writing and math, according to a recent national survey of 1,200 parents and voters.
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August 21, 2024A new Gallup and Walton Family Foundation survey finds Gen Zers are overwhelmingly optimistic about their futures, but almost half of them feel unprepared.
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July 19, 2024The 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.
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June 25, 2024For 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.
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June 11, 2024A 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.
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April 16, 2024By 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.
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April 10, 2024Learning what makes Gen Z happy is essential to understanding this generation, their needs, and how we can better support them.
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December 5, 2023For 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.
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November 9, 2023The 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.
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September 14, 2023New survey gives policymakers and researchers an invaluable resource to understand this generation’s needs and take action to address them
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July 18, 2023New 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.
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June 29, 2023The 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.
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May 16, 2023A new poll of K-12 parent voters nationwide shows a strong appetite for change in education.