Andrea Ash

Kentucky

Multimedia Digital Reporter and Assignment Editor at WHAS-TV (Louisville, KY)

@WHAS11 #FOCUS #Investigative Producer • Coffee connoisseur • Political junkie • Documentary aficionado • Independent Thinker • #KYproud #BBN

Articles

Hiring Well-Qualified K-12 Math Teachers Challenge in U.S.

3 weeks ago | news.gallup.com | Stephanie Marken |Andrea Ash

Story Highlights 82% of education leaders find it challenging to hire quality math teachers Math is more difficult to hire for than other subjects Schools in lower-income and rural areas have more trouble hiring WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly half of U.S. K-12 education leaders, 48%, say it is “very challenging” to hire well-qualified math teachers. That exceeds the 42% saying the same about science teachers and is well above the percentages for English language arts and social studies.
School-to-Family Outreach on Math Varies by Grade Level

1 month ago | news.gallup.com | Stephanie Marken |Andrea Ash

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A slim majority of K-12 parents, 52%, say they receive communication about what their child is learning in math class at least monthly. However, about a quarter of parents of school-age children say they hear about their child’s math curriculum less frequently, while 17% say they never receive this information. Parents of ninth- through 12th-grade students are the least likely to report receiving communication about their child’s math lessons at least monthly (38%).
Defining 'Quality' Is Hard, Making Math Progress Harder

2 months ago | news.gallup.com | Stephanie Marken |Andrea Ash

Results for the Gallup Math Matters Study are based on web surveys conducted Dec. 2-9, 2024, with 1,471 education leaders, including 203 superintendents and 1,268 principals. Gallup used an established list of education leaders to select and invite respondents to participate in the study.
Fewer Jobs, College Options May Push Rural Gen Zers to Move

Feb 26, 2025 | news.gallup.com | Andrea Ash

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rural Gen Zers are 19 percentage points less likely than those living in urban areas to strongly agree or agree that they can find a good job where they live, and 16 points less likely to say they can get a college degree. Workforce preparation opportunities are also perceived to be in low supply for rural youth, with only 38% saying that they are (or will be) able to find an internship, compared with over half (55%) of their urban peers.
Climate-Related Water Issues Hit Some Gen Zers Differently

Jan 28, 2025 | news.gallup.com | Andrea Ash

Story Highlights 61% of Gen Zers say they’ve experienced a climate-related water problem Unsafe tap water is more commonly reported in lower-income households Two-thirds of Gen Zers expect the effects of climate change to worsen WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Water problems are a common way that Gen Zers are experiencing climate change-related issues, according to a new study by the Walton Family Foundation and Gallup.
Psycholinguistic profiling of children with sluggish cognitive tempo

Aug 29, 2024 | scholarsarchive.byu.edu | Sean Redmond |Andrea Ash |Hannig Russell |Brigham Young

Specific language impairment, developmental language disorder, sluggish cognitive tempo, comorbidity, attention disorderRussell, K. M. H., Redmond, S. M., & Ash, A. C. (2022). Psycholinguistic profiling of children with sluggish cognitive tempo. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699206.2022.2092422 Hannig Russell, Kirsten M.; Redmond, Sean M.; and Ash, Andrea C., "Psycholinguistic profiling of children with sluggish cognitive tempo" (2022). Faculty Publications. 7220.
Opinion Today

Jan 24, 2024 | opiniontoday.substack.com | Thomas Silver |Andrea Ash

Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedSCE Public Policy SurveyFederal Reserve Bank of New YorkThe survey recorded declines in the average perceived likelihoods of increases in the gasoline tax, payroll tax, and income tax rate for the highest bracket. Expectations regarding the prospects for Medicare expansion and increases in social security and unemployment benefits all rebounded somewhat.
Student Data Lead Black, Hispanic Parents to Action

Nov 28, 2023 | news.gallup.com | Jennifer Dineen |Andrea Ash

Grades are an important factor in U.S. parents' perceptions of their child’s academic performance, as 64% say grades are one of the most important ways to know whether their child is achieving. Most parents of all racial and ethnic backgrounds say their child brings home traditionally good grades (mostly B’s or better), including Black parents (73%), Hispanic parents (75%) and White parents (80%).
Demystifying Foster Care Could Encourage Potential Caregivers

Nov 16, 2023 | news.gallup.com | Andrea Ash |Camille Lloyd

Data for this study were collected using both mail and web surveys March 22-April 11, 2023. A total of 5,469 surveys were collected, primarily using the Gallup Panel. Supplemental responses were collected through a third-party opt-in sample provider. The Gallup Panel and opt-in samples were weighted independently and then combined using composite weighting procedures.
Should Parents Ask More Questions When Child Receives B's?

Nov 15, 2023 | news.gallup.com | Andrea Ash

For many parents, report cards are a primary way to know how their child is doing in school. But grades tell a different story than other measures, such as year-end tests, about how the nation’s students are performing academically. As a result, when parents put more emphasis on one metric over another, they may not be getting the full picture of their child’s grade-level performance.