What issues have the potential to define鈥攐r redefine鈥攅ducation? Is there a next "big thing" that could shift the K-12 experience or conversation? These were the questions 91直播 set out to answer in this second annual "10 Big Ideas in Education" report. (Read the 2018 report here.)
Accompanied by compelling illustrations and perspectives from leading researchers, advocates, and practitioners, the essays in this report might make you uncomfortable, or seem improbable. What do these ideas have in common? They share a sense of urgency.
Accompanied by compelling illustrations and perspectives from leading researchers, advocates, and practitioners, the essays in this report might make you uncomfortable, or seem improbable. What do these ideas have in common? They share a sense of urgency.
Education The 10 Education Issues Everybody Should Be Talking About91直播 reporters and editors identify 10 of today鈥檚 most pressing challenges in education and offer bold ideas for addressing them.
College & Workforce Readiness Q&A The Kids Are Right: School Is BoringOut-of-school learning is often more meaningful than anything that happens in a classroom. Kevin Bushweller tackles the relevance gap.
Federal Reported Essay Teachers Have Trust IssuesMany teachers may have lost faith in the system, but they haven鈥檛 lost hope. Andrew Ujifusa unpacks this year鈥檚 outbreak of teacher activism.
Special Education Reported Essay Special Education Is BrokenForty years after students with disabilities were legally guaranteed an education, many still don鈥檛 receive what they deserve.
English Learners Reported Essay The Truth About Bilingualism: It's Only for Some StudentsThe widespread embrace of foreign-language instruction is raising some uncomfortable questions. Corey Mitchell explains the inclusion problem at the heart of bilingual education.
Assessment Reported Essay Is It Time to Kill Annual Testing?A world without annual testing may be closer than you think, but it would come with some serious tradeoffs. Stephen Sawchuk considers the alternatives.
School & District Management From Our Research Center What Educators Really Think About Innovation (Infographic)A new 91直播 Research Center survey delves into what鈥檚 behind the common buzzword for teachers, principals, and district leaders.
Every Student Succeeds Act Reported Essay The Black Achievement Paradox Nobody's Talking AboutDrawing on his experience growing up in an Air Force family, Daarel Burnette II highlights emerging research on military-connected students.
School & District Management Reported Essay Is There a Path to Desegregated Schools?Racial and economic segregation remains deeply entrenched in American schools. Denisa R. Superville considers the six steps one district is taking to change that.
Curriculum Reported Essay We're Teaching Consent All WrongNo, consent doesn't just belong in sex ed. class; it needs to start a lot earlier. Sarah D. Sparks looks at the research.
IT Infrastructure & Management Reported Essay Education Has an Innovation ProblemAre education leaders spending too much time chasing the latest tech trends rather than trying to maintain what they have? Benjamin Herold explores the innovation trap.
College & Workforce Readiness Reported Essay The Two Powerful Forces Changing College AdmissionsSome colleges are rewriting the script for what they look for in potential students. Catherine Gewertz surveys this changing admissions landscape.
