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10 Challenges Facing Public Education Today. The bad news is that the demands and pressures on our schools are growing. The good news is that the nation is finally looking to educators for solutions. By: Brenda Álvarez, Tim Walker, Cindy Long, Amanda Litvinov, NEA staff writers. Published: August 3, 2018.
Consider this list of 10 major challenges currently facing public schools, based on the perspective of many involved in the world of education today. Classroom Size. Many areas of the country are facing classrooms that are literally busting out at the seams.
Education Week reporters and editors identify 10 of today’s most pressing challenges in education and offer bold ideas for addressing them.
From health and safety to labor shortages, the coming year is rife with challenges for school leaders and teachers.
1. Schools are doing too much. We’re asking schools to accomplish more than what their funding allows and we’re asking their employees to do far more than they’ve been trained to do. Read...
1. The learning crisis was made worse by COVID-19 school closures. Low quality instruction is a major constraint and prior to COVID-19, the learning poverty rate in low- and middle-income countries was 57% (6 out of 10 children could not read and understand basic texts by age 10).
When we asked teachers about a range of problems that may affect students who attend their school, the following issues top the list: Poverty (53% say this is a major problem at their school) Chronic absenteeism – that is, students missing a substantial number of school days (49%)
Risks and challenges. #1: Distance learning will reinforce teaching and learning approaches that we know do not work well. Jim: Many countries are shifting to distance learning approaches,...
Distracted students and stressed teachers: What an American school day looks like post-COVID. Pandemic in rearview, schools are full of challenges – and joy. Step inside these classrooms to see...
1. Students lost critical opportunities to learn and thrive. • The typical American student lost several months’ worth of learning in language arts and more in mathematics. • Students suffered...