 As the old saying goes, hindsight is 2020. At the beginning of the year, we identified five trends to watch around assessment, student safety and privacy, teacher activism, new learning models and professional development.
The arrival of the novel coronavirus pandemic and the nation's reckoning with systemic racism created an entirely different playing field. In many ways, these trends remained top-of-mind, but in entirely different ways. The shift to fully remote learning in response to widespread school closures catalyzed movement on what the future of assessment and learning models at large might look like — not to mention the impact it had on discussions around student privacy or methods of delivering PD opportunities.
To help you catch up on the top stories adjacent to these trends, we’ve gathered some of our favorites so you can dive in ahead of the new year.
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 Roger Riddell
Editor, K-12 Dive
E-mail | Twitter In a Wednesday Education Department webinar, five leaders shared how their schools are working to gain public confidence and expand in-person learning. |
The National Home School Association has seen a surge in interest from parents weighing options if K-12 schools remain online-only in the fall. |
Column The pandemic left superintendents and principals grappling with e-learning transitions, meal distribution logistics and more. Here's how they're coping. |
Aging buildings could stand in the way of following COVID-19 health and safety guidelines as many rural schools return to in-person instruction. |
Column The role of standardized and high-stakes exams in K-12 is being debated nationwide amid renewed focus on equity and access in light of the pandemic. |
Black educators say protests and the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on non-white communities have left them shouldering heavy burdens. |
Surveys can help districts determine whether parents helped, but other factors could also make results based on spring learning less trustworthy than districts would like, testing officials say. |
Deep Dive Feelings are mixed, but hope remains as to how much Joe Biden may be able to impact areas like IDEA, COVID-19 relief for schools and civil rights. | | |
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