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Education Trends for the Next Decade
In line with the natural look back at the decade past, several papers have published a look at trends for the coming decade. According to the Brookings Institute, not only is school testing here to stay, but also it will get more complex. Here are the three biggest trends forcasted (USA Today):
1. Techology that allows more online learning, particularly for high school students.
2. Less “tyranny of localism.” “Technology will reduce the power of locally elected, highly political school boards. School boards could shift from regulating and controlling input to monitoring outcome.” (Hmm. Can you spell Bill 177?)
3. More sophisticated standardized tests. According to the Brookings Institute, ” Accountability isn’t going to stop. Testing is going to get more sophisitcated.” “States are developing systems that can potentially trace a student’s knowledge—or lack thereof—back to a single teacher. Parents might someday be able to compare teachers head-to-head, much as they now compare schools.”