Big Ideas in Education
Big Ideas to Solve New and Persistent Challenges in Education
September 1, 2023
Welcome to Big Ideas 2023.
As you start your new school year, we know there鈥檚 always a lot to balance among your many to-dos in the rush of the first few days: establishing relationships, making last minute adjustments, creating a supportive learning environment. There鈥檚 so much to be excited about.
There are also challenges鈥攕ome new, some persistent.
For this edition of Big Ideas, our newsroom sought to dig deeper into those challenges, to look for ways to support you as you consider some of the big questions facing the field: Why is teacher pay so stubbornly stalled? What should reading instruction look like? How do we integrate鈥攐r even think about鈥擜I? What does it mean for parents to be involved in the decisionmaking around classroom curriculum? And, perhaps the most existential, what does it mean for schools to be 鈥減ublic鈥�?
We hope these reported essays offer fodder for robust discussions.
Keep scrolling for a roundup of our Big Ideas. Please connect with us on social media by using #K12BigIdeas or by emailing bigideas@educationweek.org.
As you start your new school year, we know there鈥檚 always a lot to balance among your many to-dos in the rush of the first few days: establishing relationships, making last minute adjustments, creating a supportive learning environment. There鈥檚 so much to be excited about.
There are also challenges鈥攕ome new, some persistent.
For this edition of Big Ideas, our newsroom sought to dig deeper into those challenges, to look for ways to support you as you consider some of the big questions facing the field: Why is teacher pay so stubbornly stalled? What should reading instruction look like? How do we integrate鈥攐r even think about鈥擜I? What does it mean for parents to be involved in the decisionmaking around classroom curriculum? And, perhaps the most existential, what does it mean for schools to be 鈥減ublic鈥�?
We hope these reported essays offer fodder for robust discussions.
Keep scrolling for a roundup of our Big Ideas. Please connect with us on social media by using #K12BigIdeas or by emailing bigideas@educationweek.org.
What Does It Actually Mean for 69传媒 to Be Public?There鈥檚 a conflict between how we fund public education and its public purpose.
Public 69传媒 Rely on Underpaid Female Labor. It鈥檚 Not SustainableWomen now have more career options. Is that why they are leaving the teaching profession?
Parents鈥� Rights Groups Have Mobilized. What Does It Mean for 69传媒?Parents' rights groups have led the charge to limit teaching about race, sexuality, and gender. What will happen to students who miss out?
To Move Past the 69传媒 Wars, We Must Understand Where They StartedThere鈥檚 a fundamental research divide about what reading is and how to study it.
No, AI Won鈥檛 Destroy Education. But We Should Be SkepticalArtificial intelligence is just the latest example of the importance of teaching students how to learn in an ever-changing world.
What Teachers Need to Know About AI, But Don鈥檛An AI-powered world requires teaching certain skills. The three steps educators need to be prepared.
What's on the Minds of Educators, in ChartsPolitics, gender equity, and technology鈥攈ow teachers and administrators say these issues are affecting the field.
5 Big Challenges Facing K-12 Education Today鈥擜nd Ideas for Tackling ThemEducation Week reporters tackle some of the vexing and pressing questions facing the field.
