What do Education Week’s reporters think is on the horizon for 2019? What issues have the potential to define—or redefine—education in the year ahead? What could push educators to think outside the box? Is there a next “big thing” that could shift the K-12 experience or conversation? Some of the reporters’ prognostications might surprise you. Some are warning shots, others more optimistic. Here, reporters— Darrel Burnette II, Christina Samuels, and Andrew Ujifusa—explain three Big Ideas to watch for this year.
Special Education
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Inside a Summer School Program for Special Education Students
Academic support offered between school years is especially important for students with learning differences.
School & District Management
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Two Principals, One Agenda: Keep Kids Safe From Immigration Action
Two principals talk to Education Week about how to work through the fear and chaos of ICE action.
Early Childhood
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How Play Carts Can Transform Early Education
Play carts make it easy to follow Connecticut’s play-based learning mandate.
Early Childhood
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A Charter School Finds 'Looping' Strategy Benefits Youngest Students
Capital City Public Charter School, the first parent-founded charter school in the nation’s capital, takes a unique approach to early learning.
