2022年K-12教育趋势

2022 TRENDS IN K-12 EDUCATION 3 /INTRODUCTION 4 /EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5 /TREND 1: DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION INITIATIVES FACERISK OF DERAILMENT 8 /TREND 2: DISTRICTS CONFRONT RECORD-HIGH TEACHERTURNOVER 11 /TREND 3: STUDENTS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH TRAUMAAND LEARNING LOSS 14 /TREND 4: POLITICALLY CHARGED ATMOSPHERES CREATECHALLENGES FOR DISTRICT LEADERS 17 /TREND 5: SHORT-TERM FUNDING REQUIRES COMPLEX,COLLABORATIVE DECISION-MAKING 20 /CONCLUSION 21 /SOURCES INTRODUCTION As 2022 begins, K–12 leaders and educators continue to grapple with unprecedenteddisruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic, economic uncertainty, and a heightenedfocus on racial equity. While many had hoped the 2021–2022 school year would bean opportunity for revitalization and return to normalcy, many communities are facingboth new and continued challenges that have stalled their strategic goals and plans. District leaders and educators have no shortage of issues with which to contend: shiftingCOVID-19 response plans in the face of new variants; continuing discussions on howto address diversity, equity, and inclusion in the classroom; supporting students as theyreadjust to in-person learning; mitigating staffing shortages and turnover; responding toincreased political discourse within K–12 education; and leveraging changes in federalfunding. While some challenges may be temporary, there is increasing recognitionthat others may become permanent, requiring substantial shifts in K–12 educationmanagement and leadership. Hanover’s2022 Trends in K–12 Educationreport highlights both new and continuedchallenges and priorities anticipated for 2022, drawn from Hanover’s K–12 researchand experience advising and collaborating with hundreds of local, regional, and stateeducation agencies across the nation. The trends, recommendations, and case studiesoutlined in this report can help district leaders make informed decisions about thecomplex challenges they face — decisions that can have positive, lasting effects on theirschools and communities. Sincerely, Meg LoweHeather PopielskiKenya Shujaa Leila Nuland, PhDMarriam Ewaida, PhDJessie Kuzmicki EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Hanover is privileged to partner closely with a broad spectrum of state andregional education agencies, school districts, and K–12 education serviceproviders across the country. Working with more than 350 school districts —from urban, suburban, and rural settings and with varying demographics and communities served — allows us to see and understand a comprehensive rangeof perspectives on the education landscape. As we support our members’efforts to serve their communities, we also learn from their experiences,including how they overcome challenges and seize opportunities. Reflecting on K–12 education over the past year and where we see the sector heading,Hanover has identifiedfive trends that will shape K–12 education in 2022: TREND 3:Students Continueto Struggle withTrauma andLearning Loss TREND 5:Short-Term FundingRequires Complex,CollaborativeDecision-Making TREND 4:Politically ChargedAtmospheres CreateChallenges forDistrict Leaders TREND 2:Districts ConfrontRecord-HighTeacher Turnover TREND 1:Diversity, Equity,and InclusionInitiatives Face RiskofDerailment Districts reframe DEIinitiatives to highlighttheir communities’ sharedvalues and build consensusto move forward in apoliticized environment. Districts support thesocial, emotional, andacademic recovery ofstudents amid ongoingpandemic disruptions. Districts allocate federalrelief funding to both meetimmediate needs andadvance long-term goals toimprove student outcomes. Districts strengthensupport for teacher andadministrator well-beingto counter complexstaffing shortages andincrease retention. Superintendents andschool boards worktogether to build consensusand relationships withcommunities in the face ofincreased polarization. With all these challenges, however, comes hope: K–12 districts now have a once-in-a-generationopportunity to re-envision how they fulfill their missions, to reconsider how teachers teach,to re-examine how students learn, and to re-evaluate how to best engage staff and communities. TREND 1:DIVERSITY, EQUITY,AND INCLUSIONINITIATIVESFACE RISK OFDERAILMENT Politicization and mixed signals have resultedin districts pausing or ceasingDEI-related endeavors for fear of legaland financial backlash. TREND 1: DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION INITIATIVES FACE RISK OF DERAILMENT TREND OVERVIEW FACING RESTRICTIONS In our partnerships with districts around the nation,wehave observed leaders pausing DEI work toreframe their initiatives based on community pushback, discomfort, and hesitation. At the time of thispublication, 35 states have introduced measures toprevent or restrict instruction related to DEI topicssuch as racism, sexism, bias, and discrimination. Inother instances, similar steps were taken on a locallevel by school boards. In this cultural landscape,(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) The past