Annually, in January, IEN scans the headlines from our regular sources for reviews of the previous year and predictions for the future (see Rounding up the issues of 2019 and the 2010’s – Part 1 & Part 2 and New year, new predictions?). But, after an incredibly unpredictable 2020, many of the stories we encountered focused on trying to make sense of what happened last year. Below, we’ve rounded up the reviews of 2020 we’ve come across so far. Next week, we will share a collection of articles looking at what policy changes the Biden administration and the nominee for Secretary of Education might bring to schools in the US in 2021.
Global education
2020: A year of turmoil but also hope in education, Emiliana Vegas & Rebecca Winthrop, Brookings
The Education Year in Review: Five Big *Non-COVID* Stories of 2020, Maryam Akmal, Shelby Carvalho, Susannah Hares and Alexis Le Nestour, Center for Global Development.
Education in the US
What Education Looked Like in 2020, Jaclyn Borowski, Education Week
10 of the most popular stories about education research in 2020, Jill Barshay Hechinger Report
The 11 Most Popular Classroom Q&A Posts of the Year, Larry Ferlazzo Education Week
Best Education Articles of 2020: Our 20 Most Popular Stories About Students, Remote Schooling & COVID Learning Loss This Year, Steve Snyder the74
2020 Vision: Reflections on Hope and Learning in a Most Challenging Year, EdSurge
16 Charts that Changed the Way We Thought About America’s Schools This Year, Kevin Mahnken, the74
https://www.the74million.org/article/16-charts-that-changed-the-way-we-looked-at-americas-schools-in-a-year-unlike-any-other/
The Teaching Profession in 2020 (in Charts) , Madeline Will, Education Week
2020 Vision: Reflections on Hope and Learning in a Most Challenging Year, Edsurge
2020 LookBook Remake Learning (a network in the Greater Pittsburgh area that supports coordination, collective impact and innovation in education)
Edtech, Edbusiness, & “Innovation”
Education Technology in 2020: 8 Takeaways From a Chaotic Year, Mark Lieberman, Education Week
10 Stories That Mattered in the K-12 Market in 2020, Sean Cavanagh, Education Week,
Crises and Capital: The Top Edtech Business Stories of 2020, Tony Wan, EdSurge
2020: The Year Of the Edtech Paradox,Isabelle Hau, EdSurge
From Blue Light Glasses & Noise-Canceling Earphones to Tablets & Masks for Kids, a New World of Student Technology in the Age of COVID, Tim Newcomb, the74
The Second Year of The MOOC: A Review of MOOC Stats and Trends in 2020, Dhawal Shah, Class Central
https://www.classcentral.com/report/the-second-year-of-the-mooc/
2020 Roundup: What We Learned From #Innovators Creating Prosperity, Efosa Ojomo, Christensen Institute
Education Journalism
The 14 most memorable pieces of education journalism of 2020, Alexander Russo, Kappan
EdSurge Reflects On a Year of Pandemic-Era Education Journalism, Jeffrey R. Young, Rebecca Koenig & Tony Wan, EdSurge
Philanthropy
Philanthropy Awards 2020, Inside Philanthropy
- Thomas Hatch
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