IEN will return next week with our annual look back/look ahead, rounding up some of the stories and blogs summarizing major developments in education last year and predicting what we might be talking about this year. In the meantime, you can return to some of our most visited blog posts from 2021 and review previous end-of-year/New-Year roundups.
Top Blog Posts from 2021:
Surprise, Controversy, and the “Double Reduction Policy” in China
The central government determined that the academic stress and pressure in education is having an irreversible, harmful influence on the next generation of the country and concluded that it must take harsh action to change the situation by administrative force.
What has remote learning looked like in Finland? School closures, equity, stress, and well-being

From Learning Loss to Learning to Read: High Leverage Strategies for School Improvement

Beyond Fear & Everyone is a Volcano: Yinuo Li On What It Takes To Create New Schools

Ways with Learning: Conversations with Shirley Brice Heath About Nonformal Education
Rethinking where and when education happens and how learning contributes to building a more equitable world
Yearly Reviews & Predictions:
Looking Ahead at Education Policy in the US in 2021
Looking Back to Look Ahead – Rounding up Key Education Stories From 2020
New year, new predictions (for 2020)?
Rounding up the issues of 2019 and the 2010’s – Part 1 & Part 2