Title: Major Issues in Education: 20 Hot Topics (Covering Every Level)
Headings: Major Issues in Education: 20 Hot Topics (From Grade School to College)
Major Issues in Education: 20 Hot Topics (From Grade School to College)
13 Major Issues in Education at the K-12 Level
1. Government funding for education
2. School safety
3. Disciplinary policies
4. Technology in education
5. Charter schools and voucher programs
6. Common Core
7. Standardized testing
8. Teacher salaries
9. The teaching of evolution
10. Teacher tenure
11. Bullying
12. Poverty
13. Class size
7 Big Issues in Higher Education
1. Student loan forgiveness
2. Completion rates
3. Student mental health
4. Sexual assault
5. Trigger warnings
6. College accreditation
7. College rankings
5 Emerging Trends in Education
1. Maker learning
2. Moving away from letter grades
3. The rise of micro-credentials
4. Flipped classrooms
5. Social-emotional learning
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Content: That was understandable, since the bulk of state funding comes from revenues generated by sales and income taxes, both of which drop in times of recession. However, many states are still giving schools less cash now than they did before the Great Recession. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities found that, as of the 2017-2018 academic year, 29 states were still spending less per K-12 student than they did a decade earlier. That's why the formulas that states use to fund schools have come under fire in recent years and have even been the subjects of lawsuits. For example, in 2017, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled that the legislature's formula for financing schools was unconstitutional because it didn't adequately fund education. Less funding means that smaller staff, fewer programs, and diminished resources for students are common school problems. In some cases, schools are unable to pay for essential maintenance. A 2017 report noted that close to a quarter of all U.S. public schools are in fair or poor condition and that 53 percent of schools need renovations and repairs. Plus, one survey discovered that teachers spent an average of $530 of their own money on classroom supplies. The issue reached a tipping point in 2018, with teachers in Arizona, Colorado, and other states walking off the job to demand additional educational funding.