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We know this year has been anything but typical for educators. It\u2019s been marked by uncertainty, from massive changes at the federal level to economic disruptions to looming questions about artificial intelligence and instruction. With schools sitting at the nexus of all this, we also think it\u2019s an important moment for recalibration. What might we be able to learn collectively from the upheaval? And how can these lessons drive education\u2019s future?<\/p>\n
The contributors to the 2025 Big Ideas special report offer both reported essays and opinion pieces detailing how political mechanisms might affect what happens in the classroom, key instructional considerations for AI, opportunities for immediate academic wins, the future of science education, and more. Many of the questions they raise are new, some perennial\u2014but they all speak to the specific moment we are in.<\/p>\n
We hope you\u2019ll find this coverage helpful as you approach the challenges of a new school year and plan for the future.<\/p>\n
This project is part of a special report called Big Ideas in which EdWeek reporters, the EdWeek Research Center, and contributing researchers ask hard questions about K-12 education\u2019s biggest challenges and offer insights based on their extensive coverage and expertise.<\/p>\n
Explore Big Ideas ><\/p>\n
\ud83d\udce2 Let us know what you think by connecting with us on social using #K12BigIdeas or by emailing bigideas@educationweek.org.<\/p>\n
Islenia Mil for Education Week<\/span><\/p>\n When Donald Trump waded into the fight over a high school mascot, it revealed a lot about his true education agenda. <\/p>\n \n Read this reported essay \u2192<\/p>\n Islenia Mil for Education Week<\/span><\/p>\n Amanda L. Townley grew up a creationist and became a science educator. Here\u2019s what she knows about building trust in science. <\/p>\n \n Read this opinion essay \u2192<\/p>\n Islenia Mil for Education Week<\/span><\/p>\n How students and teachers can learn to put a human touch on everything AI produces. <\/p>\n \n Read this reported essay \u2192<\/p>\n Islenia Mil for Education Week<\/span><\/p>\n The connection between education research, policy, and practice is broken. Contributing researcher Thomas S. Dee shares what it would take to fix it. <\/p>\n \n Read this opinion essay \u2192<\/p>\n Islenia Mil for Education Week<\/span><\/p>\n How today\u2019s messy political realities are crashing against traditional civics education. <\/p>\n \n Read this reported essay \u2192<\/p>\n Explore exclusive survey results from the EdWeek Research Center:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We know this year has been anything but typical for educators. It\u2019s been marked by uncertainty, from massive changes at the federal level to economic disruptions to looming questions about artificial intelligence and instruction. With schools sitting at the nexus of all this, we also think it\u2019s an important moment for recalibration. What might we<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25751,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[1285,2030,496,2284,9271],"class_list":{"0":"post-25750","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-education","8":"tag-big","9":"tag-define","10":"tag-education","11":"tag-future","12":"tag-ideas"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25750"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25750\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/25751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}2<\/span> Science Is Losing the Battle for America\u2019s Trust. How Schools Can Help (Opinion)<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
3<\/span> Is There a Healthy Middle Ground on AI in Schools? Try Skeptical Optimism<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
4<\/span> High-Quality Research Rarely Informs Classroom Practice. Why? (Opinion)<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
5<\/span> Students Have Questions About Our Democracy. Is Civics Class Up to the Task?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Before you go …<\/h2>\n