2024 Education Focus Report
Addressing the Urgent, Shaping the Future of Student Learning
Your voice matters for the future of K-12 education. Through input from you—in our national survey and in-depth interviews with district leaders, teachers, parents, and students—this report highlights research and insights into key challenges and priorities for innovating the student learning experience.
Highlighting what’s most important to school districts:
A national survey of more than 1,600 educators
In-depth conversations with more than 70+ practitioners, parents, students, and leaders
A comprehensive look at top challenges, priorities, and how school system leaders are navigating change
The Future of Education Starts with Listening to Educators Today
Insights from educators highlight the importance of shifting toward a more student-centered, modern education approach to truly transform personalized learning
This year’s report dives into four critical focus areas:
Student-Driven Personalized Learning
Insights on current approaches to assessments, generative AI, multi-tiered systems of support, and tailoring learning content for students.
Bold Leadership and Data
Visions for axioms of change, leveraging data and analytics, and how education can foster learning experiences tailored to each student’s interests, needs, and aspirations.
Modern Education Workforce
Innovative teaching models and the role of talent systems, including analytics to make data-informed decisions about support, promotion, retention, and hiring decisions.
School and Home Connection
Communication challenges, and the potential impact of a streamlined system that overcomes language barriers, inaccurate contact information, and multiple channels.
Meriden, CT
Sharyland ISDMission, TX
Muncie Community Schools (IN)Muncie, IN
Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15Palatine, IL
Meriden, CT
As an educational community, we need to consider how our schools are meeting the needs of students who have had a student-centered experience versus students who have had a traditional experience. What are the pros and cons of both?
Susan Moore Director of Technology & Curriculum
Meriden Public Schools
Mission, TX
I am all about embracing the workforce that we have to create ways for them to integrate and teach. I don’t think we should hold on to this traditional image of an educator. We may need to change the concept of education to align to this new generation of teachers.
Dr. Elaine Howard Superintendent
Sharyland ISD
Muncie, IN
We have a huge number of apps, systems and processes. And it’s not only classroom communications going out. It’s also attendance, grades, and behavior. It would be really great to have a single spot for this that also includes alignment with things like transportation.
Dr. Phil Boltz Director of Accountability, Reporting, and Data
Muncie Community Schools (IN)
Palatine, IL
We have a huge chronic absenteeism problem, and if we can’t support getting kids here, we can’t do any other things. That has dramatically escalated since the pandemic. We’re figuring out creative solutions for how to get kids to come and want to come. And then considering how we educate families around that.
Julie Powell Director of Instructional Technology
Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15
2024 Key Findings
Get a snapshot of this year's challenges, priorities, and a view of each focus area with key findings.
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