Hernandez, Double jeopardy: How third-grade reading skills and poverty influence high school graduation, Annie E. Other studies show that US students who can’t read proficiently by third grade are four times more likely to drop out of school. “More than one-half of children and adolescents are not learning worldwide,” UNESCO, September 2017,. Yet UNESCO estimates that 60 percent of children around the world aren’t meeting basic standards. You can’t communicate effectively if you can’t read or write. Students need a strong foundation in literacy and numeracy. We know from decades of study that every school system must first get these basic elements right: Will the COVID-19 pandemic completely disrupt global K–12 education and usher in a fully virtual, all-inquiry-based, 21st-century-skill, insert-buzzword-here future? No, actually. Please email us at: Recommit to what works: Get the basics right If you would like information about this content we will be happy to work with you. We strive to provide individuals with disabilities equal access to our website. Although it may seem overwhelming, the time to start reimagining the future of education is now. In this article, we suggest that school systems recommit to four basic principles and consider eight ideas for innovation (exhibit). There is now both the political will and a sense of urgency to take on the challenge of fixing long-broken delivery models. At the same time, the pandemic has highlighted and even exacerbated many of the inequities in the school system, from the learning environment at home to access to devices, internet, and high-quality education. In a month, Google Classroom doubled its number of users and Khan Academy saw a 20-fold increase in parent registrations. Lockdowns forced students around the world to learn from home, resulting in a dramatic increase in the use of online tools, such as videoconferencing, learning-management platforms, and assessment tools. While we mustn’t lose sight of what we have learned through decades of research and education reform, the COVID-19 pandemic is driving educators to accelerate new models of learning and innovate beyond the classroom. In fact, a single teacher can change a student’s trajectory. While greater use of technology in education may be inevitable, technology will never replace a great teacher. That core value should inform the areas to keep in our current systems and where to innovate to create more effective and equitable education for all. What unites them is a focus on excellence for every child, regardless of race, gender, income level, or location. The process starts with a key question: What are we trying to achieve, for whom, by when, and to what standards? Our research shows that top-performing school systems can vary significantly in curricula, assessments, teacher behaviors, and even desired outcomes.
Yet crises often create an opportunity for broader change, and as education systems begin to make decisions about investments for the new school year, it’s important to step back and consider the longer-term imperative to create a better system for every child beyond the pandemic. McKinsey’s global education practice manager Emma Dorn describes key insights from this article.
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