Four Global Trends in Education (And Why They Matter)

During the past year, we have traveled the world to meet with leaders in educational assessment, technology, publishing, and research. As they have described the challenges facing education within their countries and organizations—and the strategies for confronting them—four common trends have emerged. Generally speaking, they represent advancements in thinking that can be traced to an increasingly global orientation and growing digital capabilities. Each trend represents real opportunities to improve learning and better meet the needs of students, parents, and educators. Our work with the Lexile® Framework for Reading offers examples of benefits being achieved today in support of these trends.