Top 10 Education Issues 2017

Overview & Synopsis

As the Public School Forum enters its 31st year, they continue the tradition of forecasting the ten issues most likely to impact public schools across the state in "Top Ten Education Issues for 2017." As they do each year, they have included in the list issues they believe will be the top education issues for the year, as well as issues they believe should be at the top of the education agenda. The following key priorities are presented: (1) Exercise Strong Education Leadership for North Carolina's Children; (2) Fund North Carolina's Public Schools Fairly and Adequately; (3) Make Teaching in North Carolina Great Again; (4) Improve Access, Equity, and Accountability in School Choice; (5) Overhaul Principal Pay and Invest in Preparing the Next Generation of School Leaders; (6) Maintain a Strong Focus on Race in Public Education; (7) Improve Grade-Level Reading through Comprehensive Investments in Early Childhood; (8) Enable the Transition to Personalized, Digital-Age Learning Models; (9) Create Meaningful and Streamlined Assessments; and (10) Increase Support for the State's Struggling Schools. [For the 2016 report, see ED628975.]