Learning Ecosystems

Contents
Foreword …………………………………………………………………………………………. 1
Only if Past Trends Persist Is the Future Dismal ………………………………………… 2
Curriculum Then and Now …………………………………………………………………… 6
Classroom Teaching in 2030 ……………………………………………………………….. 11
Equality and Technology ……………………………………………………………………. 17
Time Spent on Learning ……………………………………………………………………… 24
Standards and Competitive Rigor ………………………………………………………… 30
An Evidence-Based World ………………………………………………………………….. 37
A New Education Federalism ……………………………………………………………… 45
Reinvented School Districts ……………………………………………………………….. 52
A New Politics of Education ……………………………………………………………….. 59
Vouchers Thrive ………………………………………………………………………………. 65
School Choice ………………………………………………………………………………….. 70
What Can Happen in Twenty Years? …………………………………………………….. 77
About the Authors ……………………………………………………………………………. 82
Koret Task Force on K–12 Education ……………………………………………………. 85