PowerSchool examines national survey data from
K-12 educators to uncover the educator and students demand for
personalized education experiences, the trending perceptions of AI
and more, ahead of the new school year
PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC), the leading provider of cloud-based
software for K-12 education in North America, has released the key
findings from the 2024 Education Focus Report for the 2024-2025
school year. The report offers an in-depth analysis of the key
challenges and innovations currently shaping the U.S. education
landscape going into the 2024-2025 school year. Drawing from a
national survey of 1,620 educators, alongside 12 focus groups and
12 interviews engaging over 75 district leaders, teachers, parents,
and students, the report provides critical insights into the
evolving needs and priorities of the education community.
“The U.S. education system is currently balancing two critical
goals: tackling urgent challenges while innovating the student
learning experience,” said Ryan Imbriale, former district leader
and Vice President and Head of Worldwide Education at PowerSchool.
“Leaders are grappling with persistent attendance and behavior
issues, yet they are equally eager to revolutionize assessment
design, democratize data insights, and leverage AI to enhance
operational efficiency and personalize learning. It’s a complex
balancing act, addressing immediate needs while boldly shaping the
future of education.”
Key Findings of the 2024 Education Focus Report:
Personalized Learning Drives Student Success
The report highlights the demand for personalized learning
approaches from students, parents, and teachers, emphasizing the
need to tailor education to individual student strengths, needs,
and interests. While competency and mastery-based models show
promise, widespread adoption remains limited. Findings showed
changing traditional beliefs about what education looks like is the
number one hurdle to adopting more personalized learning
systems.
Embracing AI in Education
The exploration of artificial intelligence (AI) in education is
growing, with 70% of district leaders now seeing its potential to
enhance teaching and learning, up from 53% in 2023.
"Our superintendent and teachers are using AI for administrative
tasks,” said Dr. Christine Diggs, Chief Technology Officer of
Albemarle County Schools. “Our learning technology team has
partnered with our instruction team to publish AI guidelines for
the school division. We’re also developing professional development
for teachers on using AI with students.”
Bold Leadership and Data Utilization Are Top
Priorities
Effective leadership is crucial for building trust and driving
change. The report underscores the importance of using data to gain
a holistic understanding of students, with district leaders naming
whole child analytics and data integration as a service as top
priorities.
PowerSchool also explored leadership in a time of changing
budgets. Education leaders shared that sometimes they must say "no"
to certain investments or initiatives to prioritize impact for
students and eliminate processes that don’t deliver. Among the top
items to taper off or cut back, high on the list were staffing
positions, purchasing new hardware devices, and tutoring programs.
Software to streamline operational processes landed low on the
"consolidate or stop entirely" list.
Evolving Education Workforce
The education workforce is undergoing significant changes, with
new teachers seeking better work/life balance, professional
development, and intuitive technology. Addressing vacancies,
offering flexible development opportunities, and reducing workloads
are key strategies to sustain the teaching profession.
Teachers named the top three things adding to their workloads
that must be addressed for the profession to be more sustainable:
Disruptive student behavior/crisis response, student intervention
planning, and parent communication and engagement.
Strengthening School-Home Connections
Enhancing communication and engagement between schools and homes
is vital for student success. The survey found that 87% say a
“single pane of glass” solution that consolidates information would
help improve communication between school and home. Simplified
communication channels and engaging learning experiences are
essential for improving attendance and family involvement.
The 2024 Education Focus Report was shaped in partnership with
18 education leaders – representing technology, teaching and
learning, data, talent, and more – who comprise PowerSchool’s
Education Insights Advisors Group. The report also includes
PowerSchool’s top commitments and actions to help make education
technology more personalized, secure and to help support engagement
and informed decision-making.
To learn more about what PowerSchool heard from educators and
what the future of education holds, visit
https://www.powerschool.com/edtech-focus-report-2024/.
About PowerSchool
PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC) is the leading provider of cloud-based
software for K-12 education in North America. Its mission is to
empower educators, administrators, and families to ensure
personalized education for every student journey. PowerSchool
offers end-to-end product clouds that connect the central office to
the classroom to the home with award-winning products including
Schoology Learning and Naviance CCLR, so school districts can
securely manage student data, enrollment, attendance, grades,
instruction, assessments, human resources, talent, professional
development, special education, data analytics and insights,
communications, and college and career readiness. PowerSchool
supports over 55 million students in more than 90 countries and
over 17,000 customers, including more than 90 of the top 100
districts by student enrollment in the United States. Learn more at
www.powerschool.com.
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