Maybe some might think that some of the things Patricia McGuire mentions in her OP-ED are more wishful thinking than trends, but I tend to agree with many of them.

Do read the full text here on the Huftington Post.

Her in’s and out’s are:

OUT: Poverty is “An Excuse”
IN: Addressing Poverty’s Effects on Student Learning

The research I mentioned earlier on cognition and poverty is not unknown to this, check here!)

OUT: Common Core
IN: Common Sense

(although with the PISA for schools-program I’m not sure about this one)

OUT: Disruption
IN: Stability

OUT: MOOCs
IN: Student Engagement with Learning

(probably true hype cycle-wise)

OUT: Federal Ratings of Universities
IN: More Useful Higher Education Assessment

(Wishful thinking I think)

OUT: Monologues About Educational Failure
IN: Dialogues About Effective Innovation

Well, what do you think?