Tracking Trends in Education

McREL's Quarterly Trend Tracker Catalog (Summer 2007)! Review trends affecting the national picture of education from 2006 through September 2007. The Trend Tracker Catalog documents trends pertaining to McREL's four scenarios describing potential futures for education. Click here to view more trends. 

Trend of the Month
Essays about the future of education based on trend tracking data on demographics, economics, globalization, popular culture, technology, and educational policy. Click here to view the latest trend of the month.
The future is not predictable, but you can take action today to respond to whatever lies ahead.

We make decisions every day based on our perceptions of what will happen tomorrow, next month, or years from now—and our decisions are made stronger by better imagining the possibilities of the future.  McREL now offers education leaders a series of workshops and consulting services to learn about factors that will affect education in the future and what actions you can take now to survive and thrive decades from now.