Corrected: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that the print version of the Core Knowledge standards will be given away for free. The foundation will make the standards available for ...

Right now, roughly 1,000 schools -- public, private, rural, urban, and suburban -- are implementing a curriculum plan called the Core Knowledge Sequence. That number is slated to increase ...

that was founded in 1986 by E. D. Hirsch, Jr., professor emeritus at the University of Virginia and author of 'The Knowledge Deficit', 'Cultural Literacy', and 'The Schools We Need and Why We Don't ...

These groups seem to be engaged in a role reversal and are now beginning to pursue each other’s agendas. I spent the first two weekends in March at the national conferences of a teacher education ...

The findings of an important study came out last week, and they were reported in The New York Times here. A pilot program conducted by the NYC Education Department and implemented in city elementary ...

Sept. 14 - The Core Knowledge Charter School in Parker has 374 students in grades K-8 - and a waiting list of 1,200. Clearly, parents think the school is doing something right. People interested in ...

Here are some questions that would make sense to explore before experimenting with Core Knowledge at Bamber Valley Elementary School: Has the school district/board reviewed research on the ...

A RECENT IJ editorial debated whether Novato needs a new charter school. I am a Novato parent and founding board member of North Bay Educational Foundation, the K-8 charter school proposed. I am ...

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Columbia College hosted the launch of the first books in its Core Knowledge book series with Columbia University Press and the Columbia College Alumni Association at Low Library last Wednesday. Josef ...

Mount View Core Knowledge Charter School is a charter school located in Canon City, CO, which is in a distant town setting. The student population of Mount View Core Knowledge Charter School is 253 ...