How It All Started

How It All Started “If the Obama administration truly wants to have a positive impact on American education," writes Sol Stern, "it should embrace Hirsch’s ideas.”  Core Knowledge founder  E. D. Hirsch, Jr. is profiled in City Journal. More…

Kindergarten Readiness

Kindergarten Readiness In this 20-minute interview Linda Bevilacqua, President of the Core Knowledge Foundation, outlines indicators of kindergarten readiness and activities that you can do to help prepare your child for kindergarten. More…

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