Core Knowledge Foundation and Louisiana Department of Education Partnership Announcement
The Louisiana Department of Education and the non-profit Core Knowledge Foundation® have entered into a partnership to create Bayou Bridges: A K-8 Louisiana Social Studies Curriculum. The materials will be designed to align with the student expectations of the 2022 K-8 Louisiana Student Standards for Social Studies and will be created using criteria similar to the quality indicators of the Louisiana instructional materials review rubric. Further, these materials will advance Louisiana Literacy by building explicit content knowledge and disciplinary literacy. All units will emphasize primary sources and be reviewed by subject matter experts, typically university professors.
Bayou Bridges: A K-8 Louisiana Social Studies Curriculum will be an Open Educational Resource available for free download and free use non commercially. Low-cost print copies of these materials will also be available for purchase.
Work is underway and all Bayou Bridges units will be posted online on both the Louisiana Department of Education and Core Knowledge Foundation® sites by June, 2024. Both parties are excited about this partnership and eager to provide high quality instructional materials for social studies.