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The High-Tech Road to Literacy

Every time I see a toddler with an iPad, I cringe just a little. I try to hide it....
October 27, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Help Wanted: Smartphone and Grit Required, Knowledge Optional

Maybe it’s just me, but I’ve never seen a position description for a good job that didn’t have a...
October 21, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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The Triumph of Training over Education

Not all that long ago, college followed a predictable pattern: two years of general education requirements followed by two...
October 14, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Is Your School Increasing the Achievement Gap?

I have a very simple proposition: The more we teach, the more students learn—but some students get taught more...
October 7, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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With “The Science of Learning,” These Deans Will Have an Impact

Twenty years ago, as a psychology major focused on learning and memory, I took a history of psychology course...
September 24, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Penguins, Pythons, and Text Sets

Pop quiz: What do the following texts have to do with each other? “What Happens When it Rains” “Shasta...
September 22, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Kids Love Knowing Stuff

By Karin Chenoweth Karin Chenoweth, writer-in-residence at The Education Trust, is the author of numerous articles and three books...
September 16, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Stop Reforming, Start Improving

This post first appeared on The Thomas B. Fordham Institute’s Flypaper blog. “Programmatic series of studies”—that’s how one of...
September 10, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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“Putting Real Food on the Plate”

“I am in the medical field and while I ‘hated’ learning anatomy, I am not sure you would want...
September 2, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Joy Hakim’s Science Stories: Proof that Informative Can Be Engaging

Kiana Hernandez is a young woman who opted out of a standardized test last spring. She had her reasons,...
August 27, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation