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A Full Year of Knowledge, Questions, Thinking, and Learning

By Ilene Shafran Ilene Shafran is a second grade teacher with twenty-four years of experience. Her diverse public school...
July 22, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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In Defense of Facts

One of my favorite blogs is by Katie Ashford, the director of inclusion at Michaela Community School in London...
July 16, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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“Knowledge Capital” Determines Economic Growth

With the recession still fresh in our minds and questions about whether college is worth the cost, some may...
July 14, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Seeking Confirmation

Of all the problems with school reform, one of the biggest seems to be the tendency to seek bits...
July 9, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Teachers Want to Learn about Curriculum Design

The July 2nd SmartBrief has a little reader poll that doesn’t appear scientific or representative or trustworthy at all....
July 7, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Life Is a High-Stakes Reading Test

Life is a high-stakes reading test. Those who pass gain entry to the best humanity has to offer—great literature,...
July 2, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Tapas-Style Curriculum

Education Week noted recently that there’s an increasing demand for bites of curriculum, as opposed to coherent programs: Instead...
June 29, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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DC: Embarking on a Knowledge Revolution

Over the past few years, an increasing number of DC schools have been revamping their curricula to teach dramatically...
June 25, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Districts Could Do More for the Most Vulnerable Students

In my last post I highlighted two districts that are equalizing opportunity to learn and increasing teacher collaboration through...
June 23, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Collaborating on Curriculum and Assessment: Two Districts Lead the Way

“Educators and policymakers must avoid the trap of limiting their discussions to questions which the existing data can readily...
June 18, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation