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Raising Readers—Not Test Takers

In recent months, Teach Plus had over 1,000 teachers review sample items from PARCC, one of the two testing...
March 18, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Even TFA Isn’t Boosting Reading Comprehension

Teach for America (TFA) aims to increase student achievement by increasing the quality of teaching. Concerned with the short-term...
March 10, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Teaching for Retention

In my last post, I described conversations with three teachers that revealed their different views about what teaching is....
March 2, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Nothing in Common

According to a recent survey, fifty-five percent of Americans believe that the Common Core standards address “sex education, evolution,...
February 24, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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A Plea for Traditional and Multicultural Education—Our Children Deserve Both

By Joy C. Dingle Joy C. Dingle is an independent K–16 education consultant in the Washington, DC, area. She...
February 5, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Want to Build Knowledge, Skills, and Grit? Assign History Research Papers

By Samantha Wesner Samantha Wesner is the managing editor of The Concord Review, which publishes high school students’ research...
January 28, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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“Et tu, Mrs. McCarthy?”

By Bridgit McCarthy Bridgit McCarthy teaches third grade at New Dimensions, a public charter school in Morganton, North Carolina....
January 22, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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For Equity, for Kids, for Democracy—Let’s Create a Model District with a Well-Rounded Curriculum

Last week, I shared that the Core Knowledge Foundation is seeking a courageous district to partner with. A district...
January 15, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Wanted: A District with the Courage to Close the Gap

I’m not one to do New Year’s resolutions—why set myself up for failure? But I do like to take...
January 8, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Exceeding Expectations in Louisiana

By Debbie Jenkins Debbie Jenkins is the elementary curriculum and instruction supervisor of Bogalusa City Schools in Louisiana. This...
October 31, 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation