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When Kids Collide with Content

“I’m not opposed to teaching about families, but teaching content goes much deeper.” What we need, says Susan Lambert,...

October 11, 2017 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Q&A with E. D. Hirsch, Jr.: “There’s no such thing as abstract ‘reading skill’”

“The whole Core Knowledge movement is an attempt to offer all students, quite systematically, the general knowledge they need...

September 25, 2017 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Happy Thirtieth Anniversary to Cultural Literacy!

In this back-to-school season, we celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the publication of E. D. Hirsch, Jr.’s CULTURAL LITERACY,...

September 15, 2017 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Cultural Literacy and the Language of Upward Mobility

There is, without question, a language of privilege in America that excludes those who do not speak it fluently. And it...

July 14, 2017 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Online Tools Build Skills with Core Knowledge Content

Two online services, Quill and ReadWorks, are integrating Core Knowledge content into their tools for building Common Core-aligned reading...

July 7, 2017 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Why I’m (Still) Passionate About Core Knowledge

Time and again, I’ve been asked—often by very skeptical voices—why I am so passionate about Core Knowledge. I might...

May 23, 2017 Core Knowledge Foundation
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K-2 CKLA Receives High Marks from EdReports.org

EdReports.org, an independent nonprofit organization that seeks to improve K-12 education by providing detailed reviews of instructional materials, has released...

April 19, 2017 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Shared Knowledge and the Right Kind of Nationalism

In a new article, Core Knowledge founder E. D. Hirsch, Jr. explores the complex nature of nationalism and its...

April 7, 2017 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Core Knowledge Online Assessment Seeks Pilot Schools

Did you ever finish teaching a Core Knowledge domain and wonder, “Did my students understand the big ideas? Did...

March 24, 2017 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Early CKLA Success in Hartsville, TN

Deanna Zarichansky is the Assistant Principal at Trousdale County Elementary School in Hartsville, TN Our district adopted Core Knowledge [Language...

March 23, 2017 Core Knowledge Foundation

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