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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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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
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Dear Alliance: You Almost Nailed It

The Alliance for Excellent Education has a new report: The Next Chapter: Supporting Literacy Within ESEA. It’s definitely worth...
August 21, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Why Is Creativity in Decline?

For the past 25 years, creativity has been in decline. I’ve just started to look into it, so I...
August 13, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Mississippi: Common Core Lite

Mississippi is a little more than half way through a public comment period on the 2014 Mississippi College and...
August 10, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Interrupting the Cycle of Poverty

Of all the reasons to continuously try to improve our schools, one of the most important is interrupting the...
August 7, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation