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Valid, Reliable, and Unfair

As schools across the country anxiously await the results of their new Common Core–aligned assessments, there’s one thing I...
August 4, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Math and Science Increase Wages–Even Without College

In my last post, I mentioned a couple of reports showing huge disparities in the courses offered by high...
July 31, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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The (Knowledge) Rich Get Richer

If I could accomplish just one thing in my career, it would be to have all leaders take equalizing...
July 28, 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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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
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Does Class Trump Ability?

“A 13-year study that tracked students of different socioeconomic status found that ‘class trumps ability’ most times when it...
June 5, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Knowledge For Literacy

By Marilyn Jager Adams Marilyn Jager Adams, a visiting scholar in the Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences Department of Brown...
May 18, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation