Core Knowledge schools are proving popular with parents who want their children to learn essential facts in a structured, sequential fashion. Moreover, early research shows the Core Knowledge approach ...

that was founded in 1986 by E. D. Hirsch, Jr., professor emeritus at the University of Virginia and author of 'The Knowledge Deficit', 'Cultural Literacy', and 'The Schools We Need and Why We Don't ...

Eleven New York City schools will use a new reading program this school year developed by the Core Knowledge Foundation that includes explicit skills instruction as well as texts to build students’ ...

Kiddom, an all-in-one digital curriculum education platform, today announced a new partnership with Core Knowledge Foundation, a nonprofit publisher of educational books and instructional materials, ...

Education equity nonprofit Core Knowledge Foundation has partnered with the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) to develop a digital K–8 social studies curriculum, Bayou Bridges, for the state's ...

Sept. 14 - The Core Knowledge Charter School in Parker has 374 students in grades K-8 - and a waiting list of 1,200. Clearly, parents think the school is doing something right. People interested in ...

At Peach Hill School in Moorpark, first-graders can tell you all about the life and work of artist Georgia O’Keeffe. Kindergartners can name the seven world continents. Second-graders can rattle off ...

Educators, policy makers and business leaders often fret about the state of math education,” the New York Times reported in May. “But reading comprehension may be a larger stumbling block.” Indeed, ...

E. D. Hirsch, Jr. is the founder of the Core Knowledge Foundation and professor emeritus of education and humanities at the University of Virginia. He is the author of several books, including ...

The biggest new thing in American public education these days is a two-volume, 230-page, written-by-committee document called the Common Core State Standards. Forty-five states have pledged to the ...

“Filling the Void: Lessons from Core Knowledge Schools” is available from the Core Knowledge Foundation. A strong, detailed curriculum, coupled with the teacher training and other resources to make it ...