Commentary
Curriculum & Instruction
Common Core's first breakout hit?
A free online curriculum taps a need—and a nerve.
Commentary
Curriculum & Instruction
Closing the Expectations Gap 2014
We’re doing an awful job of ensuring that kids graduate from high school with the skills to succeed. Chester E. Finn, Jr.
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Curriculum & Instruction
Truth and consequences
States shouldn’t sugarcoat the bad news when reporting Common Core test results to parents. Chester E. Finn, Jr.
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Charter Schools, Curriculum & Instruction
The Paperwork Pileup: Measuring the Burden of Charter School Applications
A new AEI report raises the right questions—and promulgates some of the wrong answers. Kathryn Mullen Upton
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Curriculum & Instruction
EngageNY's ELA curriculum is uncommonly engaging
Advocates hoped Common Core would incentivize good new curriculum. It’s happening. Kathleen Porter-Magee and Victoria Sears
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Curriculum & Instruction, Standards
NEW from Fordham: Is EngageNY uncommonly engaging?
Since we at Fordham began reviewing state academic standards in 1997, we have understood—and made clear—that standards alone are insufficient to drive improvements in student achievement.
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Curriculum & Instruction, Standards
Uncommonly Engaging? A Review of the EngageNY English Language Arts Common Core Curriculum
The need for standards-aligned curricula is the most cited Common Core challenge for states, districts, and schools. Yet five years into that implementation, teachers still report scrambling to find high-quality instructional materials. Despite publishers’ claims, there is a dearth of programs that are truly aligned to the demands of the Common Core for content and rigor.
Commentary
Curriculum & Instruction
Knowledge is literacy
Editor's note: This post has been updated to include the entirety of "Knowledge is literacy."
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Charter Schools, Curriculum & Instruction
The American Dream in crisis: A conversation with Robert Putnam
Last week, Fordham hosted Robert Putnam for a discussion of his new book Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis, which argues that a growing opportunity gap is leaving many American children behind.
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Accountability & Testing
Four lessons from the opt-out debate
Test refusals may force reformers to rethink their priorities. Robert Pondiscio
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Accountability & Testing
Trust, but verify
The era of judging New York City Schools on academics is over. Robert Pondiscio
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Curriculum & Instruction
Games of knowledge: A review of Greg Toppo's "The Game Believes in You"
Editor's note: This post originally appeared in a slightly different form at U.S. News & World Report.I wanted to hate this book.
