More school districts are interested in using reading programs designed to build students’ broad knowledge about the world by focusing their reading and writing on specific topics in social studies, ...

At the start of the 2014 book Knowledge and the Future School, of which I was a co-author, I conjured up a curriculum deputy ...

If you’re looking for Jana Beth Francis, the assistant superintendent for teaching and learning in the Daviess County district in Kentucky, you might find her in her car. Over the past few years, ...

Building knowledge beginning in kindergarten can eliminate test-score gaps between lower- and higher-income students, according to a new study. Building students’ general knowledge can lead to ...

WASHINGTON — Educational and business leaders want today's students both to master school subjects and to excel in areas such as problem solving, critical thinking, and communication -- abilities ...

A school’s curriculum defines what students are expected to learn. As such, it is the primary vehicle through which international knowledge and skills can be integrated into students’ learning.

Petrina Miller, along with other teachers, works with kindergarteners in her class at 116th Street Elementary School in Los Angeles. Miller said she often has to spend her own money to make the ...

Claudia Rozas does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Natalie Wexler is an education writer focusing on literacy. An organization called EdReports is hugely influential in schools’ ...

Curriculum and related frameworks (conceptual underpinnings or guiding principles for curriculum design), as well as materials, instruction, and assessment aligned with strong curricula—are critical ...

Nigel Newton receives funding from the Welsh Government to carry out the research referred to in the article. Curriculum reforms are currently taking place in several more economically developed ...