Includes updates and/or revisions. The word “Mesopotamia” runs like a roller coaster over the tongues of 1st graders in Jamie Hemphill’s class as they practice it over and over, interspersed with ...

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 ...

Corrected: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that the print version of the Core Knowledge standards will be given away for free. The foundation will make the standards available for ...

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, ...