Alignment
Reading & Literacy
Opinion
How a Marketplace Full of Reading Tools Only Adds to the Literacy Problem
This is a symptom of a larger issue: the lack of coherence in K-12 education.
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Curriculum
Q&A
Leader Says EdReports Is 'Evolving' and Still Critical for Curriculum Review
Lewis Ferebee says EdReports has responded to criticisms and is a useful tool in a sea of curriculum choices.
Mathematics
Teachers Want Their Math Curricula to Do More. Here's How
The Gates Foundation has awarded several grants focused on instructional "coherence" in math.
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Join K-12 leaders as they share strategies for aligning curriculum, assessment, and instruction to support all learners.
Reading & Literacy
There's a Design Flaw With Many Reading Tests. Here's One State's Fix
Louisiana is piloting a test measuring knowledge of the texts and curriculum kids have been exposed to, not random passages.
Science
Aligned Science Curriculum, Better Scores? Research Finds a Connection
A WestEd evaluation of the Amplify Science curriculum found it raised student performance on NGSS-aligned assessment questions.
Assessment
Teachers Say Those Ubiquitous, Every-Few-Months Tests Don't Always Capture What's Taught
The vast majority of schools use them, but not all teachers think they accurately measure student progress.
Assessment
Q&A
Picking an Interim Assessment? Do This First, Say School Leaders
Two district leaders explain how they evaluate interim assessments—and why having access to external reviews would be "huge."
Curriculum
Why Connecting Tutoring to Curriculum Could Make it More Effective
Tutoring is most effective when it's explicitly designed to help students understand new concepts in districts' scope and sequence for teaching content.
Curriculum
More Teachers Say Their Curriculum Aligns to Standards. But It Still Falls Short
About one in four teachers said they spent $300 or more of their own money on instructional materials last school year.
Curriculum
4 Ways States Are Exerting More Control Over Classroom Materials
States have limited power over what materials teachers use—but some are wielding influence anyway.
Curriculum
Teachers' Use of Standards-Aligned Curricula Slowed During the Pandemic
More math teachers are using standards-aligned materials than English/language arts teachers, according to RAND survey results.
Curriculum
Opinion
The Overlooked Support Teachers Are Missing: A Coherent Curriculum
Here’s the research on how districts can improve instructional systems—which was already a challenge in the best of times.