Curriculum Matters
This blog covered news on the common core, literacy, math, STEM, social studies, the arts, and other curriculum and instruction topics. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: common core, reading & literacy, mathematics, STEM, social studies, and curriculum.
Standards
Bible Study Bill Kicks Up Controversy in N.D.
Advocates worry that the fine line separating devotional from secular study of the Bible is again being crossed, this time in a North Dakota proposal.
Mathematics
STEM Instruction: How Much There Is and Who Gets It
Despite a push for greater STEM instruction, students and teachers continue to experience inequitable access to STEM-related classes and resources, according to a new survey of 1,200 schools and 7,600 teachers.
Science
Putting the 'E' in STEM for the Littlest Learners
Preschool and kindergarten may be the perfect time to introduce children to engineering, said educators at Boston's Museum of Science.
Education
ASCD's Deborah Delisle to Depart in 2019
The resignation of the former U.S. Department of Education staffer, who has led ASCD since mid-2015, follows a long run of membership declines for the organization.
Curriculum
Coming Soon to Florida: More Challenges for Districts' Science Curricula?
Skeptics of evolution and climate change are among those named to incoming Gov. Ron DeSantis' transition team for education.
Social Studies
Education Is Fundamental to Citizenship--And a Constitutional Right, New Lawsuit Alleges
A new federal lawsuit asserts that the failure of public schools to prioritize civics education is depriving students of many of their constitutional rights.
Social Studies
Teachers Rethink the Real Lessons of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is seen as a feel-good holiday, but many argue the way its taught in schools perpetuates a myth and dishonors Native Americans.
Mathematics
What Works for Teacher Math Coaching? A First Attempt to Find Out
There's a dearth of research on teacher-coaching models in math. So two researchers developed one, and tested it.
Education
Too Few Schoolwork Assignments Offer Students Choice, Relevance, Study Finds
A review of more than 6,800 schoolwork assignments finds that only a fraction were relevant for students or offered them some say in how the work was done or what they studied. And that could be a problem.
Assessment
Is 'Proficient' Insufficient? A New Wrinkle in the Debate Over NAEP Achievement Levels
A modification to the Nation's Report Card achievement level descriptions of "basic," "proficient," and "advanced" performance is the latest in a nearly 30-year battle over where to set the bar for student performance.
Social Studies
Finding a Curriculum to Address the Election Recounts
Florida unions have released a collection of voter-related materials, but curriculum addressing election recounts appears to be short supply.
Curriculum
California Approved Nearly 30 Science Textbooks. But Are They Truly Aligned to Standards?
California, one of the first states to adopt curricula aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards, greenlighted 29 of the 34 materials it reviewed. What do districts do next to narrow the field?
School & District Management
Midterm Elections in the Classroom: Local Issues and Longstanding Themes
A Maryland educator has her students look at local elections through the lens of a local controversy—the opioid epidemic—and a national one, the debate over voter suppression.
Social Studies
Teaching the Midterm Elections: Voter Turnout and Its Implications
In the second of a three-part series, a Syracuse teacher has students look at voter turnout data and create local voting guides for their communities.