Language Arts Program
Core Knowledge Language Arts Listening & Learning Classroom Kits for Kindergarten and Grade 1, available for the 2010-2011 school year. More…
Events Calendar
- Core Knowledge Leadership Institute, May 8, 2012 Dallas, TX
- Core Knowledge Leadership Institute, May 9, 2012 Phoenix, AZ
Preschool through Grade 8
Educational Excellence and Equity for All Children
Now Hiring - Spring 2012 Openings!
After much national attention, the Foundation is growing! The combined publicity resulting from our New York City Pilot results announced in a recent New York Times article this past March, as well as our recent award from the State of New York for our CKLA Preschool–Grade 2 English Language Arts Program, we are accepting applications for many open positions. Apply today!
Core Knowledge Foundation Announces Results of Three-Year Pilot Program in New York City Public Schools
The Core Knowledge Foundation has released the results of its ongoing pilot test of the Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) program in ten (10) New York City schools. The results include the dissemination of data on the program gathered by the Research and Policy Group of the New York City Department of Education.
Core Knowledge and Common Core State Standards
To date, 46 states have adopted the Common Core State Standards. The winter 2010 edition of the American Educator is dedicated to "How a Common Core Curriculum Could Make Our Education System Run Like Clockwork." In this issue, the Core Knowledge Language Arts Program is presented as a model of what a curriculum supporting the standards looks like. Learn more about Core Knowledge support for the standards.
The Tide is Turning in American Education
Online copies of the Core Knowledge Sequence are now available for download at no cost. It’s our tried and true guide to what every child needs to know in Language Arts, American and World History, Geography, Visual Arts, Music, Math, and Science, Preschool – Grade 8. Learn why we've taken this bold new step!
Online Copies of the Core Knowledge Sequence for Preschool
The Core Knowledge Sequence for preschool is a set of model guidelines describing fundamental skills and specific knowledge that, for children from three to five years of age, can provide a solid, coherent foundation for later learning in kindergarten and beyond. Language and Literacy, Social and Emotional Development, Movement and Coordination, Mathematical and Scientific Reasoning, Visual Arts and Music are all addressed to ensure that all children enter school ready to learn. Download your copy now!
The Core Knowledge Series – Resource Books for Preschool Through Grade Six
After E. D. Hirsch’s Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know catapulted to unexpected, bestseller status in 1988, parents and teachers alike wanted practical guidance in how to ensure that children would acquire the foundation of knowledge, needed to become culturally literate adults. For teachers, the Core Knowledge Sequence was created to provide this guidance. The What Your — Grader Needs to Know series, based on the Sequence, was later designed especially for parents.
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