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David Grissmer; Thomas White; Richard Buddin; Mark Berends; Daniel Willingham; Jamie DeCoster; Chelsea Duran; Chris Hulleman; William Murrah; Tanya Evans – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
The Core Knowledge curriculum is a K-8 curriculum focused on building students General Knowledge about the world they live in that is hypothesized to increase reading comprehension and Reading/English-LA achievement. This study utilizes an experimental design to evaluate the long term effects of attending Charter schools teaching the Core…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Core Curriculum, General Education
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Boyer, Ernest L. – Liberal Education, 1980
Although recent American educational practices have stressed the right to be independent, it is thought that education must find ways to affirm independence and interdependence. By focusing curricula on a common heritage as well as current concerns with communication, social institutions, and vocation, students can live wisely in the future.…
Descriptors: College Role, Core Curriculum, Education Work Relationship, Educational Objectives