The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Hirsch, a professor emeritus of education and humanities at the University of Virginia, argues that democracy benefits when the citizenry shares a body of knowledge and history, which he calls cultural literacy. Now its a cognitive science argument that a core curriculum is also good for our brains and facilitates learning.

Teaching 139

Teaching Charter School Social Studies Geography 139

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 19, 2017

According to Ken Montgomery, Executive Director of Design Tech High School (“d.tech”), a charter school in Northern California, “The world is going to change quickly and unpredictably, so the best thing that we can do for kids is give them a mindset and skillset that whatever the world is like, they can succeed and find their path.”.

High School 115

High School Research Charter School Learning Science 115

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2018

Such pursuits are increasingly unusual in today’s standardized testing culture, especially in schools that serve low-income populations (roughly three-quarters of Elm City children qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a standard measure of poverty).

Charter School 99

Charter School High School Learning Science Tradition 99