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A Brief Appreciation of E. D. Hirsch, Jr.

Daniel Willingham, Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia, offers a succinct appreciation of three profound ideas that E....
March 28, 2018 Core Knowledge Foundation
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E. D. Hirsch, Jr.’s New Book Affirms Why Knowledge Matters

The ideas that thirty years ago prodded a scholar of English literature from the halls of academe into elementary...
September 21, 2016 Core Knowledge Foundation
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The Triumph of Training over Education

Not all that long ago, college followed a predictable pattern: two years of general education requirements followed by two...
October 14, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Reading Comprehension: There’s No Workaround for Knowledge

By Greg Ashman Greg Ashman is a teacher in Australia. Supported by his school (but not necessarily representing its views), he...
April 13, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation
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A Plea for Traditional and Multicultural Education—Our Children Deserve Both

By Joy C. Dingle Joy C. Dingle is an independent K–16 education consultant in the Washington, DC, area. She...
February 5, 2015 Core Knowledge Foundation