The Curriculum Insight Project

A collaborative effort to illuminate the K-12 curriculum landscape for educators & advocates. We get into the important weeds for popular and emerging programs.

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Unpacking the RAND survey on books in English Language Arts curriculum

Book-starved and book-rich ELA classrooms can both be found in American schools. Predictably, curriculum is an essential influence.

May 17•Curriculum Insight Project and Karen Vaites

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The Dream of the Next-Generation Science Standards Versus the Reality

Olivia Mullins tried to develop science materials around the NGSS. It didn't go well.

May 5•Curriculum Insight Project and Olivia Mullins

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Literacy in the Post-Standards Era

My recent testimony to the DC Board of Education, on the need for books in curriculum, offers an important reminder: it's past-time to move beyond…

Apr 24•Curriculum Insight Project and Karen Vaites

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New study reminds us to stretch struggling readers. iReady (like most Ed Tech) does the opposite.

In fact, this study is germane to basically every conversation in literacy and education right now.

Apr 17•Curriculum Insight Project and Karen Vaites

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We're ready to break up with iReady

We welcome the national conversation about this massively misunderstood and misused Ed Tech tool.

Mar 22•Curriculum Insight Project

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How Tech-Free Curriculum is Fueling the Southern Surge

Louisiana and Tennessee brought tech-free, "knowledge-building," book-centered curriculum into statewide use, and reading gains followed.

Mar 10•Curriculum Insight Project and Karen Vaites

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Don't reconsider. The relationship between content knowledge and comprehension stands.

Olivia Mullins responds to a recent meta-analysis on reading comprehension.

Mar 3•Curriculum Insight Project and Olivia Mullins

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To Future-Proof Your Curriculum, Go Print, Not Digital

The anti-Ed Tech and pro-book movements are gaining momentum, especially for elementary grades. Curriculum evaluators, take note.

Mar 2•Curriculum Insight Project and Karen Vaites

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