Instructional Materials
Read more about the materials that are used to help students learn the curriculum
Social Studies
Opinion
What We Can All Learn From Black Women in Education
These eight extraordinary women in history have a lot to teach us today.
Social Studies
Opinion
The Problem With Primary Sources in Black History Education
Do you know how to put Black history sources in context?
Social Studies
Opinion
Black History to Spark Meaningful Conversations: A Resource List
Here are several books and a film to empower educators to engage with Black history and racial literacy.
69´«Ã½ & Literacy
Letter to the Editor
Who Makes the Call About Curricula?
The recent lawsuit filed by parents against literacy curricula developers is a reminder of the true meaning of the “reading wars."
Science
LEGO Education’s Latest Offering: The Building Blocks of Science Lessons?
The toymaker plans to release units that inch closer to a core curriculum.
Curriculum
7 Curriculum Trends That Defined 2024
From religious-themed mandates to reading to career prep, take a look at what EdWeek covered in curriculum in 2024.
69´«Ã½ & Literacy
Here's What Happens Next on the Calkins, Fountas & Pinnell Curriculum Lawsuit
The reading series were deceptively marketed as backed by research, despite omitting key instructional elements, the lawsuit claims.
69´«Ã½ & Literacy
4 Things to Know About the Literacy Lawsuit Targeting Lucy Calkins and Fountas & Pinnell
A novel lawsuit could open a new front in the reading wars. Here's what you need to know.
69´«Ã½ & Literacy
Parents Sue Lucy Calkins, Fountas and Pinnell, and Others Over 69´«Ã½ Curricula
A first-of-its-kind lawsuit targets creators of whole-language reading curricula.
Curriculum
Inside the Effort to Shed Light on Districts' Curriculum Choices
Few states make the information easily searchable.
Curriculum
Texas 69´«Ã½ May Soon Be 69´«Ã½ Bible Stories in English Classes
The state has advanced a controversial curriculum that includes Christian teachings in K-5 lessons.
Teaching
Opinion
Teachers Have to Endure Plenty of Short-Sighted Mandates. Here Are 3 of Them
There’s so much bad advice about teaching that it can be hard to choose the worst. These teachers tried anyway.
69´«Ã½ & Literacy
Do Leveled Books Have Any Place in the Classroom?
As the "science of reading" movement has spread, predictable texts for beginning readers have come under fire.
Social Studies
Mock Elections in 69´«Ã½ Evolve to Build Trust in Democracy
69´«Ã½ use mock elections to help build voting habits early and help students understand the electoral process.