The Santa Barbara Unified School District is backpedaling an abrupt decision to end a beloved program at La Cumbre Junior High after an impassioned group of parents fired back at the announcement.

that was founded in 1986 by E. D. Hirsch, Jr., professor emeritus at the University of Virginia and author of 'The Knowledge Deficit', 'Cultural Literacy', and 'The Schools We Need and Why We Don't ...

Well, Runnin’ Scared has a few answers for you. Who is E.D. Hirsch? Hirsch is a retired professor of education and humanities who most recently worked at the University of Virginia. In popular ...

Educators at Chandler’s Humphrey Elementary School hope to teach knowledge down to a core next year. The kindergarten- through sixth-grade campus is adopting a nationally known content program for its ...

Chandler Unified School District is offering a full day Core Knowledge Preschool program at Humphrey Elementary during the 2010-11 school year. The program is for 4- and 5-year old children. The Core ...