Curriculum & Classrooms

Tutoring, instructional innovation, political battles over curriculum and other issues that play out in classrooms

Excellence with Equity: The Case for Rethinking Gifted Education

A new vision of advanced education that embraces both academic rigor and equity, profiling school districts in Arizona, New York City, and Montgomery County

Learning Curve: Lessons from the Tutoring Revolution in Public Education

A report on how to scale and sustain high dosage tutoring that profiles schools in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Odessa, Texas; and New York City

The Reading Revolution: How States are Scaling Literacy Reform

A report on state legislative and policy changes to promote better literacy instruction

Navigating the Artificial Intelligence Revolution in Schools

A report highlighting AI’s role as a supportive tool in education

Teacher Mindsets: How Educators’ Perspectives Shape Student Success

How teachers’ attitudes, beliefs, and classroom practices fortify students’ investment in learning

Curriculum & Classrooms

By the Numbers

Reading Proficiency

  • 32%

    U.S. K-12 students behind grade level in reading this school year

  • 42%

    Students in schools with more than 75% students of color behind grade level

Source: School Pulse Panel

Early Literacy

  • 37%

    Kindergarteners on track for learning to read in 2020-21

  • 54%

    Kindergarteners on track for learning to read in 2023-24

Source: DIBELS

Civics-focused Extracurriculars

  • 85%

    Low-poverty high schools that offer student government

  • 73%

    High-poverty high schools that offer student government

Source: Brookings

Teen Survey

  • 38%

    Teens who feel comfortable talking about racism or racial inequality in school

  • 29%

    Teens who feel comfortable talking about sexual orientation or gender identity in school

Source: Pew Research Center

Voter Issues

  • 80%

    Voters who believe that hiring quality teachers is very important for public officials to address

  • 27%

    Voters who believe that book banning/curriculum censorship is very important to address

Source: The Hunt Institute

Advanced Math

  • 35%

    Schools with high enrollments of Black and Latino students offering calculus

  • 54%

    Schools with low enrollments of Black and Latino students offering calculus

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection

Computer Science Courses

  • 57.5%

    High schools that offer foundational computer science courses

  • 5.8%

    High school students who are enrolled in those courses

Source: Code.org

School Supplies

  • $500

    Average amount public school teachers spend on classroom supplies

  • 25%

    Increase in the cost of school supplies in the U.S. from 2022 to 2023

Source: The 74

Book Bans, 2021-22 School Year

  • 2,532

    Book bans during the 2021-22 school year

  • 1,648

    Unique book titles being banned

Source: Pen America

Advanced Math Offerings

  • 87%

    High schools with low enrollment of students from low-income families offering calculus

  • 45%

    High schools with high enrollment of students from low-income families offering calculus

Source: Learning Policy Institute

Curriculum Changes, 2022

  • 24%

    Teachers who altered their curricula in response to the limitations placed on how they can address topics related to race or gender

Source: RAND

Views on Curriculum

  • 81%

    Adults who think parents should have a say in what their child’s school teaches

  • 70%

    Adults who think public schools should teach about the history and effects of racism

Source: Washington Post-ABC News poll

Adult Literacy Rate

  • 54%

    Adults in the U.S. who read at or below a sixth-grade level

Source: U.S. Department of Education

Voter Opinions of Book Bans

  • 51%

    Voters who believe there is never a time for banning books

  • 41%

    Voters who believe there are rare times when it’s appropriate to ban books

Source: EveryLibrary Institute

Curriculum & Classrooms

All Work

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