Leaders of some of the nation’s largest school districts pledge to redouble efforts to see that our schools use high-quality instructional materials and offer curriculum-specific professional development.

A must-read primer (and more!) on “The Curriculum Effect.” Congratulations to Chiefs for Change for laying this out so clearly.

EdNext article by Robert Pondiscio documenting Louisiana’s (state-led) curriculum reform efforts and how other states are starting to take notice.

An important paper published by the Aspen Institute examining three successful efforts to raise instructional rigor by anchoring professional learning in the delivery of high quality curriculum.

A summary of policy issues raised in a research paper by Johns Hopkins’ entitled “Why Curriculum Choices Matter.”