Sept. 14 - The Core Knowledge Charter School in Parker has 374 students in grades K-8 - and a waiting list of 1,200. Clearly, parents think the school is doing something right. People interested in ...

The Charlottesville-based Core Knowledge Foundation, a nonpartisan educational reform organization, is turning its attention to its own backyard. “We’re missing the boat in the state of Virginia,” ...

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 ...

E. D. Hirsch, Jr. is the founder of the Core Knowledge Foundation and professor emeritus of education and humanities at the University of Virginia. He is the author of several books, including ...