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In the Star Herald of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, school principal and science content area specialist Jeremy Behnke highlights the experiential nature of...
As we dive into a new school year, now is a good time to focus on the two “Ps” that can help new implementers begin their journey with PhD Science®...
“We will always believe in the importance of setting high expectations for ourselves, our peers in the classroom, and all students. Everything we craft will always assume that greatness is the goal. We will always believe in teachers and the irreplaceable role they play in the classroom, and we will always believe in the vital role education can play in helping students achieve their dreams." - Lynne Munson |
Shelton Public Schools, located in Connecticut, has been recognized by the state as Schools of Distinction for its success in improving student...
Congratulations to Wit & Wisdom implementation leaders Megan Faughnan and Jessica Boisen, whose article on teaching reading to students with learning...
We’re thrilled that Great Minds® CEO Lynne Munson has a prominent article in this month’s Education Leadership magazine where she shares her insights...
Until recently, elementary writing instruction has received little attention, especially as more educators focus on the science of reading. A new...
Looking for ways to engage parents in math education? Sikeston, Missouri Math coach Kelley Good Branch has some great ideas.
Eureka Math® Seasonal Associate Kurt Stielow recently wrote an article in Edutopia, 4 Ways to Make Math Fluency Activities Fun, that shows how...
Special Ed TODAY recently highlighted the roles Eureka Math2®, Wit & Wisdom®, and Geodes® play in an inclusive curriculum, in a blog post focusing on...
Eureka Math® made headlines recently in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The Fort Worth Independent School District recently shifted to the mathematics...
The Sentinel in Aurora, Colorado recently featuredWit & Wisdom® in an education article spotlighting efforts by teachers in the state to shift to...
With the latest instructional materials evaluation from the Louisiana Department of Education, the PhD Science® K–2 Open Educational Resource (OER)...
The recent release of the Nation’s Report Card presents a cause for deep concern, particularly the shocking statistic that nearly 40 percent of...
In an article about how to help students make up lost ground due to the pandemic, the Detroit News featured an interview with Jill Diniz, chief...
Louisiana is making important strides to innovate when it comes to state reading assessments, and Lior Klirs, director of assessment for the Great...
The July/August/September 2022 edition of Literacy Today from the International Literacy Association features an essay by Rachel Stack, chief...
We’re thrilled that the former Louisiana state superintendent of education is joining our team at Great Minds®. As we recently announced, John will...
For Immediate Release Contact: Nancy Zuckerbrod Nancy.zuckerbrod@greatminds.org (301) 204-9391 Or Chad Colby Chad.colby@greatminds.org (202) 297-9437...
Wit & Wisdom® Fellow Britton King had a favorite moment during last winter’s Super Bowl. No, it wasn’t a touchdown or an interception. It was when...
Approximately one in five people have dyslexia, a learning difference that is widely understood to affect how students learn to read. Less recognized...
Worried about the “need” for test prep this time of year and its impact on your teaching? George Galindo, an implementation leader for Wit & Wisdom®,...
Katie Waters, content lead for Wit & Wisdom®, has an op-ed in the Dallas Morning News on positive changes to the Texas state reading test, known as...
When school leaders at P.S. 236 in the Bronx, NY, found that Units of Study, a reading curriculum produced by Columbia University’s Teachers College,...
At the start of the 2021–2022 school year, Nell McAnelly, chair of the board of directors for the Great Minds® Public Benefit Corporation, shared...
Great Minds® founder and CEO Lynne Munson shares her family’s story and the Eureka Math2TM story in this post on the Special Education TODAY blog....
At Great Minds®, we take student voice seriously. Opportunities for students to engage in discourse about their learning appear across content areas...
It’s great to see Jackson County Public Schools get the attention it deserves for taking important steps to improve literacy education. The...
Tanisha Washington, a regional director of implementation services for Wit & Wisdom®, shares her story of getting elementary students to write with...
Let’s talk innovation. Great Minds® Founder and CEO Lynne Munson and Director of Great Minds Schools Steven Shadel have co-authored a blog post on...
There is a lot of talk about how today’s math instruction looks pretty different from how most adults learned math as kids. Math instruction today...
Looking to engage your students in math while ensuring that they have fun at the same time? Grade 2 teacher and senior curriculum developer for...
Nell McAnelly has some can’t-miss advice in Edutopia. In a recent blog post, she explains why teachers should empower students to use journals as...
Great Minds® is pleased to announce that PhD Science® was selected as a winning product of the “Educators Pick Best of STEMTM 2021” STEAM Excellence...
For Immediate Release Contact: Chad Colby: Chad.Colby@greatminds.org (202) 297-9437 Great Minds Unveils Eureka Math2
Terri Downing offers great advice to parents in an op-ed in the Asheville Citizen-Times.
It’s been an active and destructive hurricane season here in Louisiana where I live and have worked as an educator for three decades. Hurricane Ida...
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Friday, Feb. 26, 2021—In the Forbes.com article, “Baltimore’s Schools Chief Says Curriculum Is Key to Education Equity,” prominent education...
Wednesday, December 9, 2020—An estimated 324,000 California public school students in Transitional Kindergarten–Grade 8 use Eureka Math®/Eureka Math...
In the Star Herald of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, school principal and science content area specialist Jeremy Behnke highlights the experiential nature of...
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ICYMI The Texas Education Agency announced Great Minds® as the creator of Eureka Math for Texas Home Learning for Grades K–5. The TEA release follows.
LauraMarie Coleman, a professional development and implementation support leader for Eureka Math®, published this terrific article, “Build a Bridge:...
For Immediate Release Contact: Chad Colby: Chad.Colby@greatminds.org (202) 297-9437 Thursday, July 9, 2020—In an unprecedented effort to prevent...
For Immediate Release Contact: Chad Colby: Chad.Colby@greatminds.org (202) 297-9437 Monday, May 18, 2020—Great Minds PBC today announced a new...
For Immediate Release Contact: Chad Colby: Chad.Colby@greatminds.org (202) 297-9437 Wednesday, May 6, 2020—Great Minds® today announced that the...
For Immediate Release Contact: Chad Colby: Chad.Colby@greatminds.org (202) 297-9437 Wednesday, April 8, 2020—Knowledge on the Go™, the free video...
For Immediate Release Contact: Chad Colby: Chad.Colby@greatminds.org (202) 297-9437 Monday, March 16, 2020—Great Minds PBC today announced a new,...
For Immediate Release Contact: Chad Colby: Chad.Colby@greatminds.org (202) 297-9437 Monday, March 2, 2020—Grades K–2 of Wit & Wisdom®, the English...
For Immediate Release Contact: Chad Colby: Chad.Colby@greatminds.org (202) 297-9437 Monday, February 24, 2020—Great Minds founder and CEO Lynne...
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For Immediate Release Contact: Chad Colby: Chad.Colby@greatminds.org (202) 297-9437 Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020—Great Minds® today announced a new...
For Immediate Release Contact: Chad Colby: Chad.Colby@greatminds.org (202) 297-9437 Friday, Jan. 10, 2020—The nonprofit Great Minds® today announced...
For Immediate Release Contact: Chad Colby: chad.colby@greatminds.org (202) 297-9437 Tuesday, November 19, 2019—Great Minds® is seeking Professional...
For Immediate Release Contact: Chad Colby: Chad.Colby@greatminds.org (202) 297-9437 Thursday, October 31, 2019—PhD Science™ from Great Minds® has...
For Immediate Release Contact: Chad Colby: Chad.Colby@greatminds.org (202) 297-9437 Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019—Great Minds® founder and CEO Lynne...
For Immediate Release Contact: Chad Colby: Chad.Colby@greatminds.org (202) 297-9437 Friday, Oct. 4, 2019—Great Minds has released analyses detailing...
For Immediate Release Contact: Chad Colby: chad.colby@greatminds.org (202) 297-9437 Friday, Sept. 27, 2019—District of Columbia Public School...
For Immediate Release Contact: Chad Colby: chad.colby@greatminds.org (202) 297-9437 Friday, Sept. 27, 2019—WFMY News 2 in Greensboro, N.C., reports...
For Immediate Release Contact: Chad Colby: Chad.Colby@greatminds.org (202) 297-9437 Friday, Sept. 27, 2019—An NBC News story highlights high quality...
For Immediate Release Contact: Chad Colby: chad.colby@greatminds.org (202) 297-9437 Monday, Aug. 5, 2019—Teachers now have the option of using...
For Immediate Release Contact: Chad Colby: chad.colby@greatminds.org (202) 297-9437 Friday, August 2, 2019—Great Minds® is now shipping custom...
For Immediate Release Contact: Chad Colby: chad.colby@greatminds.org (202) 297-9437 Thursday, July 18, 2019—Starting this fall, New York City Schools...
At a time of rising interest nationwide in phonics-focused reading instruction, few California districts are using so-called “science of reading”...
Sixth grade teacher Jacob Gregory uses basketball to foster a love of math among his students.
Adopting a new math curriculum for grade school students will be recommended next month by the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp.’s Elementary...
McAnelly & Neira: Give teachers a say in the work they do — including writing curriculum — and a path toward learning and growing as professionals
To the Editor: Kudos to Education Week for rolling out a collection of articles on elementary writing instruction, a vital area of literacy...
AMESBURY — Few things grab children’s imagination like the vast mysteries of space. So when teachers at Amesbury Elementary School received the...
ROYAL CITY — Royal schools will be seeing some changes in math after the Royal School Board voted unanimously at its meeting Monday to adopt new K-3...
The independent reviewer, which uses a Consumer Reports-like model to evaluate K–12 curricula, gave the newest math curriculum from Great Minds PBC®...
It’s not headline news, but it is a tale of concern: New Mexico ranks 50th in the nation in fourth-grade math proficiency. It’s tough to refute...
NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Education (DOE) Chancellor David C. Banks today launched “New York City...
Half of children in grades three to eight fail reading tests. The city’s schools chancellor, who has faulted the current approach, will begin rolling...
Key divisions of Great Minds PBC® are getting new leadership. The changes will help the PK–12 innovator expand its digital and product offerings to...
New York City’s elementary schools will be required to use one of three reading curriculums, a tectonic shift that education officials hope will...
The chancellor of New York City Public Schools, David Banks, made a promise in January to end the city’s free-for-all approach to curricula...
As of Tuesday, May 9, the Santa Barbara Unified School District’s elementary schools will be officially transitioning to a new method of literacy...
Leaders of education organizations say there are pragmatic steps organizations can take to strengthen their businesses amid prevailing uncertainty.
Mya Gooden, a sixth grader at Salk Elementary School in Clinton Township, wrote me a letter several years ago as part of a class assignment. As the...
It was a joy to read the article, “Quick Ways Teachers Can Encourage Students to Listen to Each Other” (April 19, 2023). Too often, we forget that we...
The prestigious award is based on what current employees have to say about working at their company. To earn a certification, seven out of 10...
PhD Science®, an elementary school science curriculum developed by Great Minds PBC®, has earned high marks from WestEd, an independent nonprofit...
Using high-quality instructional materials, tutoring and summer programs, schools have taken steps to support students and boost math learning.
Summer break never felt so sweet. I am pleased that commencement ceremonies were special and highlighted the incredible graduating class of 2023 from...
In our house, summer vacation brings a welcome break from packing lunches, remembering homework, and shuttling kids to sports. But in addition to the...
The Warwick Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Lisa Schultz is out to spread good school news. Schultz is excited about K-8 math and...
As a 10th-grade math teacher, I’m getting a lot of questions about whether I’m feeling pessimistic amid so much bad news about student learning loss....
Most young people rarely, if ever, read for fun. By linking art with reading, young people can learn to love both — and develop their knowledge of...
Educators at Marian University in Indianapolis saw the need for a new way to teach reading long before the Indiana legislature made it a requirement...
A Massachusetts district uses curriculum, teacher support, and data to fuel student academic growth. The COVID-19 pandemic hit the Pentucket Regional...
The New York City (NYC) Reads school initiative is a major undertaking that Mayor Eric Adams and Schools Chancellor David Banks promised would be...
How much money would employees need to go from working at home to returning to the office? According to a sample of remote workers in Virginia, a bit...
Teacher's view: Early science education helps students succeed in HS and college — and become the innovators of tomorrow. When students of all ages...
To the Editor: Thanks to EdWeek for continuing to lift up the voices of educators and highlight important discussions happening in the field around...
The 2023-24 academic year began Monday in 21 Wilkes County public schools with plans for greater support of teachers (especially beginner teachers),...
I’m guilty of using failing instructional methods. The way I taught math before didn’t encourage my students to make connections.
Robeson County students joined students across the state with overall gains in the 2022-2023 school year.State test results from the 2022-2023 school...
How Dallas ISD is changing the way kids learn mathDISD has moved to a new math curriculum that places emphasis in student-direct learning. This is a...
Livingston: Study of 934 districts finds the market is becoming stronger. But states and schools must still seek out the best educational materials.
As this school year gets underway, we have to adopt proven strategies to close persistent learning gaps worsened by the pandemic and its aftermath....
Blog post highlights how using board games can engage students and improve learning.
Principal's view: It's a revolutionary approach for K-8 that our students and teachers really like — and could help close pandemic learning gaps
Michigan's 2023–2024 Teacher of the Year Candice Jackson wrote this compelling op-ed in the Detroit News about the need to better engage families to...
Schools across the cities are adopting new reading curriculums. The transition won’t be easy, but it will be worth it.
Adopting the same curriculum across a district makes training, teaching, and learning easier for all.