#867: How Core Knowledge schools boost students’ reading comprehension, with Robert Pondiscio

<p>On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, American Enterprise Institute senior fellow <a href='https://www.aei.org/profile/robert-pondiscio/'>Robert Pondiscio</a> joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss a new study that shows that a curriculum rich in content knowledge can boost reading comprehension, especially for students from low-income backgrounds. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber looks at the impact of charter schools on private tutoring prevalence.</p><p><b>Recommended content:</b></p><ul><li>The study on Core Knowledge Charter Schools discussed in this episode: David Grissmer et al., “<a href='https://edworkingpapers.com/sites/default/files/ai23-755.pdf'>A kindergarten lottery evaluation of Core Knowledge Charter Schools: Should building general knowledge have a central role in educational and social science research and policy?</a>” Annenberg Institute Ed Working Paper No. 23-755 (April 2023)</li><li>“At long last, E.D. Hirsch, Jr. gets his due: New research shows big benefits from Core Knowledge” —<a href='https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/long-last-ed-hirsch-jr-gets-his-due-new-research-shows-big-benefits-core'>Robert Pondiscio</a></li><li>“Using a curriculum rich in arts, history, and science led to big reading improvements” —<a href='https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/using-a-curriculum-rich-in-arts-history-and-science-led-to-big-reading-improvements/2023/04'>Education Week</a></li><li>The study that Amber reviewed on the Research Minute: Edward J. Kim and Luke W. Miratrix, “<a href='https://www.edworkingpapers.com/sites/default/files/ai23-756.pdf'>The causal impact of charter schools on private tutoring prevalence</a>,” Annenberg Institute Ed Working Paper No. 23-756<em> </em>(April 2023)</li></ul><p><b> </b></p><p><b>Feedback Welcome:</b></p><p>Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to our producer Nathaniel Grossman at <a href='mailto:ngrossman@fordhaminstitute.org'>ngrossman@fordhaminstitute.org</a>.</p>