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Access our thought leadership reports on K-12 education for information and insights that impact historically underserved students in US school districts.
California ELA: From Framework to Follow-Up Adoption
California’s 2026 ELA/ELD follow-up adoption marks a turning point: structured literacy moves from guidance to requirement. With new legislative mandates and hundreds of districts still…
California Math: High School Curriculum Trends
An analysis of math curriculum access in California high schools, highlighting adoption trends, persistent inequities, and what’s at stake as districts prepare for the 2025…
California Math: Materials Access for K–8 Students
A statewide look at how California’s elementary and middle school students are experiencing access to math materials in the lead-up to the 2025 adoption. This…
K–8 Math Curriculum Quality: The State of District-Led Selection by Region 2024
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of regional differences in the adoption of K-8 core math curricula across the United States and offers insights to…
K–8 Math Curriculum Quality: The State of District-Led Selection 2024
This report explores year-over-year data on district-led selection of K-8 math curricula, highlighting a growing trend toward high-quality instructional materials, and underscores the importance of…
Beyond the Core: National Trends in District Selection of K-5 Supplemental Math Products
In this report, CEMD offers a detailed analysis of the supplemental math products that school districts in the United States are selecting for elementary education,…
Moving Ahead: Mapping Recent K-5 Curriculum Selection Trends in California
In this report, CEMD offers new 2023–24 data about the high-quality math choices that California districts are making now, with a focus on K–5 core…
High School Math: Examining the State of the Curriculum Market
In this report, CEMD explores the state of the high school math market, the variety and quality of its offerings, and the implications of this…
K-8 Math Curriculum Landscape: Spotlight California
This report illuminates the K–8 math education market in California, the nation’s largest public education system. CEMD analyzed curriculum selection data from California’s largest districts…
Closing the Gap: The Case for Transparency in Curriculum Selection
The education sector suffers from a major information gap when it comes to the curricula that school districts select and implement. In this report, CEMD…
K-8 Math Curriculum Products and Publishers: The State of District-Led Selection
Today's math market looks a lot different than it did a generation ago. In this report, CEMD gets a quantitative handle on the sense of…
K-8 Math Curriculum Quality: The State of District-Led Selection
Students need math curriculum that engages and challenges them. In this report, CEMD paints a picture of the national footprint of high-quality math curriculum, with…
Leading for Action: An Insight Report on K-12 Tutoring Programs
School districts across the country are implementing high-impact tutoring as a recovery strategy for pandemic-disrupted learning. This report highlights districts that have established successful K-12…
