Resources
Explore our articles, case studies, and other thought-provoking resources to deepen your understanding of K-12 education in the US.
Establishing a Curriculum Adoption
Part 1 in the Driving High-Quality Math Materials: A District Leader's Guide series — Across the country, district leaders like you are thinking about and…
Driving High-Quality Math Materials: A District Leader’s Guide
Across the country, district leaders are driving the effort to select math materials for K-12 students. This series is designed to help leaders like you…
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…
Launch Guide for Collecting Curriculum Selection Data
This Launch Guide is designed for leaders in State Education Agencies (SEAs) who are interested in collecting curriculum selection data from school districts. It includes…
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…
