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Annual Report Special Edition 2004
Two Core Knowledge schools in Hawaii, Solomon Elementary and Kauluwela Elementary, were the only two out of 100-high poverty schools to achieve annual progress four years in a row, garnering major coverage.
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Connecting to Core Knowledge Teachers: 2003 Conference
Six schools received recognition at the 2003 conference for earning official Core Knowledge status. They received certificates on stage at the general session where each school was also awarded a free registration to the 2004 conference. The schools are: Medill
Elementary in Lancaster, Ohio This year over 32 volunteers, half of them Core Knowledge Consultants, helped to staff the conference working in the registration booth, moderating sessions, stuffing tote bags, and helping with many other arrangements. As in every year past, their efforts were crucial to the success of the conference. Evaluation forms continue to include comments both on the benefits of the conference and the impressive quality and scope of an event managed by such a small staff. This year Karen Baggiano , a staff member since 1997, was appointed Conference Director and has spent the year surveying future conference sites and preparing for the March 2004 Conference in Atlanta. Philadelphia has been chosen as the 2005 Conference site. Bridging the Knowledge Gap/ Highlights for 2003/ A Message from The President/ Building Bridges to Schools/ Building Bridges with Words/ Bridging the Content Gap in Teacher Education/ Connecting to Core Knowledge Teachers: 2003 Conference/ A Bridge to Literacy: The Reading Program/ Preschool: Paving the Way to Future Learning/ Bridging the Way to New Alliances/ Financial Status
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"Thirsting
for Knowledge" was the theme of the 2003 Annual Conference,
which was held in Phoenix
from March 6-8 and was preceded by two days of preschool
institutes. Tom Horne, the Arizona Commissioner of Education and
a supporter of Core Knowledge, was a featured speaker at the
welcoming session. Dozens of well-known educators and
researchers apprised teachers of the latest developments in
their fields and provided guidance in interpreting them for
elementary students. The 2,284 attendees enthusiastically
received the keynote address by famed math educator, Jaime
Escalante. The popular movie, Stand and Deliver, based on
Escalante's work with disadvantaged students in inner city Los Angeles, was shown on Thursday evening.