Core Knowledge: Annual Report 2003

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COMMON KNOWLEDGE™

The Newsletter of the Core Knowledge^® Foundation
Special Edition: Annual Report 2003

2003 Annual Report of the Core Knowledge® Foundation	A Message from the President In my first year as president of the Core Knowledge Foundation I have experienced not a knowledge gap, but an expectation gap. A Message from the President Bridging the Knowledge Gap Highlights of 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 the Future Bridging the Way to New Alliances Financial Status To Download the PDF version of the Annual Report, click here.
Bridging the Knowledge Gap
For the first time in its eighteen-year history Core Knowledge Foundation will present its annual report in an electronic format. Bridging the knowledge gap has been a favorite theme of ours and this year we're expanding it, making new connections with those who support us and those whom we serve —and using the internet to do it. Bridging the Knowledge Gap
Highlights of 2003
Barbara Garvin-Kester assumes presidency of Core Knowledge, January 2003. Highlights of 2003
Building Bridges to Schools
Core Knowledge connected to our principal clients—existing and potential Core Knowledge schools—in new ways this year. Building Bridges to Schools
Building Bridges with Words
In 2003 Core Knowledge transferred some of its attention to web-based communications and launched an electronic version of Common Knowledge, the Foundation Newsletter. Building Bridges with Words
Bridging the Content Gap in Teacher Education
Work on the course outlines for teacher education was completed in November. This project, funded by the Olin Foundation, began in 2001. Bridging the Content Gap in Teacher Education
Connecting to Core Knowledge Teachers: 2003 Conference
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. Connecting to Core Knowledge Teachers: 2003 Conference
A Bridge to Literacy: The Reading Program
In June of 2003, Matthew Davis, a Core Knowledge staff member since 2000, was appointed Director of the Reading Program. A Bridge to Literacy: The Reading Program
Preschool: Paving the Way to Future Learning
Preschool is increasingly recognized as an important element in overall education especially for disadvantaged children. More and more states are embracing universal preschool as an educational goal. The Core Knowledge preschool program has benefited from this recognition and was able to capitalize on it in several ways in 2003. Preschool: Paving the Way to Future Learning
Bridging the Way to New Alliances
Founder and Board Chairman, E. D. Hirsch, Jr. continues to be our roving ambassador, promoting educational reform and seeking like-minded allies in many places around the country. Bridging the Way to New Alliances
Financial Status
The Core Knowledge Endowment Fund was established in 1995 through the generous donation of royalties generated by the sale of E. D. Hirsch's What Your K-6 Grader Needs to Know, published by Doubleday Books, now part of the Bertelsmann Publishing Group. E.D. Hirsch receives no monetary compensation for his work as Founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Financial Status