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Resources

Please use the information below to learn more about the curriculum, programs, and methods used by HPISD.

Lucy Calkins Units of Study

Forbes: Never Heard of Lucy Calkins? Here’s Why you Should Have
Forbes: Problems With Lucy Calkins’ Curriculum Go Beyond Reading - To Writing
Education News: Units of Indoctrination
APM Reports: Influential authors Fountas and Pinnell stand behind disproven reading theory
Core Knowledge: The Shortcomings of Lucy Calkins’s Units of Study

WHAT IS THE WORKSHOP MODEL?

“Teachers demonstrate the skills and habits that good readers have, and then students practice them on their own, with teachers acting as guides. The program takes a constructivist approach to education, minimizing direct instruction.” — Education Week

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In the Media

Washington Examiner: Forming minds: CRT debate has some conservatives calling for a return to classical education
Wall Street Journal: Can Politics Get Better When Higher Education Keeps Getting Worse?
The Federalist: Dallas Private School Lies To Parents About Teaching Students Racism
Wall Street: Journal: Inside the Woke Indoctrination Machine
Texas Education Agency: HPISD 2020-21 STAAR Performance Scores
Dallas Express: Study: Highland Park ISD Continues to Decline
Washington Post: Public education is facing a crisis of epic proportions

BALANCED LITERACY LEAVES STUDENTS BEHIND

HPISD's balanced literacy framework, updated in 2020, places emphasis on programs and processes—like Units of Study and the Workshop Model—that reserach has shown to negatively impact student outcomes.

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