Knowledge Fuels Literacy and Curiosity

The Knowledge Matters Campaign champions the critical role that content knowledge plays in both the science of reading and learning.

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Introducing the History Matters Review Tool!

High-quality, content-rich history instruction is essential to students’ intellectual and civic growth. The new History Matters Review Tool helps states, districts, schools, and publishers develop curriculum and instruction that equip young people for engaged citizenship. Created by experts in elementary literacy and social studies, the tool establishes a vision for high-quality social studies instruction that is content-rich, inquiry-based, grounded in stories, and includes ample opportunity for discourse and writing to build knowledge.

Watch our latest webinar

We were delighted to welcome back Dylan Wiliam, Doug Lemov, and Natalie Wexler, who expertly hosted our “Literacy and the Science of Learning” podcast, for an exciting new webinar on February 5, 2026.

Subscribe to find out about future webinars!

Listen to our podcasts

You can access all of our podcast seasons in our Knowledge Matters Podcast feed. Subscribe today to listen.

Follow our School Tour into classrooms

Our Knowledge Matters School Tour has traveled the country visiting schools that use knowledge-building curricula, and we have been inspired in each district!

Hear classroom stories in our collection of School Tour videos and feature articles.

Take Action

Help champion knowledge-building curriculum in all schools.

Educators, parents, and legislators can all play a role in promoting knowledge-rich instruction.