Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: More novels, paper and pencil work: MCPS to implement new middle school English curriculum this fall

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

More novels, paper and pencil work: MCPS to implement new middle school English curriculum this fall

...The curriculum, Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) 6-8, is expected to integrate literature with history and science and is based in the Science of Reading, according to MCPS staff.

The Science of Reading is research that has been conducted globally over the last five decades that informs how students develop reading and writing skills, according to the Reading League.

The purchase marks the second time MCPS has chosen CKLA as part of its ELA curricula. In March 2024, the school board approved purchasing the Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (Amplify CKLA) literacy curriculum for pre-kindergarten to fifth grade students for the 2025-2026 school year.

The new middle school curriculum includes texts on a variety of subjects including social studies and science, which is expected to help students engage with the work, according to MCPS Chief Academic Officer Niki Hazel...

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/06/04/mcps-middle-school-curriculum/

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AnonymousJune 5, 2025 at 6:34 AM
"some board members raised concerns about" Did they raise concern about bullying and intimidation running rampart?
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Formed in 2002, the Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland seeks to achieve the goals of coherent, content-rich curriculum standards; high expectations combined with timely remediation and acceleration; a wider range of educational options for parents and children; greater transparency and accountability; and meaningful community input.

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What The Washington Post said about the Parents' Coalition

The coalition might be the best-known parent advocacy group in the region. Its members represent several constituencies, including parents of special education and gifted education students and fiscal watchdogs. The group's defining victory came this school year when the school system scaled back the fees charged to families for course materials.

Coalition leaders have drawn attention to the misuse of funds collected from students for activities, the broadcast of a commercial radio service on school buses and, with their "Weast Watch" blog, the travel habits of Weast and his lieutenants.

The Washington Post, June 4, 2009

Jerry Weast on the Parents' Coalition

"Along the way, you’ve had a challenging relationship with the Parents’ Coalition, the network of citizen activists who use the political process and other means to hold MCPS accountable.

The thing people accuse me of is listening, but not hearing. I hear, but I do not always agree. I am sorry that the world is faster than it was 10 years ago. I did not do that. [But] if we do not keep up, then our kids will be behind. We have to stop whining and get real."

Bethesda Magazine, March-April 2011