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El Departamento de Educación de Kentucky presentó un nuevo currículo de estudios sociales para los grados K-8 titulado "Our Commonwealth, Our Nation, Our World", desarrollado en asociación con la Core Knowledge Foundation específicamente para las escuelas de Kentucky en lugar de ser adaptado de otros materiales. El currículo será gratuito y opcional para los distritos escolares, se lanzará en fases comenzando en el año escolar 2027-2028 con kindergarten y los grados 3, 5 y 8, e incluirá descargas digitales gratuitas, libros de trabajo impresos de bajo costo y capacitación profesional integral para los educadores.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Department of Education unveiled a new K-8 social studies curriculum during its Superintendents Webcast on July 7, marking a significant shift in how the state approaches elementary and middle school social studies instruction, according to Kentucky Teacher.
Titled “Our Commonwealth, Our Nation, Our World,” the curriculum is being developed specifically for Kentucky students and educators in partnership with the Core Knowledge Foundation. Unlike many existing materials adapted for use in Kentucky classrooms, this resource will be built from the ground up with Kentucky schools in mind.
“This will be a high-quality instructional resource built from Kentucky, not adapted to Kentucky,” said Commissioner of Education Robbie Fletcher. “It will reflect our communities, civic life, economics, geography, and history. It will also ensure every K-8 student has access to vibrant, coherent social studies instruction.”
KDE’s Chief Academic Officer Micki Marinelli explained that districts across the state have consistently requested standards-aligned social studies materials, noting that current market options often require significant local adaptation. The partnership with the Core Knowledge Foundation allows Kentucky to create materials anchored in the Kentucky Academic Standards as the foundation rather than retrofitting resources designed elsewhere.
The curriculum will be free and optional for Kentucky school districts. Materials will be released in phases, with kindergarten and grades 3, 5 and 8 becoming available during the 2027-2028 school year, followed by grades 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7 in 2028-2029. All units and lesson plans will be available for free digital download, with assessments and answer keys hosted on the KY Learning Hub. Low-cost print student workbooks will also be available.
The curriculum integrates civics, economics, geography and history around grade-level themes designed to build knowledge cumulatively across K-8. Comprehensive professional learning will accompany each release, including regional in-person summer learning sessions and live virtual follow-ups throughout the academic year.
Educators and district leaders interested in staying informed about the curriculum’s development can subscribe to the Office of Teaching and Learning’s Standards Newsletter at KYStandards.org.
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