This week’s Market Insights highlights early literacy and math policy shifts—and the curriculum decisions shaping the year ahead.
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Market Insights

July 25, 2025

As summer gives way to the new school year, we’re focused on the signals shaping classrooms across the country — from national ELA trends to key shifts in math and ELD policy. Here are the insights and resources guiding our team, which we share with the field for reflection and support in the year ahead.

Spotlight

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CEMD | ELA Decision Trends: What District Choices Reveal About Curriculum, Coherence, and Quality

In this new three-part ELA series, CEMD analyzes national curriculum selection data from over 1,600 public school districts, highlighting patterns in core adoptions, the layering of core and supplemental materials, and the use of foundational skills programs. The briefs offer system leaders a clearer view of how materials are being selected and used across the K–5 landscape.

From the Field

Medium | Curriculum Gaps and Clutter: The Math Problem We Aren’t Talking About

ELSF | Now is the time to answer California’s Call for High-Quality ELD Materials

What We're Reading

    Education Week | Why Most Teachers Mix and Match Curricula–Even When They Have a ‘High-Quality’ Option

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    ECS EdNote | Solving the Math Policy Equation: Four Takeaways From Our Inaugural Math Policy Meeting

    The74 | How Districts in Georgia, Maryland, and D.C. Are Raising Reading Proficiency

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    Resource of the Week

      Catch up on the Collaborative for Student Success’ latest webinar: State of the State Lists: Methods, Models, and Myths About State Curriculum Support. Featuring leaders from Arkansas and Kentucky alongside experts from EdReports and Rivet Education, this conversation offers practical insights on how state lists are evolving and what that means for local decision-making.

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