American Reading Company (ARC) announced today that its ELA curriculum, ARC Core, earned the highest rating of "Meets Expectations" for grades 6–8 from CURATE, a project of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). CURATE previously designated top marks to ARC Core for grades K–2 in 2019 and grades 3–5 in 2021.

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CURATE’s panel of Massachusetts educators reviews and rates the quality of instructional materials and alignment to college-and career-ready standards. CURATE reports that ARC Core’s materials “...scaffold inquiry for students, supporting them in learning how to think without telling them what to think. They provide teachers with structures to identify student needs and personalize instruction based on these needs”.

ARC Core (available K–12 in English and K–5 in Spanish) is a text-rich, knowledge-building curriculum that immerses students in inquiry-based units and provides access to high-information texts and meaningful content. Accelerated academic performance is fueled by daily exposure to grade-level rigor and targeted instruction. CURATE reviewed all components of ARC Core for Text Quality and Organization, Classroom Tasks and Instruction, Accessibility for Students, Usability for Teachers, and Impact on Learning.

"American Reading Company is honored to earn the highest ranking on the CURATE review,” said Jane Hileman, Founder, and CEO of American Reading Company. “We are committed to helping Massachusetts’ continued work to ensure equal educational opportunities for every American family.”

About American Reading Company

American Reading Company (ARC) is a diverse, mission-driven organization, headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, that works to ensure every student reads and writes on or above grade level. ARC works collaboratively to strengthen district and school capacity at every level by placing literacy and agency at the heart of school transformation through foundational skills instruction, reading and writing practice, knowledge-building content, formative assessment, and an integrated tiered system of support.

As a result, all students read, write, discuss, think, investigate, and solve problems at ever-increasing levels of proficiency. ARC partners share a sustained commitment with partner districts to achieve academic success for every student.