How Essentials in Writing—a brain development company—helps students think critically, write persuasively, communicate effectively, and prepare for life. Discover how Essentials in Writing helps Canadian homeschool students and schools develop critical thinking, persuasive writing, and communication skills for university and life. Canada takes a different approach to university admissions than many countries around the world….

CAASPP performance matters. For California charter schools, the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) provides important information about student achievement in English language arts/literacy and mathematics. Learn more about CAASPP from the California Department of Education. But here’s the question every charter-school administrator, academic director, and curriculum leader should be asking: Are your…

If your charter school or homeschool program is looking for a standards-aligned, flexible, engaging English Language Arts curriculum that actually teaches students how to write, Essentials in Writing may be the solution you’ve been searching for. Across the United States, educators and families are looking for something different from traditional ELA curriculum: clear instruction, flexible…

America’s Literacy Crisis: How Education Politics and Teacher Unions Can Stand in the Way of Reform America’s reading scores are falling. Explore how teacher-union power, education politics, rigid systems, and resistance to reform can stand between struggling students and meaningful academic improvement—and why Essentials in Writing takes a different approach. There is a problem in…

How to Recognize When a Homeschool Writing Curriculum Becomes Too Rigid, Formulaic, or Focused on Conformity Choosing a homeschool curriculum is one of the most important educational decisions a parent makes. But there is a question many parents never think to ask: Is this curriculum actually designed around my child—or is my child being asked…

For years, homeschooling was often viewed as an alternative to the traditional education system. That perception is changing. Across the United States, more families are taking control of their children’s education and choosing homeschooling, charter homeschools, hybrid learning, microschools, co-ops, and other flexible education models. And the growth isn’t simply a temporary aftereffect of the…