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Current Reports

CURATE reports are intended to be a resource for Massachusetts schools and districts' use as they engage in the process of making informed, localized decisions about curricula. CURATE is designed to inform and support, not constrain, local decision-making.

Contextualizing CURATE Reports

To generate CURATE reports, CURATE panelists review only core curricular materials, as well as other evidence, such as gateway evaluation ratings (e.g., EdReports), publisher responses, and survey data from Massachusetts teachers who are already using the curricular materials. (See our CURATE process.) CURATE reviews do not entail review of every lesson and text. Local education agencies (LEAs) should use CURATE reports as a starting place for engaging in a comprehensive evaluation and selection process, in collaboration with a diverse stakeholder group, to determine which of the available high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) will best meet their localized needs and equity priorities.

Adjustments and adaptations, aligned with effective educator practice, may be necessary during implementation to ensure the enacted curriculum supports and engages all students. LEAs should consider carefully whether adequate and appropriate adjustments and adaptation are taking place in their context, to ensure that texts, tasks, content, and instruction remain grade appropriate, and all students, particularly students from historically underserved groups and communities, are held to high expectations and provided targeted supports to excel at grade level (or beyond).

Core curricular materials are comprehensive print or digital materials that cover all the knowledge, skills, and practices outlined in the college- and career-ready standards for the content area. They are designed for use as the standalone primary instructional materials for core instruction through which all students access grade-level content standards during a year or semester of study, to support coherent sequence and progression of grade-appropriate knowledge, skills, and practices.

Current Reports

The reports linked in the tables below for each content area provide access to full CURATE reports. The tables feature criterion-level ratings that help with side-by-side comparisons. Note the following about reports included on this webpage.

  • Published Before SY24-25: Full reports feature criterion-level, domain-level, and overall-level ratings; descriptive strengths and challenges; and information from the publisher, such as product specifications and technological requirements, professional learning opportunities, and diversity of representation.
  • Published SY24 and after: Full reports feature criterion-level ratings; descriptive strengths and challenges; and information from the publisher, such as product specifications and technological requirements, professional learning opportunities, and diversity of representation in their materials. Additionally, they include a narrative that speak to the following: (A) Alignment to MA-specific college- and career-ready content standards and (B) the extent to which materials support inclusive and culturally and linguistically sustaining practices.

Digital Literacy and Computer Science

Digital Literacy and Computer Science gateway evaluations were completed by STEM Learning Design, with results published in the 2022 Massachusetts Digital Literacy and Computer Science Curriculum Guide . Try the DLCS Curriculum Guide if you're researching a DLCS product you don't see listed here. It's possible that it has not yet been submitted to CURATE, or the product has been determined to not meet expectations for alignment to college- and career-ready standards.

Product | CURATE Rubric Version (SY) Standards Alignment Classroom Application
Scope and Progression Approach to Instruction Accessibility for Students Usability for Teachers Impact on Student Learning
Grades K–2
Computer Science Foundations Courses A-C (2022) | SY2023 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
NYC CSforAll K-2 (2021) | SY2021 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Grades 3–5
Computer Science Fundamentals Courses D-F (2022) | SY2023 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations circle with one-third shaded red: Does Not Meet Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
NYC CSforAll 3-5 (2021) | SY2021 circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Grades 6–8
Computer Science Discoveries (2022) | SY2021 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Computing Ideas (2022) | SY2021 circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations circle with one-third shaded red: Does Not Meet Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Grades 9–12
Computational Thinking and Problem Solving (2020) | SY2022 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
ELA/Literacy

K–5 Language Arts and Foundational Skills
High-quality instructional materials in grades K–5 language arts can be realized in these ways:

  1. A single, comprehensive core program that addresses all components of the literacy block and is high-quality across the board
  2. A high-quality comprehension and writing program that does not include foundational skills, paired with a strong foundational skills resource, such as Appleseeds. Together, this high-quality package will address all components of the literacy block.
  3. A comprehensive core program that is high-quality in addressing comprehension and writing but has lower-quality foundational skills. In this case, the foundational skills component can be removed and replaced with a strong foundational skills resource, such as Appleseeds, creating a high-quality package.

Considerations about compatibility, scope and sequence, and instructional hours to well implement both the comprehensive core and foundational skills resource—as intended—should be considered in local decision-making. The table below lists current reports for materials that have been CURATE-reviewed, including any materials submitted to CURATE but are ineligible for a panel review due to misalignment.

If you're researching an ELA/Literacy product you don't see listed here, try EdReports. It's possible that it has not yet been submitted to CURATE, or the product has been determined to not meet expectations for alignment to college- and career-ready standards.

ELA/Literacy products that do not yet have a published CURATE report but do have one from EdReports are considered to be "high quality" if they receive the following EdReports rating: "Green"/ "Meets expectations" in both Gateway 1 and Gateway 2 of Alignment. Note that while we might approve an EdReports rating for a grant prerequisite, we may hold a higher standard for materials that would be available for purchase using grant funds.

Product | CURATE Rubric Version (SY) Standards Alignment Classroom Application
Text Quality and Organization Foundational Skills (FS) Classroom Tasks and Instruction Accessibility for Students Usability for Teachers Impact on Student Learning
Grades K–2
Fishtank Plus ELA (2021) | SY2023 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations gray shaded circle: Not Applicable (N/A) blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Reach for Reading (2017) Not reviewed by CURATE: insufficient alignment to college- and career-ready standards. See "The CURATE Process" for details.
Grades K–5
Benchmark Advance (2022) | SY2022 circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Imagine Learning EL Education (2019) | SY2022 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Wonders (2023) | SY2023 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Grades 3–5
Fishtank Plus ELA (2021) | SY2022 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with one-third shaded red: Does Not Meet Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Product | CURATE Rubric Version (SY) Standards Alignment Classroom Application
Text Quality and Organization Classroom Tasks and Instruction Accessibility for Students Usability for Teachers Impact on Student Learning
Grades 6–8
Amplify ELA (2019) | SY2020 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
ARC Core (2017) | SY2021 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Guidebooks (2018) | SY2019 circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
HMH Into Literature (2020) | SY2020 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
myPerspectives (2017) | SY2019 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
EL Education (2019) | SY2021 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Paths to College and Career (2016) | SY2019 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
StudySync (2021) | SY2020 circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Wit & Wisdom (2016) | SY2019 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Grades 9–12
Into Literature (2020) | SY2022 circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Odell Education High School Literacy Program (Open Up Resources, 2020) | SY2022 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
StudySync (2021) | SY2022 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
History and Social Science

History and Social Science (HSS) gateway evaluations were completed by Rennie Center, with results published in the K-12 History Social Science Curricular Materials Guide (2024). If you're researching a HSS product you don't see listed here, it's possible that it has not yet been submitted to CURATE, or the product has been determined to not meet baseline expectations for alignment to college- and career-ready standards. Try the HSS Curricular Materials Guide for information on materials that met Massachusetts' baseline expectations of quality.

Product Standards Alignment Classroom Application
Scope and Progression Classroom Tasks and Instruction Accessibility for Students Usability for Teachers Impact on Student Learning
Coming Spring 2025
Mathematics

If you're researching a mathematics product you don't see listed here, try EdReports. It's possible that it has not yet been submitted to CURATE, or the product has been determined to not meet expectations for alignment to college- and career-ready standards.

Math products that do not yet have a published CURATE report but do have one from EdReports are considered to be "high quality" if they have the following EdReports rating: "Green"/ "Meets expectations" in both Gateway 1 and Gateway 2 of Alignment. Note that while we might approve an EdReports rating for a grant prerequisite, we may hold a higher standard for materials that would be available for purchase using grant funds.

Product | CURATE Rubric Version (SY) Standards Alignment Classroom Application
Content Standards and Organization Grade-Appropriate Practices Accessibility for Students Usability for Teachers Impact on Student Learning
Grades K–5
Bridges in Mathematics (2015) | SY2021 circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
enVision Math CC (2020) | SY2020 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
HMH Into Math (2020) | SY2020 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
i-Ready Classroom Mathematics (2020) | SY2021 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Investigations 3 (2017) | SY2019 circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Zearn Math (2016)| SY2019 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Grades 3–8
Fishtank Plus Math (2021) | SY2023 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Grades 5–8
Core Curriculum (2021) | SY2023 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Grades 6–8
Agile Mind (2016) | SY2018 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Carnegie Learning Middle School Math Solution (2018) | SY2018 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
enVision Mathematics Common Core (2021) | SY2021 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Eureka Math2 (2021) | SY2023 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Glencoe Math Not reviewed by CURATE: insufficient alignment to college- and career-ready standards. See "The CURATE Process" for details.
HMH Into Math (2020) | SY2020 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Illustrative Math, LearnZillion (2018) | SY2021 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Illustrative Math, Kendall Hunt (2019) | SY2020 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Illustrative Math, McGraw Hill (2018) | SY2020 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
i-Ready Classroom Mathematics (2021) | SY2021 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Open Up Resources (2017) | SY2020 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Reveal Math Common Core (2020) | SY2020 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Grades 9–12
Carnegie Learning High School Math Solution Integrated (2018) | SY2021 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Carnegie Learning High School Math Solution Traditional (2018) | SY2021 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
enVision A/G/A (2018) | SY2019 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Illustrative Math Traditional AGA, Imagine Learning (2019) | SY2020 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Illustrative Math Traditional AGA, Kendall Hunt (2019) | SY2020 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Illustrative Math Traditional AGA, McGraw Hill (2021) | SY2020 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Open Up High School Math Integrated (2021) | SY2021 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Open Up High School Math Traditional (2021) | SY2021 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Reveal Math Integrated (2020) | SY2020 circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Reveal Math Traditional (2020) | SY2020 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Science and Technology/Engineering

If you're researching a science product you don't see listed here, try EdReports. It's possible that it has not yet been submitted to CURATE, or the product has been determined to not meet expectations for alignment to college- and career-ready standards.

Science products that do not yet have a published CURATE report but do have one from EdReports are considered to be "high quality" if they have the following EdReports rating: "Green" / "Meets expectations" in both Gateway 1 and Gateway 2 of Alignment. Note that while we might approve an EdReports rating for a grant prerequisite, we may hold a higher standard for materials that would be available for purchase using grant funds.

Products Standards Alignment Classroom Application
Content Standards and Organization Grade-Appropriate Practices Accessibility for Students Usability for Teachers Impact on Student Learning
Grades 6–8
Amplify Science (2018) | SY2018 circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
FOSS Next Generation Not reviewed by CURATE: insufficient alignment to college- and career-ready standards. See "The CURATE Process" for details.
OpenSciEd Middle School Science (2022) | SY2022 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating
Grades 9–12
BSCS Biology: Understanding for Life (2022) | SY2023 blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Hourglass icon: No Rating

Key

  • blue shaded circle: Meets Expectations Meets Expectations — Most or all evidence indicates high quality; little to none indicates low quality. Materials may not be perfect, but Massachusetts teachers and students would be well served and strongly supported by them.

  • circle with two-thirds shaded green: Partially Meets Expectations Partially Meets Expectations — Some evidence indicates high quality, while some indicates low quality. Teachers in Massachusetts would benefit from having these materials but need to supplement or adapt them substantively to serve their students well.

  • circle with one-third shaded red: Does Not Meet Expectations Does Not Meet Expectations — Little to no evidence indicates high quality; most or all evidence indicates low quality. Materials would not substantively help Massachusetts teachers and students meet the state's expectations for teaching and learning.

  • gray shaded circle: Not Applicable (N/A) Not Applicable (N/A) — Materials were not designed to address the rubric criterion, and the publisher explicitly named the omission in legal submissions for a CURATE review. This rating applies only to the Foundational Skills criterion in the K–5 ELA/Literacy rubric and communicates that the core materials are without foundational skills. The materials must be paired with a strong foundational skills resource to address all components of the core literacy block.

  • Hourglass icon: No Rating No Rating — Evidence is insufficient to generate rating. This rating was most often provided for the Impact on Learning criterion in CURATE reports published before Spring 2025. The "insufficient evidence" referenced is specific to evidence in tiers 1, 2, or 3 as defined by ESSA on the specific product under review, not just the pedagogical strategies the program incorporates.

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