Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The National Association of Scholars, in collaboration with Freedom in Education, has drafted The Cather Standards: Model PreK-12 State English Language Arts Standards for teachers and legislators to implement in public schools around the nation. These Standards seek to close the educational gap between where students in the United States are and where they should be when it comes to English Language Arts (ELA) education.
Students, parents, and teachers have cried out for reform of American education. We need a new set of ELA standards that address the issues plaguing our K-12 education. The Cather Standards were written to pave a pathway to success that emphasizes content-rich, research-based instruction, making it easy for teachers to understand and implement. The Cather Standards eliminate superfluous filler, disentangle elaborate complexities, streamline learning processes, and re-centers instruction on the foundational concepts of ELA.
The Cather Standards are lucid, rigorous, and accessible, helping ensure that all American students have the opportunity to learn ELA for their own advancement and the public good.
Join the National Association of Scholars on Tuesday, April 28, at 2 pm ET for the launch of the The Cather Standards: Model PreK-12 State English Language Arts Standards.
This event will feature Mark Bauerlein, professor emeritus of English at Emory University and a senior editor of First Things; Nathan Gwinn, Senior Advisor for Curriculum and Instruction at Freedom in Education and Former Principal; Robert Jackson, Founding Partner at Classical Commons; and Sarah Kiesewetter, Founding Headmaster at John Adams Academy of Douglas County.
The National Association of Scholars, in collaboration with Freedom in Education, has drafted The Cather Standards: Model PreK-12 State English Language Arts Standards for teachers and legislators to implement in public schools around the nation. These Standards seek to close the educational gap between where students in the United States are and where they should be when it comes to English Language Arts (ELA) education.
Students, parents, and teachers have cried out for reform of American education. We need a new set of ELA standards that address the issues plaguing our K-12 education. The Cather Standards were written to pave a pathway to success that emphasizes content-rich, research-based instruction, making it easy for teachers to understand and implement. The Cather Standards eliminate superfluous filler, disentangle elaborate complexities, streamline learning processes, and re-centers instruction on the foundational concepts of ELA.
The Cather Standards are lucid, rigorous, and accessible, helping ensure that all American students have the opportunity to learn ELA for their own advancement and the public good.
Join the National Association of Scholars on Tuesday, April 28, at 2 pm ET for the launch of the The Cather Standards: Model PreK-12 State English Language Arts Standards.
This event will feature Mark Bauerlein, professor emeritus of English at Emory University and a senior editor of First Things; Nathan Gwinn, Senior Advisor for Curriculum and Instruction at Freedom in Education and Former Principal; Robert Jackson, Founding Partner at Classical Commons; and Sarah Kiesewetter, Founding Headmaster at John Adams Academy of Douglas County.
