E. D. Hirsch Jr.

<p>E. D. Hirsch, Jr. is the founder and chairman of the Core Knowledge Foundation and professor emeritus of education and humanities at the University of Virginia. He is the author of several acclaimed books on education, including the <em>New York Times</em> bestseller <em>Cultural Literacy, The Schools We Need, The Knowledge Deficit, The Making of Americans,</em> and <em>Why Knowledge Matters.</em> He lives in Earlysville, Virginia.</p>