Introduction

What Knowledge Graph does

Knowledge Graph provides a structured collection of enriched educational datasets that connects academic standards, curricula, and learning science data. It standardizes high-quality datasets with a unified schema, allowing edtech developers to focus on building AI-powered educational tools.

Dataset category	Description	Examples
Academic Standards	Hierarchical structures of state or national learning goals.	CASE Network 2 ↗‘s state standards
Learning Components	Academic Standards broken down into concrete skills or concepts.	Achievement Network’s learning components for K-12 math ↗
Learning Progressions	Logical and usually sequential ordering of learning targets.	Student Achievement Partners’ Coherence map ↗
Curriculum	Lessons, activities, materials, and assessments from publishers.	IM v.360® ↗

Knowledge Graph datasets are modeled as graphs, using entities (the elements in the dataset) and relationships (how these elements are connected).

When to use Knowledge Graph

Use case	Description	Examples
Align content to standards	Create content rooted in Academic Standards and learner competencies across subjects.	Replace fragmented infrastructure with a single, trusted source of standards data: Populate a standards menu (i.e., 50 states across subjects) Use standards as context when generating AI outputs Integrate standards data with your CMS
Plan instructional content	Use dependencies (Learning Progressions) and granular skills (Learning Components) to inform instructional content and plans.	Group students more effectively by looking at the skills they’ve mastered Give each student their own instance of a knowledge model graph, with a score for each node (Learning Component) Build a teachers dashboard that gives grounded AI recommendations on lesson plans and identifies gaps in prerequisite skills Give more precise feedback
Compare standards across states	Use Standards Crosswalks to adapt content aligned to one state standard to other states’.	Outsource the burden of managing standards across states: Align content across all states you serve Reduce maintenance burden on internal systems Share content across state lines with automatic remapping to local standards
Align content to curriculum	Create or use educational materials that are aligned to official curricula Contact us ↗ to get access to this gated functionality.	Feed lesson narratives, instructional routines, and Learning Components into LLM prompts to generate parent-facing activities Map student performance data to standards Use IM misconceptions to generate differentiated lesson plans and support RTI workflows
Deliver personalized assessments	Build adaptive experiences that go beyond content delivery into diagnostic assessment.	Combine curricular data with student data to help teachers plan targeted weekly interventions Combine Academic Standards and Learning Components with student data to prepare teachers for observation and coaching

How to access Knowledge Graph

Knowledge Graph is accessible in a variety of ways and is designed to be database-neutral, lightweight, and interoperable. The local files in particular can be used across graph databases, relational systems, in-memory tools, and AI pipelines without requiring any specialized infrastructure.

Access method	When to use
Local files	For offline access, custom processing, or complex queries across graph databases, relational systems, in-memory tools, and AI pipelines. Preserves the structure of entities and relationships, and supports both deterministic joins and AI workflows like embeddings or RAG.
REST API	For real-time programmatic access to data in an application
MCP server	For using natively with an LLM
Claude connector	For using Knowledge Graph directly with the Claude app

We are continuing to expand these access patterns. Contact support@learningcommons.org ↗ to request other methods that would be useful for your workflows.

Understanding Knowledge Graph

Getting Started

Using Knowledge Graph

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