Teaching and learning information retrieval and analysis system and method

A system and method for managing content utilizes a relational database management system, which organizes materials such as curriculum materials into, for example, an organizational hierarchy. The system and method allows a user to align materials to a variety of standards including, for example, local, school district, state, and national standards. The system and method also enables a user assess student performance to determine which areas of a curriculum are meeting standards and which require improvement and modification. The system and method further enables the user to assess the effectiveness of a curriculum and curriculum materials by integrating student performance data with such factors as curriculum materials used, assignment histories, and student profile data. Assessment of student performance may also be achieved by integrating data from a first plurality of different user-sites, for example, a first plurality of schools within a school district or a first plurality of school districts within a state.