Social studies is a vast discipline. Teaching basic economic principles, the critical civics knowledge how to register to ...

A panel of outside advisers want to reorient public school history classes around the country's roots in Judeo-Christian and ...

History and social studies classrooms run on stories, primary sources, and the ability to think critically about both. AI ...

Social studies groups statewide are pushing back against a plan out of Albany they say would downgrade the importance of coursework in history and civics during a time when such lessons should take ...

Iowa lawmakers tussled Tuesday evening over school curriculum, engaging in partisan debates about how to teach about U.S. history, race and the role of "social emotional learning" as Republicans moved ...

History and Civics textbooks and curricula vary widely by state, and even by district. Mississippi is among the states seeking to ban the 1619 Project. Credit: Terrell Clark for The Hechinger Report ...

Keynote speaker, journalist Carl Azuz speaks to educators from around the country at the annual National Council for the Social Studies conference in Nashville. Credit: Javeria Salman for The ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Gov. Mike DeWine announced new social studies initiatives Wednesday, including using history, geography and civics content to teach students reading and writing skills. During his ...

Shouting matches at school board meetings. State laws that restrict classroom discussions of race and gender. And students who—despite this vocal resistance from some adults, and in some cases, ...

The State Board of Education's list of topics for K-12 instruction have been criticized as unwieldy for students and teachers ...

Chloe Hunt is an investigative reporter for Defending Education. This week, the National Council for Social Studies—the largest professional association dedicated to social studies education—is ...