An overhaul of what Minnesota's K-12 students learn in social studies classes has gained widespread attention as the state aims to update and expand the subject matter in a particularly heated moment ...

The new question-of-the-week is: What are effective ways to use tech in social studies classes? Educational technology can have a role in social studies classes but, with all the possible tech options ...

Oklahoma’s new head of education, Lindel Fields, is dropping an unconstitutional requirement for schools to teach Bible-based social studies lessons. The requirement — issued by the state’s former ...

Colorado's Department of Education is updating statewide standards regarding the teaching of diversity in social studies classes. Individual schools and districts are still in charge of curriculum, ...

A new study finds that science and social studies classes may also help young students learn English, even when those classes include difficult and technical vocabulary. The study, which observed ...

From an early age, I have been a social studies nerd. Elementary school lessons on California missions, Civil War battles, besieged presidents and westward expansion thrilled me. So I am sad to learn ...

An American flag hangs in the room of an eighth-grade American history class as the students discuss the Presidential candidates and the 2020 election on Wednesday, Nov. 04, 2020 at Permenter Middle ...

At 13, Ayaan Moledina has come to expect the once-a-year mention of his religion when his social studies class focuses on the 9/11 terrorist attacks. “It’s all about how these were Islamic terrorists, ...

When Texas teachers return to their public or open-enrollment charter school classrooms later this year, a new state law will restrict how they can discuss current events, encourage civic engagement ...

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 ...

The new question-of-the-week is: What are the best ways to integrate writing in social studies classes? In schools, all of us need to be writing teachers, incuding those of us who teach social studies ...