Not all state standards are created equal.

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

With a social studies education major, you’ll explore your love of history, government, and social studies while gaining the skills to share it with middle and high school students. Become who you’re ...

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 ...

Michelle Herczog, history-social science coordinator at the Los Angeles County Office of Education, is this year’s recipient of the Hilda Taba Award, the highest honor given by the California Council ...

Morehead State Professor of Teacher Education Dr. Kimberlee Sharp's has been recognized for her impact in the classroom. The Kentucky Council for Social Studies (KCSS) recently awarded Sharp the Meece ...

A 2025 vote by the State Board of Education approved changes to the Texas education standards for social studies, shifting focus from culture and world history to favor Texas and U.S. History. The ...

The Iowa House passed several education measures Tuesday, including bills related to students’ free speech and social studies ...

Social studies education in the state of Iowa could soon look different if a bill that passed through the State House last week makes it through the Senate.

From heliest memories, Emma Hoeschler knew she wanted to be a teacher. “I've always been passionate about working with children, but it took me quite a while to decide what type of teacher I wanted to ...

Title image: Participants of the SSEWA 2024 Summer Workshop organized by the Center for Asian Studies. The Olympic rings are now hanging from the Eiffel Tower, the flame is heading to Paris, and soon ...

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 ...