The middle and high school curriculum centers around student inquiry, disciplinary literacy and teaching multiple ...

Political debate and pressure took center stage this year when it came to states’ expectations for how history and civics are taught in K-12 schools. Social studies standards help guide instruction in ...

It all started with a failed lesson plan. I had a pleasant surprise yesterday: a former student named Jason, who had graduated two years ago with a teaching certificate and a self-designed individual ...

A low-stakes assignment culminating in an investigative paper has worked wonders in this teacher’s AP World History classroom ...

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Schools across the nation are seeking to hire well trained, enthusiastic, and creative teachers who will inspire their students to become knowledgeable and engaged citizens. The Social Studies ...

The Texas State Board of Education is considering new requirements for how social studies is taught in the classroom. The new guidelines were brought forth by lobbyists who say the state is failing ...

“Social Studies” begins during the first week of school in late summer/fall of 2021. Greenfield centers on several teens from different high schools, races and socioeconomic backgrounds who return to ...

The State Board of Education approved an early draft of social studies changes, setting up a vote in June that will determine ...

The Texas Public Policy Foundation awarded the grant to Schreiner University’s Texas Center, which is led by a historian guiding the state in its social studies revision.

The total cost of curriculum adoption is $2,543,561, which will be spent in the fiscal year 2027 budget approved by the board ...