A new course in the Graduate School of Education is bringing an innovative approach to teaching Black history to educators by combining children’s literature with social studies to create a rich, ...

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 ...

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 ...

As different initiatives, priorities, and efforts to change teaching and learning in schools come and go, one challenge remains constant: Time is a finite resource. In elementary schools, especially, ...

The Texas State Board of Education is considering making Texas history a prominent part of the social studies curriculum, but some educators and students have concerns about the density of the ...

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 ...

The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) is reshaping how public schools will teach social studies for years to come, but its recent selection of the panelists who will advise members during the ...