The impact of reducing the required number of credits on Pennridge’s social studies curriculum has not been made clear. Pennridge School District (Google maps) Got a question about life in Philly’s ...

Iowa House lawmakers sent a bill to Gov. Kim Reynolds Wednesday that would add requirements for instruction in social studies classes related to the history of the U.S. and Western civilization. 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 ...

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 ...

A resolution on how the state measures students’ performance in history and social science was delayed for two months during ...

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, ...

May 16 (UPI) --The Florida Department of Education announced on April 10 that it had rejected 35% of the social studies books publishers submitted for approval and use in the state's public schools.

The Texas State Board of Education 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 process is ...

Social studies makes up only a small fraction of classroom time for New Hampshire elementary schoolers, but it features heavily in political debates about what's being taught in schools. Schools in ...

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 ...