Social Studies
Read more about social studies in K-12 schools, including history and civic
Revising America's Racist Past
How the 'critical race theory' debate is crashing headlong into efforts to update social studies standards.
- Social Studies Should Students Vote for School Boards? The Case for Lower Voting Ages in Local ElectionsDoing so can give students more time to build lifelong voting habits, some advocates say.Social Studies Opinion Celebrating Black History Education: A CollectionThis year鈥檚 special 澳门跑狗论坛 Opinion project celebrating Black History Month focuses on what is going well in Black history education.Social Studies Opinion What the Country's First Mandatory Black History Course Can Teach Us TodayDecades before AP African American Studies came along, Black women were the driving force behind an unprecedented education reform.Social Studies Opinion The Instructive Story of This Jim Crow Era Black History ContestWhat an overlooked initiative in the segregated South tells us today about teaching Black history to white students.Social Studies Video How This State Is Creating an Asian American Curriculum鈥攁nd Why It鈥檚 Doing SoIn Connecticut, students and teachers worked together to develop model lesson plans for K-8 Asian American and Pacific Islander curriculum.Social Studies What the Research Says Civics Is About Skills, Not Just Facts. How Do Schools Measure Students' Readiness?Most state assessments aren't testing how students civically engage in their communities, a new report finds.Social Studies Opinion Whose Land Are You On? How to Get Started Teaching Native American HistoryIt's easy to feel as if a handful of lessons once a year in November about Native American art or storytelling isn't enough. It isn't.Social Studies The Revised AP African American Studies: What's Been Changed and WhyThe new framework, published Dec. 6, will be used for the course's official launch next fall.Social Studies AP African American Studies: What's in the Newly Revised Course FrameworkThe new framework comes after public debate from both political leaders and scholars over what topics should have been included or excluded.Social Studies Opinion There's a Major Conflict at the Heart of Our Democracy. Civics Education Should Embrace ItA civics expert explains how rubbernecking and traffic jams can help students understand some of our thorniest issues.Social Studies Opinion 'We Exist': How to Learn About Native Americans Through Native LensesA Navajo scholar offers both perspective and resources for making Native American Heritage Month part of your classroom.Social Studies 'Killers of the Flower Moon' Covers Painful History. Can Oklahoma Teachers Teach It?The crime epic illuminates hard history in Oklahoma. State restrictions could complicate teachers' efforts to draw on it in class.Social Studies Opinion Why Public Schools Must Bolster Civics InstructionOur students are among the youngest voters in the country. Are they being targeted as pawns in an illicit political game?Social Studies This Popular High School Civics Requirement Doesn鈥檛 Boost Voting HabitsMore than a dozen states require students to take the U.S. Citizenship exam, but it doesn't seem to boost turnout.Social Studies Children's Voting Habits Could Influence Their Parents' Political ParticipationA new study finds a two-way relationship between parents' and teens' civic engagement.