It has little of the drama of the great debates that persuaded the colonists to take up arms against the British more than two centuries ago. Modern-day historians and history educators have been more ...

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 ...

A state school board member this week plans to propose a new set of social studies standards for Colorado’s students – one crafted by a national conservative education coalition. The standards focus ...

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, ...

The prominent inclusion of ethnic studies in the latest draft of Minnesota’s K-12 social studies standards is attracting more criticism from conservatives. At the urging of the diverse committee ...

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 ...

Barton’s appointment comes ahead of what is expected to be a politically charged debate over how and what children should ...

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 ...