The SBOE is expected to do a first reading, hear testimony on and discuss the new social studies standards on Tuesday.

Oklahoma's State Board of Education approved new social studies standards, removing controversial content like Bible lessons ...

Historians and teachers are highlighting issues with new state standards being proposed by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) ...

Elementary teachers are left largely to their own devices when it comes to social studies instruction, cobbling together materials from different places with little support or guidance from higher-ups ...

The process of rewriting the curriculum has been contentious, with some raising concerns about what it emphasizes. People who ...

We social studies teachers are going to have our hands full this year with the many state laws restricting what can and cannot be taught. This series is sharing some ideas that might help us all.

Oklahoma’s new head of education, Lindel Fields, is dropping an unconstitutional requirement for schools to teach Bible-based social studies lessons. The requirement — issued by the state’s former ...

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 ...

The measure, which Gov. Spencer Cox signed last week, may be the first of its kind in the country, one expert said. “I don’t ...

Over a thousand students and dozens of educators offered ideas for how to have meaningful discussions about difficult topics. Here are some practical ideas — for use in or out of school. By The ...