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 Opinion What I Wish I Knew About Teaching Black History Before I Left the ClassroomBettina L. Love explains how she struggled to portray Black icons as real people in the early days of her teaching career.
Social Studies Opinion Who’s Improving Black History Education for Everyone? Three Stand-OutsRecent highlights in Black history education, from the Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education’s LaGarrett J. King.
Social Studies Opinion I Train Teachers to Teach Black History. Here’s What I’ve LearnedHere’s how I’ve tried to reclaim Black history from the margins—and how you can do the same.
Social Studies How Schools Can Prepare Students to Vote for the First TimeStudents want more practical information about voting to prepare them for the polls.
Social Studies Opinion The Black History That Moves Us: A Resource List for EducatorsHere are some books, documentaries, websites, and social media accounts to help you teach Black history in all its complexity.
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’s special Education Week 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—and Why It’s 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 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 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 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.
