A rewrite of Texas’ social studies curriculum is underway, with lawmakers, teachers and history enthusiasts at odds over exactly how to present the history of Texas and the United States to the ...

When Ben Zulauf started looking for a social studies curriculum just over two years ago, he wasn’t quite sure where to begin. Zulauf, the director of literacy and social studies in the Cicero School ...

The Texas State Board of Education is considering new requirements for how social studies is taught in the classroom. The new guidelines were brought forth by lobbyists who say the state is failing ...

A deadlocked Anoka-Hennepin school board has left social studies teachers in Minnesota’s largest school district heading into ...

Experts say some of the lessons are at odds with the historical record or inflate the role of Christianity in major events.

REYNOLDS DESK TO BE SIGNED. THE IOWA LEGISLATURE PASSED A BILL WEDNESDAY THAT COULD CHANGE A LOT OF WHAT’S BEING TAUGHT IN IOWA SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO SOCIAL STUDIES. THAT’S RIGHT. KCCI ...

As different initiatives, priorities, and efforts to change teaching and learning in schools come and go, one challenge remains constant: Time is a finite resource. In elementary schools, especially, ...

The Texas State Board of Education is in the process of rewriting the K-12 social studies curriculum. The new standards would shape teachers’ lesson plans and textbooks for more than 5.5 million ...