In 1970, the Sewings were one of the first African-American Families to buy a house in Johnson County. Future social studies students will be introduced to 2020 as the year of coronavirus, distance ...

A survey of social studies teachers found that many find primary sources online for lesson plans. But a notable minority also rely on left-leaning materials, and a handful have turned to conservative ...

The new question of the week is: What are your suggestions for how to make social studies classes culturally responsive? There are so many reasons why we need to make our classes culturally responsive ...

In this episode: Assimilation, Global Classrooms, Civics Unplugged, Jellybean Tax. In this episode, creative projects include a focus on social issues that shines a light on assimilation, Global ...

Editor's Note: Comic books have a long history of tackling social issues. In recent years, criticism has centered on the characters themselves; some readers blamed publishers for creating diverse ...

The Texas SBOE released its Social Studies TEKS draft, citing record teacher and parent participation and defending the 2023 review process.

From heliest memories, Emma Hoeschler knew she wanted to be a teacher. “I've always been passionate about working with children, but it took me quite a while to decide what type of teacher I wanted to ...

An overhaul of what Minnesota's K-12 students learn in social studies classes has gained widespread attention as the state aims to update and expand the subject matter in a particularly heated moment ...

We are honoring the Top 10 winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Peter Philpott, age 16. By The Learning Network In this lesson, we walk students ...

The new question-of-the-week is: What are the most important lessons you have learned from your students? Some people make fun of teachers who say they learn a lot from their students (see The Onion’s ...