All North Carolina social studies teachers have new guidance for teaching social studies, to complement their new standards, via documents approved by the State Board of Education on Thursday. The ...

Schools across the nation are seeking to hire well trained, enthusiastic, and creative teachers who will inspire their students to become knowledgeable and engaged citizens. The Social Studies ...

With a social studies education major, you’ll explore your love of history, government, and social studies while gaining the skills to share it with middle and high school students. Become who you’re ...

High-quality instructional materials (HQIMs) are educational resources designed to effectively support student learning. They can include textbooks, lesson plans, digital resources and other materials ...

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 ...

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, ...

With a world literally and figuratively burning around them, high school social studies teachers are charged with engaging students in sensitive topics. Social studies curricula today, for example, is ...

COLUMBIA — As South Carolina gets ready to celebrate America’s 250th year of independence, many of its youngest schoolchildren are spending little time learning about history or civics compared to ...