SUGARLAND, Texas (KTRK) -- A sixth-grade social studies lesson is being slammed for its offensive portrayal of the Middle East. The presentation, which was shown to 6th graders at Fort Settlement ...

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 ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A school in Alexandria is reassuring families after several students were seen role-playing a social studies lesson after class, leading to what school officials are calling an ...

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.

Colorado's Department of Education is updating statewide standards regarding the teaching of diversity in social studies classes. Individual schools and districts are still in charge of curriculum, ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Fifth- and eighth-grade students in Jefferson County Public Schools will learn lessons about the importance of Juneteenth in social studies classes starting next year as the ...

At 13, Ayaan Moledina has come to expect the once-a-year mention of his religion when his social studies class focuses on the 9/11 terrorist attacks. “It’s all about how these were Islamic terrorists, ...

From an early age, I have been a social studies nerd. Elementary school lessons on California missions, Civil War battles, besieged presidents and westward expansion thrilled me. So I am sad to learn ...

History and Civics textbooks and curricula vary widely by state, and even by district. Mississippi is among the states seeking to ban the 1619 Project. Credit: Terrell Clark for The Hechinger Report ...

Elisabeth Johnson, a national-board-certified teacher with a master’s in education, has taught a variety of social studies classes for the past 13 years at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, ...