Technology has changed social studies instruction in many ways—bringing primary sources to students’ classrooms, allowing access to archival information, and using interactive maps to visualize ...

Educators worry the plan will deemphasize topics like world geography, history and cultures. The board aims to vote on what specific content social studies lessons will include by next summer.

All the social studies classes for grades 1-12 in all three school districts have new textbooks for the 2003-2004 school year. It is a good thing, too, since some of the books that were being used ...

In Tennessee, elementary schools spend as little as a half hour or as much as 90 minutes a day studying social studies, according to the Tennessean. But some districts don’t quantify the amount of ...

The U.S. Senate's version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act creates competitive grants for the improvement of professional development and educational approaches to teaching the social ...

The most obvious and well-reported casualties of the last decade in program-slashing educational policy include traditional elective courses like art, music, and physical education. But these are not ...

Rosie Miller says she moved son Zebediah Miller Williams to Mansfield ISD because of Field Elementary's emphasis on TAKS exams. She says he now has difficulty in science and social studies, subjects ...

The concern and spread of misinformation have undeniably increased in recent years. Though, no matter where you point your fingers, the simple fact remains, we need to teach the ability of source ...

Black, Indigenous and other people of color’s persistent lack of access to quality education, health care and housing make it clear that discussion of race in school is appropriate. After all, race ...

Ahead of the college entrance examination, the so-called "social studies run" and "probability and statistics run" are increasing. The social studies run refers to natural science students choosing ...