The new question-of-the-week is: What has been the best social studies lesson you have taught and why do you think it was so good? We’ve all taught bad lessons and we’ve all taught good ones. This ...

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 ...

Elementary teachers are left largely to their own devices when it comes to social studies instruction, cobbling together materials from different places with little support or guidance from higher-ups ...

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

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Natalie Wexler is an education writer focusing on literacy. Educators think it’s important to teach science and social studies 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 ...