Adding more steps to a social studies project doesn’t necessarily make it more rigorous—there are better ways to ...

Based on the C3 Framework, with classroom-ready lessons, instructional supports, and embedded literacy strategies to help ...

The board will to hear public comments throughout the week, giving parents, educators and advocacy groups an opportunity to weigh in before final decisions are made.

The State Board of Education’s curriculum rewrite would shift the focus in social studies classes to a Texas-centered ...

A new study suggests that elementary students who spend more time on social studies become better readers. The report from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute found that spending 30 minutes a day more on ...

The 10-2 vote represents one of the final steps in a monthslong process to overhaul the standards that lay out what students ...

After days of testimony and debate, the State Board of Education approved two controversial measures that require Bible readings in public schools and overhaul social studies curricula.

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 ...

The proposed standards have drawn controversy, with critics saying they place too much emphasis on Christianity while giving short shrift to other world religions.

It all started with a failed lesson plan. I had a pleasant surprise yesterday: a former student named Jason, who had graduated two years ago with a teaching certificate and a self-designed individual ...

A proposed change to Texas‘s high school social studies standards is sparking outrage by requiring teaching about “the ...