Identify the origins of laws. Define racial discrimination and segregation. Students will be able to: Explain the purpose of rules and laws, Identify the origins of laws, Define racial discrimination ...

Students read information and excerpts from primary sources about the Louisiana Purchase. In this lesson, students read information and excerpts from primary sources about the Louisiana Purchase. Mrs.

The percentage of New York City eighth-graders failing the statewide exam in social studies has risen dramatically since Mayor Bloomberg took over the public school system, jumping to 81% last year ...

Twenty years in education has taught me much about politics. Every few years a report is released that seemingly proves that the public schools are failing and that there is one clear, short route to ...

Third graders across in the Anchorage School District have a brand new social studies curriculum. It’s a comprehensive look at Alaska Native history and culture. The district said it’s a ...

It’s official: South Dakota has a new set of social studies standards that educators will start teaching to students in the fall of 2025. That’s after the South Dakota Board of Education Standards ...

Several University of Mount Union education students presented their original lesson plans at the Ohio Council for the Social Studies (OCSS) annual conference in early October. They shared a ...

The Texas State Board of Education moved forward this week on overhauling the K-12 social studies curriculum. New learning materials will hone in on Texas and U.S. history, while de-emphasizing world ...