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 ...

A survey of social studies teachers found that many find primary sources online for lesson plans. But a notable minority also rely on left-leaning materials, and a handful have turned to conservative ...

Social emotional learning — lessons in soft skills like listening to people you disagree with or calming yourself down before ...

America’s social studies and civics teachers have never felt more pressure. The United States is in the middle of a traumatic month of political upheaval that, so far, has included a violent assault ...

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 ...

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 ...

Now-former State Schools Superintendent Ryan Walters speaks during a special meeting of the Oklahoma State Board of Education ...