The State Board of Education's list of topics for K-12 instruction have been criticized as unwieldy for students and teachers ...
What Ohio's children learn about history, civics and how to take political action could change if Republican lawmakers pass a plan to rewrite the state's K-12 social studies standards. "I am very ...
The Texas State Board of Education is reshaping how public schools will teach social studies for years to come, but its recent selection of the panelists who will advise members during the process is ...
The new question of the week is: What are your suggestions for how to make social studies classes culturally responsive? There are so many reasons why we need to make our classes culturally responsive ...
After two years of pandemic disruptions to students’ reading progress, schools nationwide are scrambling for ways to help them progress faster. Small-group instruction in reading is one of the most ...
The State Board of Education voted Friday to approve a social studies plan that would teach more Texas history across school grades and deemphasize other subjects like world history, cultures and ...
Over the span of my 22-year career as South Carolina public school educator, I’ve taught in self-contained classrooms and I’ve been in departmentalized settings. Although I love teaching all subjects, ...
Educators, parents, advocacy groups and others traveled from around Texas to weigh in on a once-in-a-decade rewrite of the state’s social studies curriculum on Monday at the State Board of Education.
From heliest memories, Emma Hoeschler knew she wanted to be a teacher. “I've always been passionate about working with children, but it took me quite a while to decide what type of teacher I wanted to ...
Oklahoma’s new head of education, Lindel Fields, is dropping an unconstitutional requirement for schools to teach Bible-based social studies lessons. The requirement — issued by the state’s former ...
A Utah lawmaker wants to require that all materials for social science classes in K-12 be vetted and posted online for parents to review in advance — and teachers are pushing back. Educators say the ...
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The State Board of Education on Friday ...