Texas education board to overhaul social studies curriculum, with greater focus on Texas

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 ...
The Hechinger Report

PROOF POINTS: Slightly higher reading scores when students delve into social studies, study finds

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. A September 2020 ...
People's Defender

Young named Ohio Social Studies Teacher of the Year

For more than two decades, Emily Young has dedicated her career to helping students see beyond the walls of their classrooms.
Click2Houston

State Board of Education OKs Texas-heavy social studies plan, setting stage for clash over history lessons

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 ...
JSTOR Daily

PRESERVICE TEACHERS USE THE NEWSPAPER TO TEACH SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES LITERACY

This paper investigates the effectiveness of using the newspaper to teach science and social studies. Within a rural public school setting, preservice and inservice teachers used the newspaper to ...