Jax State program opens accelerated M.S.E. pathway for K‑12 teachers

A new partnership between Jacksonville State University and the Jack Miller Center creates a faster, more affordable route for K‑12 teachers to earn an M.S.E. in Secondary Social ...
Education Week

What Makes for a Good Social Studies Curriculum?

When Ben Zulauf started looking for a social studies curriculum just over two years ago, he wasn’t quite sure where to begin. Zulauf, the director of literacy and social studies in the Cicero School ...
The Straits Times

‘She’s my best friend’: S’pore employer supported domestic worker’s English lessons, diploma studies

Madam Jamie Too won Employer of the Year, nominated by her domestic worker Ms Ika, who was encouraged by Madam Too to pursue a three-year diploma. Ms Lasmitri won Migrant Domestic Worker of the Year ...
WBEZ

CPS mother outraged by history lesson her child says included reenactment of slavery

A Chicago mother says she was blindsided last week when her 9-year-old son came home from school distressed, saying he’d been made to participate in a reenactment of slavery as part of a Black History ...
Phys.org

Social studies as 'neutral?' That's a myth, and pressures teachers to avoid contentious issues

With a world literally and figuratively burning around them, high school social studies teachers are charged with engaging students in sensitive topics. Social studies curricula today, for example, ...
The Conversation

Social studies as ‘neutral?’ That’s a myth, and pressures teachers to avoid contentious issues

University of Manitoba provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of Manitoba provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. With a world literally and ...
The Oklahoman

Newly unveiled social studies standards removes controversial Bible, 2020 election lessons

No references to Jesus, claims of “discrepancies” in 2020 elections nor disputed allegations about the origin of COVID-19 were included in a new draft of academic standards for social studies courses ...
The Dallas Weekly

Democrats Push for More Inclusive Texas Social Studies Curriculum

The Texas State Board of Education is revising the social studies curriculum, with final decisions due by summer. Democrats on the board are pushing for major changes and minor tweaks to the proposed ...
San Antonio Express-News

Texas SBOE advances sweeping social studies overhaul, as critics warn of 'too much' content

The Texas State Board of Education is in the midst of the state's first overhaul of public schools social studies standards in 15 years. At a meeting this week, the board of elected officials ...
The New York Times

Minneapolis Schools Allow Students to Learn Online Amid ICE Fears

As immigration agents and protests lead some families to keep children home, schools around the Twin Cities are offering a remote option for the next several weeks. By Sarah Mervosh Education reporter ...
Post and Courier

SC is focused on history as America turns 250. Some worry elementary schools aren’t.

COLUMBIA — As South Carolina gets ready to celebrate America’s 250th year of independence, many of its youngest schoolchildren are spending little time learning about history or civics compared to ...
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Texas is overhauling what students will learn in social studies and history. Here's what to know

A rewrite of Texas' social studies curriculum is underway, with lawmakers, teachers and history enthusiasts at odds over exactly how to present the history of Texas and the United States to the ...