After a year of controversy and upheaval, a more neutral set of academic standards for social studies instruction will advance to the state Legislature after receiving approval from ...

Oklahoma's Board of Education has approved a revised draft of the state's social studies standards, which now heads to the legislature for final approval after previous standards were struck down by ...

I don’t have a say in government. I’m not even old enough to vote,” Jamal, a straight-A high school senior, told me during a unit on civic engagement. “Social ...

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 ...

Susan Gilkerson, a math teacher and school bus driver, stood before a South Dakota education board and issued a warning. The proposed math standards the board was considering — just 36 pages, less ...

Social Studies — “Social Divisions” — Episode 2 (Airs Friday, September 27th) — Pictured: (l-r) Jordan and Karen. CR: Lauren Greenfield/INSTITUTE. As a documentarian, Lauren Greenfield has spent ...

Chloe Hunt is an investigative reporter for Defending Education. This week, the National Council for Social Studies—the largest professional association dedicated to social studies education—is ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The new social studies standards sent to the Oklahoma State Legislature differ from the original draft presented by the State Board of Education for public review and comment. The ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – An Oklahoma public school parent-led group is providing easy access to forms that other parents can fill out with the intent of opting their children out of new controversial ...

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