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 ...
Forbes

Teachers Think Kids Need Science And Social Studies—But Still Focus On Reading And Math

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Natalie Wexler is an education writer focusing on literacy. Educators think it’s important to teach science and social studies to ...
Argus Leader

What South Dakota's K-12 students will learn in social studies classes starting in 2025

It’s official: South Dakota has a new set of social studies standards that educators will start teaching to students in the fall of 2025. That’s after the South Dakota Board of Education Standards ...
Education Week

A Popular Social Studies Curriculum Got an Internal Review. The Findings Weren’t Pretty

When Nikita Walker, a parent in Rutherford County, Tenn., saw that her daughter’s homework asked the then-5th grader to write a few sentences in support of slavery, she was confused—and angry.
The Texas Tribune

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

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The New York Times

Florida Scoured Math Textbooks for ‘Prohibited Topics.’ Next Up: Social Studies.

Behind the scenes, one publisher went to great lengths to avoid mentions of race, even in the story of Rosa Parks. A current first grade history lesson in use in Florida.Credit...Florida Freedom to ...