The new question-of-the-week is: What has been the best social studies lesson you have taught and why do you think it was so good? We’ve all taught bad lessons and we’ve all taught good ones. This ...

Manuel A. Yepes ’24, a Crimson Editorial editor, is a Social Studies concentrator in Cabot House. The phrase “Social Studies” means many things to many people. For some, it evokes images of fourth ...

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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.

Thomas Jefferson is out and Frederick Douglass is in. The former slave and civil rights advocate replaces the nation’s third president, author of the Declaration of Independence and founder of two ...

The new standards will increase the time students spend learning Texas and U.S. history, and decrease world history, cultures ...

Iowa lawmakers tussled Tuesday evening over school curriculum, engaging in partisan debates about how to teach about U.S. history, race and the role of "social emotional learning" as Republicans moved ...

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 ...

Over the summer, Social Studies Adolescent Education-History dual major Josiah Carnegie experienced a unique opportunity to see Public History in action in New Orleans. Josiah participated in the 2025 ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. (Above, a scene from Lauren Greenfield's new five-part documentary on ...

It has been a bad 12 months for the practice of civics in America. The U.S. Capitol attacked by thugs. An alleged plot to kidnap a state governor. Bogus claims of widespread election fraud. Violent ...