Adults may wince at painful childhood memories of penmanship lessons and spelling tests. A small but growing number of studies, though, suggest that systematically teaching handwriting and spelling ...

In national parks and at historic sites, the Trump administration has removed educational materials about slavery and other topics it deems inappropriate. By Michael Gonchar A social studies teacher ...

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 ...

California yesterday approved a still-problematic 900-page Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (ESMC), capping a contentious two-year review process that is replete with teachable moments. Those lessons — ...

The state on Friday released the latest recommendations for the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum, notably expanding Asian American studies and an appendix to offer sample lessons on several ethnic ...

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A social studies teacher explores what writing obituaries of “overlooked” relatives can teach students about contributing meaningfully to society. By Joel Snyder See what you remember about this ...