May 16 (UPI) -- The Florida Department of Education announced on April 10 that it had rejected 35% of the social studies books publishers submitted for approval and use in the state's public schools.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR SOCIAL STUDIES MAJORS AND MINORS To qualify to teach social studies at the secondary level, applicants must meet two conditions: Possess a recognized four-year Bachelor's degree ...

Explore how human interactions are influenced by individual, collective, and structural forces such as mental health, social relationships, economic conditions, education and politics, and movements ...

The state’s social studies standards, ideologically aligned with conservative values, American exceptionalism and ...

The textbooks are for elementary and middle school social studies classes as well as civics, economics, U.S. history and world history courses.

Ms. Porter, a former social studies teacher, is associate research director of the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation. For an organization that claims to value diversity and debate as much as the ...

Learn how to use project-based learning (PBL) to teach history and social studies in engaging and meaningful ways. Discover five PBL ideas that you can adapt or modify for your classroom.

In the lower grades, however, the social studies approach tends to be more pervasive. Younger students often begin the study of history through the lens of their “expanding horizons,” starting ...

Comic books have had a long history of tackling social issues. Teacher Tim Smyth says comic books and graphic novels are powerful vehicles to engage students in both history and current events.

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints is an internationally refereed journal that publishes scholarly articles and other materials on the history of the Philippines and its ...

For an organization that claims to value diversity and debate as much as the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), precious little of either was to be found at its very own annual conference ...