For more than two decades, Emily Young has dedicated her career to helping students see beyond the walls of their classrooms.

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As different initiatives, priorities, and efforts to change teaching and learning in schools come and go, one challenge remains constant: Time is a finite resource. In elementary schools, especially, ...

All North Carolina social studies teachers have new guidance for teaching social studies, to complement their new standards, via documents approved by the State Board of Education on Thursday. The ...

The North Carolina State Board of Education on Wednesday discussed a set of documents designed to help school districts and teachers form curriculum based on the state’s new social studies standards.

Corrected: An earlier version of this story misidentified Joseph Durlak’s university. He is a professor emeritus of psychology at Loyola University Chicago. Includes updates and/or revisions. From ...

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 ...

Morehead State Professor of Teacher Education Dr. Kimberlee Sharp's has been recognized for her impact in the classroom. The Kentucky Council for Social Studies (KCSS) recently awarded Sharp the Meece ...

COOS BAY — Elementary students in the Coos Bay School District are going to be taught Social Studies through newspapers. In a new district-wide curriculum update, CBSD purchased brand new Social ...

South Carolina social studies teachers are worried about the future of their profession as the Legislature considers eliminating standardized tests in their subject in elementary and middle school. In ...

This story about social studies instruction is part of a series about innovative practices in the core subjects in the early grades. Read about math, science and reading. It was produced by The ...