Political debate and pressure took center stage this year when it came to states’ expectations for how history and civics are taught in K-12 schools. Social studies standards help guide instruction in ...

It’s the final countdown for South Dakota’s social studies standards process. Monday will be a big day for South Dakota’s education world, marking the fourth and final public hearing by the Board of ...

Interim Superintendent of Oklahoma Schools Lindel Fields said Thursday that changes are coming to Ryan Walters' controversial ...

People can submit comments about these proposed changes until Jan. 21, according to OSDE's website. 5. Oklahoma lawmakers get the final word The social studies and science standards will be presented ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Debate around the proposed social studies standards continued Monday in Sioux Falls. The South Dakota Board of Education Standards hosted its second of four statewide ...

Teachers’ groups, parents and Democratic members of the Texas State Board of Education are speaking out about Republican-led efforts to delay revisions to social studies standards. The GOP-controlled ...

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, ...

Newly proposed social studies standards discourage inquiry-based learning and emphasize rote memorization, leaders for the South Dakota Education Association stated this week. SDEA is the largest ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Starting Fall 2025, South Dakota will implement new social studies standards. The seven-member Board of Education Standards voted 5-2 to implement the controversial standards ...

So far, South Dakota's social studies standards process has cost taxpayers more than $608,000. That’s according to Argus Leader calculations of costs to convene two different workgroups to draft the ...

Oklahoma's proposed social studies learning standards: 5 things we know From Bible teachings to tracking illegal immigration in schools – State Superintendent Ryan Walters has proposed a host of ...