Students who were born years after the 2001 terrorist attacks grapple with what was once a national trauma.

From its inception, the social studies classroom was intended to be a training ground for participatory democracy.

In this research article, Abby Reisman, Lightning Peter Jay, and Jenni Conrad compare how two preservice teachers navigated discursive “third spaces” that emerged during discussions of slavery in nint...

High school students in the US often learn about Latin America through the lens of the US, as a main character that exerts power.

The last decade has seen a global rise in the power of the political Right. In some countries, that has meant a shift towards centre-right traditional conservativism. In others, more radical rightw...

In episode 216, Dan and Michael chat with Lightning Jay and Abby Reisman about their article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “The social studies discourse instrument: Valida…

This article introduces the Social Studies Discourse Instrument (SSDI), a novel observation tool for capturing whole-class discussions in social studies. This tool assesses three domains of classro...

In a lively and sometimes heated argument, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared poised to rule for parents with religious objections to storybooks with gay and transgender characters.

“This is immediate proactive action to review discretionary funding streams” to the University of Pennsylvania, a senior White House official told WHYY News.

Critical thinking involves specific skills for assessing evidence, but background knowledge about the subject is also essential.

Critical thinking involves specific skills for assessing evidence, but background knowledge about the subject is also essential.

Critical thinking involves specific skills for assessing evidence, but background knowledge about the subject is also essential.

The school faces a deadline to yield to administration demands in negotiations over federal funding.