Civics
Social Studies
What Do Gen Z Voters Care About Most? A Survey Offers Insights
The findings have implications for schools: Gen Z wants more civic opportunities in school and better information to shape their decisions.
Budget & Finance
Leader To Learn From
Giving Students a Say in School Spending? A District Leader's Bold Idea Pays Off
Cyndi Tercero-Sandoval's initiative empowers students by allowing them to vote on how portions of their school's budgets will be spent.
Social Studies
Opinion
Teachers Are First Responders in an Ugly Partisan Divide
A middle school teacher argues that an investment from the federal government in civic education can help restore a common sense of purpose.
Assessment
Spotlight
Spotlight on Assessment
This Spotlight will help you examine updated testing guidance from the U.S. Dept. of Ed, analyze college-placement test scores, and more.
Social Studies
Bipartisan Civics and History Guidelines Get a Dose of Federal Funding
The money will go toward curating curriculum and providing professional development for teachers.
Social Studies
Opinion
What Did the House Speaker Fight Mean? An Education in Civics Can Explain
Teaching students why the House speaker fight mattered—and how to judge the stakes and claims—is the harder part of civics education.
Social Studies
Gen Z Has a Passion for Political Activism. Schools Can Nurture It
Gen Z continues to have a higher voter turnout than other young generations and schools can foster that civic interest.
Social Studies
Speaker of the House Vote Has Teachers Discussing Another Extraordinary Political Event
Navigating students' questions in real time can help reinforce social studies skills, experts say.
Student Well-Being & Movement
A Pandemic Pause, Then an Advocacy Renaissance for Teen Climate Change Activists
The nature of student activism has changed since the pandemic. But teens are still pushing for climate change solutions.
Social Studies
Writing Social Studies Standards: A (Dramatic) Year in Review
This year proved to be politically fraught for revising state social studies standards. Take a look back at some major developments.
Law & Courts
The 8 Most Consequential Developments in Education Law in 2022
The list includes major decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court, a transition on the high court, and several lower court decisions.
School Climate & Safety
Q&A
How a Student's Push to End Paddling in Schools Became a Yearslong Civics Lesson
A student advocate pushed to end corporal punishment in his state—and gained a passion for civic involvement in the process.
Social Studies
Opinion
I'm a State Election Chief. We Need to Do Something About Civics Education
With political polarization growing, schools are our best hope for imparting democratic values, writes Kentucky's secretary of state.
Social Studies
Opinion
I Am a High School Junior. I’m Not Prepared to Vote
I will be voting for the rest of my life, so why aren't I taught how to do so in school?