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'I was just so happy.' Lee County student wins Black History essay contest
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (241+ words) Saije Wade Cody isn't used to winning awards. The sixth grader at Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School reacted with surprise when she learned that she was one of only six winners in Florida's Black History Month Student Essay Contest across…...
Oklahoma Education Law Chills Classroom Speech as Appeals Court Weighs Case
8+ hour, 25+ min ago (621+ words) DENVER, Okla. " The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit has heard arguments in a major education censorship case challenging an Oklahoma law that plaintiffs say has chilled classroom instruction across the state. According to the ACLU, in BERT v. Drummond, the…...
State Board of Education discusses changes to social studies curriculum
3+ week, 4+ day ago (53+ words) The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) is working to reshape the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for social studies. Chief among the proposed changes " making Texas history prominent at all grade levels. READ MORE: https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/state-board-of-education-discusses-changes-to-social-studies-curriculum/...
Social studies has spent too long in the shadows
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (135+ words) by Ashley Fox-Kelley([emailprotected]) 2 hours ago 50 views "I don't have a say in government. I'm not even old enough to vote," Jamal, a straight-A high school senior, told me during a unit on civic engagement. "Social studies is boring. I'll…...
Grandmother’s 1960s AAVE Guide Resurfaces, Offering Rare Look at Black Language History
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (407+ words) A decades-old language guide once used in American classrooms is drawing renewed attention after an 85-year-old retired teacher shared her experience preserving the document for nearly 60 years. The guide, focused on African American Vernacular English (AAVE), was originally distributed in…...
Supreme Court offers a civics program for students
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (475+ words) The Supreme Court of New Mexico launched a program in 2021 to help young people learn about our system of justice and the role of courts in resolving legal disputes. The concept of the Rule of Law Program was straightforward: We…...
Tennessee debating how history, and religion’s role in it, should be taught
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (35+ words) The legislation allows local education agencies, public charter schools and public colleges and universities to teach students about the role of religion in American history " specifically focusing on what the bill describes as the positive...
State BOE approves social studies textbooks
1+ week, 1+ day ago (85+ words) MONTGOMERY" Alabama school systems can now begin selecting new social studies textbooks after the State Board of Education voted Thursday to adopt recommendations from a committee tasked with reviewing options. MONTGOMERY" " Alabama school systems can now begin selecting new social…...
Fight Over Math Standards Emerges in South Dakota
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (45+ words) The effort follows earlier battles over social studies and could spread to other states reviewing academic standards. Internet Explorer 11 is not supported Fight Over Math Standards Emerges in South Dakota Internet Explorer 11 is not supported Fight Over Math Standards Emerges…...
Promoting patriotism and dismantling the Education Department
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1679+ words) HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania "Linda McMahon is having fun. The education secretary, the 13th since the Cabinet department was founded during President Jimmy Carter's administration, has just left a classroom in Dauphin County doing the 2026 version of Schoolhouse Rock! with a class full…...