Social studies is a vast discipline. Teaching basic economic principles, the critical civics knowledge how to register to ...

The District 88 School Board formally approved a review for the school’s K-12 Social Studies Program. Curriculum and ...

Several educators involved in drafting the new curriculum plan said they did not have enough time to thoroughly review the proposed standards and make changes. The State Board of Education is ...

Teachers and historians say key events could be left out of proposed TEKS social studies standards and want the board to slow ...

The Texas State Board of Education is considering making Texas history a prominent part of the social studies curriculum, but ...

Africa's coastlines are under growing threat as sea levels climb faster than ever, driven by decades of global warming caused by human activity, natural climate cycles, and warming ocean waters.

There appears to be a "Goldilocks zone" when it comes to social media use among teenagers. Too much social media use can negatively affect a teenager's well-being, a new study finds, dovetailing with ...

In a world that prizes social connection, the experience of being deliberately excluded can inflict a deep emotional wound. This sting was publicly shared by actress Ashley Tisdale, who recounted in ...

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A rewrite of Texas’ social studies curriculum is underway, with lawmakers, teachers and history enthusiasts at odds over exactly how to present the history of Texas and the United States to the ...

For more than a century, people have considered Alzheimer's disease (AD) an irreversible illness. Consequently, research has focused on preventing or slowing it, rather than recovery. Despite billions ...