Civics/Government

Need help teaching the election? The October issue of Social Education will focus on the 2008 Election. NCSS has also put together a list of materials from NCSS and links to web sites that can help you in your classroom.  read more »

The free lesson plan "Making Choices: An Exploration of Political Preferences" recently published in Middle Level Learning is available for download.  read more »

Great News--We will soon have a companion bill for S.1414, the Alexander/Kennedy bill to expand the sample size for NAEP in U.S. History and Social Studies, stay tuned for more!

The following is an official NCSS position statement prepared by the Select Citizenship Subcommittee of the NCSS Curriculum Committee and approved by the NCSS Board of Directors. Reconfirmed 2003, 2007

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Purpose and Rationale