The challenges that existed when Social Education's last issue on academic freedom was published still remain, and the need to support access to information in our schools is as great as ever.

In times of social stress, academic freedom is often forsaken. Yet it is precisely in such times that social educators and teachers must stand up for this essential element of a democratic society.

Students will gain a deeper understanding of legislative tactics like the filibuster when they study the featured document—the Senate motion that broke a 55-day filibuster against the Civil Rights Act.

The centennial of Ronald Reagan's birth offers an opportunity to engage students in lessons about the importance of political civility.

The approaches to conflict management that our schools select can either encourage the deepening of democracy or reproduce social inequality.

This list of recommended websites includes websites on teaching methods and student achievement as well as sites that offer lesson plans and instructional strategies that exemplify these methods.

A close study of community cookbooks illustrates economic, cultural, and technological trends over time, such as shifts in food production, preparation, and consumption.

Students gain a greater understanding of both free market and government-controlled economics when they are forced to consider the distribution of a scarce classroom resource.