Educators must become passionate about advocacy and urge local, state, and national legislators to help maintain and enhance citizenship education.

This lesson plan involves students directly in the Bill of Rightschallenging their thinking skills while increasing their knowledge of the founding principles of government and the judiciary.

If we are to improve the civic and political literacy of our nation's youth, we must first address the disparate education that they are receiving.

When a high-ranking politician from the Democratic Republic of the Congo visited a social studies class in Milwaukee, students got a deeper understanding of the political strife and humanitarian crisis in that country.

The featured lesson places students in the role of decision makers as they explore four distinct alternatives for 21st century U.S. foreign policy and then consider their own views.

We cannot isolate our nation's wellbeing from that of others across the planet. We must help students develop the habit of thinking globally.

Young people cannot participate properly in the economy of the future without a deep understanding of basic economics.

Teachers who feel pressured by testing and curricular requirements should reach beyond mundane facts to make social studies more personal and poetic.

The resources and ideas unveiled by NCSS and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills will enable social studies educators to better prepare students for the challenges of this century.