The Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Awards are a collaboration between NCSS and the Kaur Foundation. These awards are designed to recognize the contributions of outstanding educators and administrators who build safe and welcoming classrooms and communities to safeguard civil rights and promote excellence in education empowering all. The Cultural Literacy Award recognizes a teacher or administrator for their contribution to increasing knowledge of distinct cultural practices and identities, inclusive of the Sikhs, such that students from diverse…

Voices of a People’s History of the United States in the 21st Century, a new book from Seven Stories Press, brings to life social movements through speeches, essays, poems, and calls to action from Black Lives Matter, #MeToo, Indigenous struggles, immigrant rights activists, the environmental movement, disability justice organizers, and frontline workers during the global pandemic. The book’s editors, Anthony Arnove and Haley Pessin and contributor Jesse Hagopian discuss why this book is an important teaching resource in the classroom.  

In today’s “datafied” society, social studies teachers must provide instruction in data literacy to ensure that students become informed, competent citizens.  

The authors outline strategies for ensuring that students consider both short- and longer-term causes when examining major historical events such as the nationwide George Floyd protests in 2020.   

The highlighted inquiry about labor activist Joe Hill can launch a fascinating lesson on organized labor and different economic systems.  

Studying U.S. covert operations to influence post-World War II elections in Italy can launch an excellent lesson on the Cold War and U.S. concern about the spread of communism.  

This article looks at how NCSS presidents through the years have used their pulpit to address the state of social studies and other important issues relevant to social studies teachers.