This latest article in a series commemorating NCSS’s 100th anniversary surveys the association’s efforts, actions, programs, and statements in furtherance of its commitment to upholding diverse voices and perspectives.

A study examining the impact of the C3 Framework on state standards presents interesting implications about the ways in which the framework has influenced state-level social studies policies and standards-based content and skills nationwide. 

Students can spark an interesting lesson by conducting research on how news about the Constitution was originally disseminated.

The examination of compacts in the classroom offers an opportunity to explore areas of law that fall outside the most-taught legislative processes while serving as a jumping off point for discussions on federalism, state sovereignty, and separation of powers.

A thorough classroom examination of the claims and techniques used in an open letter by 137 economists on tax reform can help students become more informed judges of economic arguments.

An inquiry-based lesson exploring Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams’s World War II photographs of incarcerated Japanese Americans can launch important classroom discussions on nativism, scapegoating, and the history of anti-Asian racism in the 

When studying the history of presidential elections in the classroom, it’s valuable for students to examine political rhetoric and the historical use of the Socialist epithet.  

Examining the surge of anti-Asian violence in the wake of COVID-19 can lead to an important lesson on patterns of racializing disease and the scapegoating of marginalized groups. 

Hearing the personal stories of young people directly impacted on September 11, 2001, can engage and connect today’s students to this important event as we mark the twentieth anniversary.  

September 11, 2001, began for many as an ordinary Tuesday morning throughout the United States. In some parts of the country, students were in school, some adults were at work or engaged in their daily routines, and others were still in peaceful slumber, unaware of the horrific series of events about to unfold. At about 8:45 a.m., the tragic assault on the country began. Within moments, the nation became a collective witness to and victim of a violent atrocity. Elie Wiesel has stated, “More than anything—more than hatred and torture—more than pain—do I fear the world’s indifference.”1 The…