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.

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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.

The memoir of a white journalist who disguised himself as an African American in the pre-civil rights South provides students with greater insight into the evolution of segregation in American society.

When teachers incorporate writing regularly in the social studies classroom, students not only become better prepared for reading and writing assessments, but gain a deeper comprehension of social studies content.

The two featured documents can serve as a starting point for a lesson on public service while students debate the amount of pay that public servants should receive.

By enhancing our professional organization and stepping up our advocacy, we can place social studies firmly in the foreground.