John S. MortonTo improve the weak presence of personal finance education in our schools, we must establish its home within the economics curriculum. 70

Alan Greenspan Educators can help prevent young people from making poor decisions that have enduring consequences by providing students with a foundation of financial literacy. 66

Examining the Supreme Court’s reversal on abortion rights can foster important classroom discussions on the principle of stare decisis and on judicial activism.

—Scott Alan MetzgerA recent Hollywood film about the Crusades helps students better understand the ongoing conflict between Islam and the West.263

By merging disciplinary inquiry and critical inquiry, the C3 Framework has helped teachers engage students in developing deep content knowledge about issues relevant to their lives.

By integrating the process of critical questioning of media messages into the everyday classroom curriculum, we can help produce a citizenry with the skills needed to negotiate future threats to truth.

Why do students need to grapple with complex texts? How can teachers scaffold these texts to help students build background knowledge and vocabulary? Join us as we examine how inquiry-based learning provides a framework for building layers of knowledge and meaning that help students get the most out of their interactions with complex texts. With special guests Jilian Corr (Learning Experience Architect, inquirED) and Jane Patrick (Learning Experience Designer, inquirED). All Times Eastern Join NCSS and inquirED to explore how building background knowledge through social studies improves…

The documents presented here will help students imagine Baghdad at its height as a hub of civilization under the Abbasid Empire.

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.