The featured political cartoon from the era of yellow journalism can serve as an excellent jumping off point into a classroom lesson on misinformation and the link between news and public behavior. 

Indigenous sovereignty is an essential component of civics education. Historical and contemporary examples of infringements on the sovereign rights of Native nations exist, in part, due to the disregard of tribal sovereignty, nationhood, and citizenship. Given the aims of inquiry leading to informed action, we see a strong fit for using the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework as an entry to instructional planning about Indigenous sovereignty for upper elementary social studies. In this article, the authors outline a four-part unit that incorporates academic keywords, provides a…

Isidore Starr, President of National Council for the Social Studies in 1964, considered by many to be “the father of law-related education,” passed away on February 10, 2018, at the age of 106. A Son of Immigrants Isidore was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 24, 1911. His parents had fled Russia to escape the tyranny of the Czar. The Starrs raised four children in a “railroad apartment” (a narrow hallway runs the length of the building connected the rooms) on Rockaway Avenue. Isidore remembers speaking Yiddish until he started kindergarten, at which time he slowly picked up English…

Prentice T. ChandlerSome parents were mightily displeased when this teacher included documents from Howard Zinn’s compilation in an advanced history class. The author provides tips for educators assailed for breaking out of the mold.

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…

—Elizabeth K. Wilson and Kathy Shaver WetzelThe authors describe how a novel, such as The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963, can draw students into the study of the civil rights era.