A short 1945 film in the Library of Congress archives starring Frank Sinatra, who stops a group from bullying a young Jewish boy, could jumpstart a range of classroom projects such as an inquiry into post-World War II domestic issues.

In the new term, the Supreme Court will consider significant cases related to the death penalty, the Fifth Amendment, and land use by federal, state, and Native American governments.

Using news as a primary text in a media literacy class teaches students to think critically about the news, world events, and their own perspectives.

To cultivate engaged citizens, we should ensure that students have real-world opportunities to develop, practice, and apply civic skills.

A holistic approach to teaching democratic citizenship developed by educators in newer democracies can offer valuable insights to American teachers.

Allowing students to take the lead in a specific social action campaign enables them to take classroom learning about the democratic process to a much deeper level.

Teaching students power literacy means helping them understand the sources of power in civic life.

This special section of Social Education shares a range of different approaches to uncovering and developing students’ understanding of civic power.

In many elementary classrooms nationwide, less and less time is spent on social studies. Lack of attention to social studies is evident in states like New York where teacher evaluations are contingent on students’ performance on two subjects: English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics. In this article, the authors describe their experience integrating social studies and mathematics in a fifth grade classroom. The authors strove to provide elementary educators with a lesson integration model that uses historical investigation as a vehicle for learning other subjects such as mathematics.

At the turn of the 20th century, Pink Teas (alternately known as “suffrage teas”) were held by women who championed women’s right to vote. In this article, the author provides historical background on Pink Teas and ideas of how to teach about them in the elementary classroom.