The Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards in Social Studies represent the work of the Social Studies Standards Review Committee. This committee included K-12 teachers, administrators, college faculty, and representatives of educational and community organizations. Beginning in 2020, the Social Studies Standards Review Committee reviewed the 2011…

Countless studies have shown the positive effects that critical curricula such as ethnic studies courses and culturally responsive instruction can have on student populations. Yet, the narrative of teachers and their respective journeys engaging in these practices remains an understudied topic. The following qualitative case study examined the…

During the COVID-19 pandemic, anti-Asian violence in the United States has risen significantly. Many Asian American students have been disproportionately harassed in schools and fear resuming in-person learning. Thus, educators must resist returning to the old normal. Instead, they can reimagine the pandemic as a portal to justice for Asian…

This essay contributes to the growing literature on Mexican American Studies in K-12 within the broader field of Ethnic Studies. While most of the literature on the movement for Ethnic Studies within Texas and across the nation mainly focuses on the impact of Ethnic Studies courses on students' academic success, this essay highlights a…

Situating NYC's Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) history curriculum initiative as part of the nationwide movement for K-12 ethnic studies, this article aims to explore perspectives and experiences of six Asian American and migrant elementary teachers regarding the new AAPI history curriculum initiative in NYC. Teachers' stories,…

This article relies primarily on both postcolonial theory and Critical Indigenous Studies to demonstrate how the Mexican American Studies (MAS) PreK-12 Committee of the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies Tejas Foco, or chapter, successfully waged battle in getting the Texas State Board of Education to officially incorporate…

This post-professional development evaluation study (based on in-depth interviews) assessed the experience of ten educators who had participated one year earlier in workshops about the use of museum digital resources through the Smithsonian Learning Lab (SLL) for curricula development. The project focused on creating SLL collections to integrate…

Global migration, the quest by diverse groups for equality, and the rise of populist nationalism have complicated the development of citizenship and citizenship education in nations around the world. Many racial, ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and religious groups are denied structural inclusion into their nation-state. Consequently, they do not…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 8. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies: pockets of poverty. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The introductory material includes an overview of the unit and an explanation of how it is incorporated in the K-12 social studies program. The main content is presented in four columns of content, teacher directions, learning…

A proper understanding of the Judaic role is an essential part of a well rounded liberal arts education, and in order to accomplish this textbooks need to be revised and supplementary material needs to be made available that would effectively illuminate the unique development of the Jewish Community within America. (RB)

Addressing the 54th annual meeting of the National Council for the Social Studies, 1974, Wronski comments on the integrity of social studies, accountability, ethnic studies, career education, values, academic freedom, social pollution, and political and social institutions. (JR)

In a question and answer interview, a social studies consultant gives assistance to teachers. (GB)

Offers suggestions for helping students in elementary level social studies classes become aware of their cultural and ethnic roots. Suggestions include directing students to interview parents, relatives, grandparents, and community members; invite people to class to tell why they came to America; investigate contributions of various immigrant…

As part of a larger curriculum project, the content of this teacher resource book on Canadian Indian history, culture, and contemporary problems is critiqued. (DE)