From an early age, I have been a social studies nerd. Elementary school lessons on California missions ... That approach has left two-thirds of fourth- and eighth-graders not reading proficiently.

The District’s State Board of Education has adopted new social studies standards that focus ... school year for all students starting in fourth grade. Both sets of standards signal the city ...

The committee revising Colorado’s social studies standards has reversed its plans to add the experiences of people in the LGBTQ community to its framework for students below the fourth grade ...