Indeed, the ACT survey found that most teachers and administrators see “the need to prepare for state tests” as a major barrier to teaching science and social studies in K-3.

Reviewers for the National Council for the Social Studies, representing more than 15,000 educators in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and scores of foreign countries, agreed.

Teachers who participated in the survey said they were drawn to social studies because of their love for American history and civics. Many said their frustrations came from not having enough time ...

Tamra Huffman, an eighth grade American history teacher at North Middle School in Harrisburg, said what’s proposed now is unlike any proposed social studies standards she’s seen in her 23 ...

Crystal Etienne, a seventh-grade civics teacher at West Homestead K-8 Center, tells Miami-Dade School Board members she is concerned that one of the social studies books the board is considering ...

The social-studies book adoption is the last step in the state’s effort to move away from the Common Core standards and adopt new standards, the Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking, or B.E ...