https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/history History en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:26:58 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/in-social-studies-does-ai-shortcut-historical-thinking-or-deepen-it/2026/10 A national student history contest banned AI use, raising questions about its role in social studies. Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:26:58 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/in-social-studies-does-ai-shortcut-historical-thinking-or-deepen-it/2026/10 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/teaching-9-11-when-students-and-their-parents-dont-remember-it/2026/09 A New York City teacher shares how her lesson on the terrorist attacks has evolved over the past 25 years. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 21:41:26 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/teaching-9-11-when-students-and-their-parents-dont-remember-it/2026/09 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/trump-admin-calls-popular-smithsonian-history-teaching-materials-radical/2026/07 The White House criticized the Smithsonian's classroom lessons. But some teachers say the materials are invaluable. Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:05:33 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/trump-admin-calls-popular-smithsonian-history-teaching-materials-radical/2026/07 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/patriotism-debates-in-american-classrooms-a-timeline/2026/06 Those debates are heating up again as America's 250th birthday looms. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:27:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/patriotism-debates-in-american-classrooms-a-timeline/2026/06 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/why-texas-fight-over-social-studies-standards-has-national-consequences/2026/06 The Texas State Board of Education is poised to vote on a new set of controversial social studies standards this week. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:51:45 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/why-texas-fight-over-social-studies-standards-has-national-consequences/2026/06 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-why-i-use-a-business-school-model-to-teach-history/2026/06 Students who can see themselves in historical figures learn how to debate respectfully. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:18:02 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-why-i-use-a-business-school-model-to-teach-history/2026/06 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-reading-scores-are-awful-can-teaching-history-help/2026/05 A curriculum expert explains why teaching context is key to student learning. Tue, 26 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-reading-scores-are-awful-can-teaching-history-help/2026/05 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/2026-teacher-of-the-year-preps-history-students-for-a-diverse-and-divisive-world/2026/04 Leon Smith of Pennsylvania engages high school students in new angles on seemingly well-trodden topics and events. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:10:46 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/2026-teacher-of-the-year-preps-history-students-for-a-diverse-and-divisive-world/2026/04 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/another-state-is-requiring-students-to-study-the-bible-in-school/2026/04 In Utah, schools will teach Biblical passages that are “cited or alluded to in founding documents." Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:44:05 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/another-state-is-requiring-students-to-study-the-bible-in-school/2026/04 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-how-to-teach-what-it-means-to-be-american/2026/03 As America turns 250, Richard Kahlenberg discusses how schools can cultivate a common identity. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-how-to-teach-what-it-means-to-be-american/2026/03 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/what-makes-for-a-good-social-studies-curriculum/2026/03 A new curriculum review tool makes the case for elementary schoolers to learn more history. Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:01:11 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/what-makes-for-a-good-social-studies-curriculum/2026/03 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/america-is-turning-250-heres-how-teachers-are-covering-this-big-birthday/2026/02 At a lesson-writing workshop, teachers discussed how we should interpret founding principles today. Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:13:32 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/america-is-turning-250-heres-how-teachers-are-covering-this-big-birthday/2026/02 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-there-are-no-heroes-coming-to-save-us-black-history-without-the-hero-worship/2026/02 We should teach the history of justice work through a community lens, explains Bettina L. Love. Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:50:26 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-there-are-no-heroes-coming-to-save-us-black-history-without-the-hero-worship/2026/02 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-how-two-educators-are-teaching-history-right-now/2026/02 The "fire hose" of current events provides an opportunity for classroom discussion. Mon, 16 Feb 2026 07:14:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-how-two-educators-are-teaching-history-right-now/2026/02 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-studying-black-history-primary-sources-try-the-sankofa-framework-downloadable/2026/02 A blueprint for unearthing truths from Black history when grappling with a vast assortment of complex sources. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:24:31 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-studying-black-history-primary-sources-try-the-sankofa-framework-downloadable/2026/02 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-my-secret-for-engaging-students-in-a-black-history-jawn/2026/02 Here’s the class discussion you should be having before introducing a new history lesson. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:01:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-my-secret-for-engaging-students-in-a-black-history-jawn/2026/02 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-why-we-need-to-study-the-black-founders-who-shaped-u-s-democracy/2026/02 America’s founders weren’t just old, white men in wigs. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:01:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-why-we-need-to-study-the-black-founders-who-shaped-u-s-democracy/2026/02 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-my-step-by-step-framework-for-taking-flight-into-black-history/2026/02 Here’s how I teach my AP African American Studies students to excavate truth from primary sources. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:01:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-my-step-by-step-framework-for-taking-flight-into-black-history/2026/02 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/a-century-of-celebrating-black-history-a-collection This year’s special Education Week Opinion project offers perspectives and guidance from educators for improving Black history education. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:01:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/a-century-of-celebrating-black-history-a-collection https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-the-100-year-history-of-black-history-month/2026/02 What people get wrong about Black History Month—and why it’s as urgent now as it ever was. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:01:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-the-100-year-history-of-black-history-month/2026/02 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/communism-american-exceptionalism-latest-flashpoints-in-state-history-standards/2025/11 Several Republican states will add Christian teachings and anti-communist lessons to their history standards. Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:39:56 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/communism-american-exceptionalism-latest-flashpoints-in-state-history-standards/2025/11 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-this-halloween-teach-your-students-ghost-stories-and-urban-legends/2025/10 There’s real academic value in tapping into local tall tales. Here’s why. Fri, 24 Oct 2025 14:52:55 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-this-halloween-teach-your-students-ghost-stories-and-urban-legends/2025/10 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-what-should-civics-instruction-look-like/2025/08 States should take four policy actions for a rigorous approach to civics in the classroom, an educator explains. Tue, 26 Aug 2025 10:00:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-what-should-civics-instruction-look-like/2025/08 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/technology/can-ai-make-history-class-more-fun-for-students/2025/07 One elementary coach uses AI tools to help her students chat with historical figures. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 14:15:13 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/technology/can-ai-make-history-class-more-fun-for-students/2025/07 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-patriotic-history-education-doesnt-mean-ignoring-our-countrys-troubled-past/2025/06 History educators must reevaluate how to teach the subject to empower students to sit with historical tensions. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:00:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-patriotic-history-education-doesnt-mean-ignoring-our-countrys-troubled-past/2025/06 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-this-state-is-achieving-impressive-reading-gains-why/2025/05 How content-rich curricula is fueling a rise in reading scores. Thu, 22 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-this-state-is-achieving-impressive-reading-gains-why/2025/05 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/what-national-endowment-for-the-humanities-cuts-could-mean-for-social-studies-teachers/2025/04 The agency made grants for professional development and supported nationwide history education programs. Now these offerings may disappear. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 19:55:48 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/what-national-endowment-for-the-humanities-cuts-could-mean-for-social-studies-teachers/2025/04 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/schools-find-new-ways-to-celebrate-womens-history-month/2025/03 March is Women’s History Month, a time dedicated to remembering the trailblazers who gave all women the right to vote and honoring women's many contributions to U.S. education, science, technology, policy, and more. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:31:56 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/schools-find-new-ways-to-celebrate-womens-history-month/2025/03 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-how-to-empower-students-right-now-according-to-a-teacher/2025/03 With social and political unrest, teachers must draw from the past to help students understand the world today. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 06:17:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-how-to-empower-students-right-now-according-to-a-teacher/2025/03