As this year comes to a close, we all find ourselves reflecting on the past year. What can we change? How can we contribute? What do we keep and bring forward to the new year? As you reflect, we hope you are excited to ring in the upcoming year. Let us be among the first to wish you a Happy New Year!
President Heafner's Message: "Agency, Advocacy, Activism: Action for Social Studies"
In the fall of 2018, the NCSS Board of Directors created a new vision for the association, a world in which all students are educated and inspired for lifelong inquiry and informed civic action. To achieve this vision, it is imperative that we consider our shifting educational context. Read more.
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NCSS and NCGE Featured on Education Talk Radio
NCSS President Tina L. Heafner, NCSS Executive Director Lawrence M. Paska, and NCGE Executive Director Charles D. Regan recently discussed the recent NCSS/NCGE/TCSS Conference on Education Talk Radio. Listen here.
LOC Unveils TPS
Young Readers Center Internship
The Library of Congress is now accepting applications for their Fall 2020 Teaching with Primary Sources Young Readers Center Internship program. More details.
AEP Announces
Leadership Scholarship
High school and college students are invited to read, reflect, and write either an essay or podcast interview script to address how Emir Abdelkader’s legacy can be applied today. Learn more.
NHD Seeking Master Teachers for Collaboration with LOC
This program will incorporate advanced training both virtually and on-site at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. More info.
WWII Museum to Offer
Virtual Field Trip Opportunity
Attend a virtual expedition to discover the stories of the Manhattan Project. This e-field trip features live polling and Q&A. Learn more.
NEH Announces
Four-Week Seminar for Educators
The Newberry Library’s Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography is pleased to announcea four-week NEH seminar. Get details.
National Coalition for History Discusses 2020 Federal Budget
On December 17, the House of Representatives passed two bills (HR 1865 and HR 1158) which fund the federal government for the remainder of fiscal year 2020 (FY20). Read more.
Hedrick Smith's New Documentary
The Democracy Rebellion to Air on PBS
Hedrick Smith is a Pulitzer Prize-winning former New York Times reporter and editor. His newest work is “The Democracy Rebellion,” a one-hour PBS documentary showing how grassroots citizen movements are winning victories for political reform, state by state. The documentary is set to air on January 6, 2020. Learn more about Hedrick Smith.