We can't wait for 2021! We are excited to offer another year of support and services to strengthen social studies educators. Before we move on to the new year, let's take a look back at 2020 and some of the moments we shared together.
President Wager's First Address
to the NCSS Community
President Wager conveyed her goals for her Presidency in July 2020, and highlighted the need for improved social studies education across the United States. Read her first address here.
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2020 will not be remembered without acknowledging the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and its global impact. As educators, you are commended for your steadfastness in the face of adversity. Continue the fight with these resources!
Teaching About Racism, Anti-Racism, & Human Rights
2020 highlighted the need to educate students about the topics of racism, anti-racism, and human rights. To help you continue the conversation, use NCSS' racism, anti-racism, and human rights resource page in 2021 to help ensure students are prepared to face these topics. Access the page.
Chief Justice Roberts Highlights Need for Civics
We started 2020 with the Civics Edition of TSSP. Chief Justice Roberts delivered his 2019 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary in which he focused on the need for better civic education. He pointed to the work of two NCSS partners, iCivics and the National Constitution Center, as effective civic learning partners. Read the 2019 report.
ICYMI: NCSS in the News
NCSS leaders were featured in several national news articles in 2020. In case you missed it, NCSS President Stefanie Wager, NCSS President-Elect Anton Schulzki, and several NCSS members discussed the push to re-examine how history is taught in the social studies classroom. Read the article here.
Forging a Path to the 19th Amendment
In May, we celebrated the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage. This Social Education article examined the 19th and early 20th century documents written by women to Congress regarding voting rights. Access it here.
Looking Back - Allen J. Lichtman's Election Analysis
One of the many landmark events of 2020 was the U.S. presidential election. In his article from the election edition of Social Education, Allen J. Lichtman correctly predicted the outcome of this year's election. Lichtman has correctly predicted the winner of every U.S. presidential election since 1984. Read his analysis.
