social studies
plural noun
: a part of a school or college curriculum concerned with the study of social relationships and the functioning of society and usually made up of courses in history, government, economics, civics, sociology, geography, and anthropology
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The next hope is to have more books accessible across all classes, such as social studies.
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 13 Dec. 2025
Ismael Jimenez is the director of social studies curriculum for the SDP.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025
Talented writers and actors are bringing dry, crusty stories from our middle school social studies classes to life in ways both surprising and surprisingly fun, without sacrificing the gravity of their subject material.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Louise Dubé, the CEO of iCivics, a nonpartisan nonprofit focused on civic education, says that civics is not just government or history or social studies, but a bit of all three.
—Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 23 Nov. 2025
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 13 Dec. 2025
Ismael Jimenez is the director of social studies curriculum for the SDP.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025
Talented writers and actors are bringing dry, crusty stories from our middle school social studies classes to life in ways both surprising and surprisingly fun, without sacrificing the gravity of their subject material.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Louise Dubé, the CEO of iCivics, a nonpartisan nonprofit focused on civic education, says that civics is not just government or history or social studies, but a bit of all three.
—Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 23 Nov. 2025
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“Social studies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20studies. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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