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social studies

NOUN
school subject about society
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Amanda Barnett, who co-founded the $21,500-a-year school three years ago, said the holdback program includes college visits and, in place of social studies, “an athletic personal development program” that covers NIL strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

He said he hadn’t even read the new social studies standards.

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2025

How have we lost sight of this basic tenet of high school social studies?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2025

Experts in Oklahoma education also questioned how much any changes in social studies standards would actually make a difference on the ground.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

I decided I’d say something to him when we were together in social studies class right after lunch.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings