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social studies

NOUN
school subject about society
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When students ask about the lake’s name, Jonna St. Croix, a social studies teacher at Sackets Harbor Central School, calls it Lake Ontario, following state curriculum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

I was sitting in seventh grade social studies, where we were encouraged to discuss current events.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

Much of his input made it into the final social studies standards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Public school teachers are trained to teach literacy, history and social studies, not theology, leaving educators to navigate how biblical texts will be presented while serving students from diverse religious backgrounds.

From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026

I was in my eighth-grade social studies class at El Camino Junior High School in Santa Maria.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez



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