social studies

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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

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

This data makes sense to Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme, an associate professor in social studies and legal studies at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, where her area of  expertise is the sociology of religion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025

I waited for J.T. at his locker during six-minute break, but he never showed up, so I went on to social studies by myself, knowing I’d see him there, in class.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings