Free resources for Black History Month
This February, the Allan Houston Foundation is providing EverFi’s 306-African American History digital resource to Kentucky schools at no cost.
Nominations sought for Outstanding Civic Education Leadership Award
Nominations and applications are being accepted for the Secretary of State's Kentucky Outstanding Civic Education Leadership Award.
Welcome to the Social Studies page
Lauren Gallicchio is the new social studies consultant for the Kentucky Department of Education.
KEDC wins three-year grant for history education project
The Kentucky Educational Development Corporation (KEDC) has been awarded the Academies for American History and Civics grant for Project HEART (History Education through Advanced Research and Technology). This is the only history/civics grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education (USED), and KEDC was the only program in the country awarded this grant. The three-year award that will offer an [...]
McConnell Center scholars program open to social studies teachers
Kentucky social studies teachers are invited to apply for the University of Louisville McConnell Center Civics Education Program’s 2016-17 Teacher Scholars Program. Participants will debate the legacies of John Adams and Alexander Hamilton, study Shakespeare’s lessons in statesmanship and follow the inauguration of a new president during the nine-month program. A fully funded travel immersion program is scheduled for summer [...]