Give RE the status, coherence and rigour it needs, by ensuring all teachers of RE, primary & secondary, know what pupils have learned in earlier years and so can use and build on it. Our current system is inequitable. Countless children miss out. @culhamstgabriel.bsky.social @retoday.bsky.social

Supreme Court to decide whether states can allow religious public schools The Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider whether the state of Oklahoma may fund a proposed religious charter school, the first of its kind in the country

When it came to schools, the Founding Fathers didn't agree on much.

But one thing they all agreed on was this: America could not allow a church--any church--to run a public school.

MAGA dreams would overthrow American tradition.
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Tim Hall, Ph.D. on LinkedIn: #religiousliteracy #religiousdiversity #globalcompetence As the president of the North Carolina Council for the Social Studies (NCCSS), one of my responsibilities is to set the theme and program and lead the annual…

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Mark your calendars and join SSEC for a series of workshops about AI in the Social Sciences!

First up is a focus on History Education with David Hicks (Virginia Tech), Jan 30 @ 3PM EST.

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Pre-service teachers’ understanding of sacrificial listening as a pedagogical framework Listening is necessary for effective learning. Unfortunately, outside of comprehension tasks, listening is rarely emphasized as a key component of classroom instruction. This study considers a spec...

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The #HEIRNET25 Conference, titled "History Teaching and Historical Thinking for Countering Contemporary Challenges," will take place at the University of Cologne in Germany, from August 27th to 29th, 2025!
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Included, but how? A critical investigation into elementary social studies standards about religion Teaching about religion in public schools is a complicated and nuanced topic. Though religious illiteracy has been named as a widespread concern throughout the United States, little research has be...

NEW ARTICLE! "Included, but how? A critical investigation into elementary social studies standards about religion" by
Amy Allen

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