New State Guidance to Improve the Rigor of Instruction in Social Studies

After three and a half years of hard work, led by more than 20 states in cooperation with 15 social studies content organizations with the participation of dozens of scholar-writers and over 3,000 reviewers, College, Career and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards is here!

The C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards is a powerful guide to help each state strengthen instruction in the social studies by establishing fewer, clearer and higher standards for instruction in civics, economics, geography and history, K-12. The C3 Framework will also be an invaluable tool for teachers, school districts and curriculum writers to strengthen their social studies programs. Its objectives are to

• enhance the rigor of the social studies disciplines
• build critical thinking, problem solving, and participatory skills to become engaged citizens
• align academic programs to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies.