The National Council for Social Studies views citizen education as the cornerstone of all social studies programs. NCSS recommends organizing K-12 social studies programs around 10 themes, including culture and cultural diversity, human self-perceptions over time, individual development and identity, people's organization for economic production…

Science teachers say that improving science education requires smaller classes, adequate resources, better staff development, and more teacher collaboration. Poor achievement on the Third International Mathematics and Science Study stems from watered-down curricula, teacher knowledge gaps, and student failures in "gate-keeping" courses.…

Teachers' credentials cannot guarantee their classroom effectiveness. This article describes current teacher-education reform efforts, highlighting U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley's recent speech, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education's agenda, the National Commission on Teaching & America's Future's proposal,…

Some schools are replacing rule-bound discipline programs with instruction that helps students make ethical judgments and decisions. A recent review of 40 classroom-management studies finds teachers responsible for designing lessons that engage and motivate students, communicating procedural expectations, and using unobtrusive techniques to hold…