Education Week

Kids’ Social Media Use Linked to Lower Reading and Memory Scores, Study Suggests

The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA, on Oct. 13, found that 9- to 13-year-olds ...

Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, a study shows

Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and ...

Virtual reality programs can help children with social communication

Communication problems can hold back childhood development, with a range of interventions available to assist with social ...
Education Week

PragerU, Creator of Controversial Social Studies Videos, Now Has a Toehold in Schools

As the school year starts, a controversial set of social studies materials are making headlines: videos from the conservative media company PragerU. The company, which describes itself as an ...
The Texas Tribune

State Board of Education OKs Texas-heavy social studies plan, setting stage for clash over history lessons

Educators worry the plan will deemphasize topics like world geography, history and cultures. The board aims to vote on what specific content social studies lessons will include by next summer.
Oklahoma's News

Public school parent-led group provides social studies curriculum opt-out form

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – An Oklahoma public school parent-led group is providing easy access to forms that other parents can fill out with the intent of opting their children out of new controversial ...
Santa Clara University

Child Studies Department

The Child Studies (CHST) major is designed for undergraduates interested in careers working with children and families in school or community settings. The curriculum encompasses a social-justice, ...