The 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence offers a chance for overdue conversations about what schools should teach when it comes to history, government, and social studies. Today, ...

I still think we need more education in geography in this country. So many people can't identify obscure, and sometimes not obscure, countries, let alone show you where they are located on a globe. So ...

Geography used to be one of those subjects everyone was expected to know at least a little bit about. Students learned countries, capitals, oceans, rivers, and mountain ranges because maps helped ...