National Council for the Social Studies

National Council for the Social Studies
AbbreviationNCSS
Formation1921; 103 years ago (1921)
PurposeAcademic/Education
HeadquartersSilver Spring, Maryland
President
Anton Schulzki
Vice President
Tina Ellsworth
Executive Director
Lawrence Paska
Websitesocialstudies.org

The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) is a private, non-profit association based in Silver Spring, Maryland, that provides leadership, support, and advocacy for social studies education.[1]

The council is affiliated with various regional or state-level social studies associations, including the Middle States Council for the Social Studies, the Washington State Council for the Social Studies, the New York City UFT Association for the Teaching of Social Studies, the Michigan Council for the Social Studies, the Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies, and the Virginia Council for the Social Studies.

The association publishes several journals. Its flagship publication, Social Education,[2][dead link‍] is a peer-reviewed[3] journal which, according to its website, aims to strike "a balance of theoretical content and practical teaching ideas."[4] They sponsor the high school honor society Rho Kappa.[5]

NCSS is currently a member of the National Coalition Against Censorship.[6]

  1. ^ "National Council for the Social Studies - Program, Organizational Structure, Membership, History". education.stateuniversity.com. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  2. ^ Martell’s Article Featured by National Council for the Social Studies. Boston University. School of Education. 18 September 2013. Accessed 9 August 2017.
  3. ^ Bishov, Deborah. "LibGuides: Teaching Content Areas - Literacy and Social Studies: Home". libguides.library.drexel.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  4. ^ Social Education. National Council for the Social Studies. 2017. Accessed 9 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Rho Kappa Overview, Requirements and History". Honor Society Museum. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  6. ^ "The Coalition". National Coalition Against Censorship. Retrieved July 2, 2021.