Common Core Moves Social Studies From ‘Memorization’ to a ‘Meaningful Place’ is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column.

In it, Sarah Cooper, Michael Fisher, Ruchi Agarwal-Rangnath, Jody Passanisi and Eugenia Mora-Flores share their thoughts on the impact of the Common Core Standards on Social Studies classrooms.

Here are some excerpts:

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