The Missing Infrastructure for Elementary (K–5) Social Studies Instruction: Findings from the 2022 American Instructional Resources Survey March 7, 2023
This report uses data from the RAND Corporation's American Educator Panels to investigate the state of infrastructure to support elementary social studies instruction during the 2021–2022 school year. The report illustrates that the underprovision of infrastructure for social studies instruction is in sharp contrast to other core subject areas and has important consequences for how teachers approach this subject.