Advocating for Social Studies Education in Ohio:

• During June and early July, OCSS sent a position statement to all state legislators, addressing our beliefs and concerns about Social Studies education.  Identified issues discussed in the position statement include:

  • Ohio Academic Content Standards Revision
  • Proposed Assessment Program Revisions: End of Course exams, Nationally-Normed Standardized Assessment
  • Proposed Assessment Program Revisions: Service Learning and Senior Capstone
  • Professional Development

  Read the position statement and be sure to contact your state legislators to share your thoughts as a constituent and OCSS member.

State Budget News:

The recent state budget that was pass by the legislature postpones 5th and 8th grade social studies OAT testing for the next two years.  Be sure to contact your state legislators and share how important social studies education is to the residents of Ohio!

• If you want to look into any details of the budget, you can find the documents here.

• To access the education items in the state budget, click here.

• The actual language of the budget bill (approximately 4,000 pages) can be found here.

How do I contact my state legislator?

• Find your state legislator's contact information at the following site: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/

• Governor Strickland's contact information can be found at http://governor.ohio.gov/Contact/tabid/153/Default.aspx