Advocating for Social Studies Education in Ohio:

• Since January, the OCSS board has been working to make sure that the revised draft of the Ohio Academic Content Standards will meet the needs of Social Studies teachers and students entering the 21st Century workforce. Please read the OCSS position statement and contact your Board of Education member. In this statement, OCSS has addressed:

  • Ohio Academic Content Standards Revision
  • Proposed Assessment Program Revisions: End of Course exams, 5th and 8th grade assessments
  • Inclusion of 21st Century Skills
  • The timeline of standards adoption

   

  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

   

  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.

  Page last updated: February, 2010