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Louisiana Department of Education’s New Social Studies Standards Approved by BESE

March 11, 2022

Louisiana – The Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) unanimously approved the Louisiana Department of Education’s (LDOE) new K-12 Social Studies Student Standards on March 9, 2022.

“These standards reflect the totality of the events that have made America a truly exceptional nation and serve as a freedom framework for our children to learn about how Americans have always strived for liberty,” said Dr. Cade Brumley, State Superintendent of Education. “We must, and we shall, teach our students to appreciate the majesty of our country and their obligations as citizens to safeguard America’s founding principles.”

The LDOE has worked across multiple teams over the last two months to maintain the original revision goals while addressing concerns raised in over 2,000 public comments.

“These standards were informed by a year of public feedback, demonstrating why an engaged, informed citizenry is essential to protecting, sustaining, and improving upon our constitutional republic,” said Brumley. “I look forward to seeing these standards come to life in classrooms across our state and, ultimately, recognizing the influence these standards will have on the State of Louisiana and the United States of America.”

The LDOE’s revision process aimed to shift the standards toward an approach that balances the acquisition of disciplinary skills with content knowledge in each of the core disciplines of social studies: history, civics, economics, and geography. Furthermore, the revised standards establish a more coherent sequence of content to strengthen knowledge and skills at the elementary level, ensure students are prepared for secondary and postsecondary work, and better integrate the historical perspectives of people from diverse backgrounds.

Grades/Courses

• Kindergarten: Life in My Home, School, and Local Community
• Grade 1: Life in the Great State of Louisiana
• Grade 2: Life in Our Great Country, The United States of America
• Grade 3: The American Story: People, Places, and Papers
• Grade 4: The Ancient World
• Grade 5: The Medieval Period to the Early Modern World
• Grade 6: The United States and Louisiana: Beginnings Through Ratification
• Grade 7: The United States and Louisiana: The Early Republic Through Reconstruction
• Grade 8: The United States and Louisiana: Industrial Age Through The Modern Era
• High School: Civics
• High School: United States History
• High School: World History
• High School: World Geography

In the coming weeks, the Louisiana Department of Education will announce an official implementation timeline.

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