Above: Big City Social Studies Group members and local high school students attending the 2023 Retreat in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The Big City Social Studies Group is a collective of large city school districts and university partners that meet regularly to address common challenges in the teaching of social studies in K-12 schools. This group examines large urban district social studies departments’ and university partners’ current and future directions as they seek to create a model of networked expertise and district-university partnerships that can influence the broader field of social studies education.
Currently 15 of the largest metro regions in the United states are represented in BCSS.
Are you a social studies leader or teacher educator in a large city and interested in joining the group? Contact Big.City.Social.Studies.Chair@gmail.com for more information.
Above and Below: Big City Social Studies Group members attending the 2024 Retreat in Chicago and the 2025 Retreat in Boston, respectively.
The Big City Social Studies Group 