Every student, every day, is engaged in meaningful, affirming, grade-level instruction.
In accordance with ORS 329.045, in 2024, the Oregon State Board of Education formally adopted Content Standards for Social Sciences.
The Oregon Social Sciences Standards provide a coherent set of expectations for the knowledge, skills, and practices that students will develop throughout their education. Grounded in research and informed by community input, the standards emphasize teaching a more complete history with the inclusion of multiple perspectives and traditionally underrepresented histories. The key design features of the standards include inquiry and disciplinary thinking across civics, economics, geography, and history, critical thinking, problem-solving, clear communication and argumentation, and digital and media literacy.
These standards reflect Oregon’s commitment to equity, excellence, and access for every student and serve as the foundation for instruction, assessment, and high-quality instructional materials selection and implementation.
Grounded in this foundation, Oregon’s required
Transformative SEL Standards and
Tribal History/Shared History curriculum are to be integrated alongside Social Science standards to create the conditions for learning and thriving and ensuring the histories, cultures, contributions, and sovereignty of Oregon’s nine federally recognized Tribal Nations are taught accurately and with integrity.
The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) has updated its standards using a new, consistent template designed to improve clarity, usability, and coherence across content areas.
Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, school districts should implement the new Oregon K-12 Social Science Standards. Implementation supports and professional learning resources are available on the Oregon Social Science Framework webpage.
Standards
Oregon K-12 Social Sciences Standards
K–5 standards organized by individual grade level.
| Guidance & Resources
2021-2024 Content Standards Crosswalks
Webinars
Integrating TSEL
Social Sciences Disciplinary Literacy |
Key Resources