About MCSS

In 2012, the Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies took an important step. The organization created this Web site. It is a beginning. In 2013, NERC44 conference has an on line registration option. In addition, we're trying to play an active...

MCSS - the Voice for Social Studies Over this past year, we have seen some much needed progress in Social Studies education. Perhaps not in our schools but in the growing public consciousness about the importance of Social Studies education. The...

I trust your summer has been as beautiful as mine has been. We have been blessed with great weather, the opportunities for beach days, travel, cookouts, concerts, picnics, and family gatherings and amusements of all shapes and sizes. A time that we have...

The Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies (MCSS) is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit educational organization. It is a network of social studies educators who work at every level of schooling. They communicate with each other through publications...

The Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies is the state affiliate of the National Council for the Social Studies and an associate of the New England History Teachers Association. The purposes of MCSS are to: Provide a professional organization...

2012-2013 MCSS Board of Directors June 1, 2012 OFFICERS President: Norman F. Shacochis, Fontbonne Academy, retired; normshac@verizon.net President-Elect:  William Hocking, Mansfield High School, Mansfield, MA bill.hocking@mansfieldschools.com ...

MCSS also works with local councils that serve regions of the state. Representatives of these councils sit on the MCSS Board of Directors as voting members. Local councils provide programs for their members several times a year; these programs enhance...