With respect to Rick Hess’ Jan. 27 opinion blog post, “ Do Students Still Need to Learn Geography? ”, I appreciate his support for the importance of learning basic geography. That said, to reduce ...

Geography used to be one of those subjects everyone was expected to know at least a little bit about. Students learned ...

After falling off the curriculum map a generation ago, geography has made a quiet comeback in U.S. classrooms. Still, its supporters are looking to hold on to the ground they’ve gained, especially at ...