​Long Island Council for the Social Studies

“History is a relentless master.  It has no present, just the past rushing into the future.  To try to hold fast is to be swept aside.”
-Abraham Lincoln
                                                                                             

Updates on Proposed Changes to New York State Graduation Measures

**UPDATE REGARDING LICSS ANNUAL CONFERENCE**

• LICSS has rescheduled its 40th annual conference for October 29, 2021 at the Melville Marriott. (There will not be a conference in fall of 2020)
• LICSS will be hosting monthly virtual seminars and debates on issues and ideas important in social studies education including: 
  • updates on news from the New York State Education Department
  • suggestions on distance learning
  • resources for teaching social studies
• PLEASE CONTINUE TO CHECK THE WEBSITE AND YOUR E-MAIL FOR UPDATES!