A consortium of 22 states in cooperation with 15 professional organizations as well as teachers, scholars, researchers, policy makers, and state department of education leaders have worked collaboratively over the last three years to produce "College, Career, and Civic Life (C3): Framework for State Standards in Social Studies." This draft document will be released for public review at the NCSS Annual Conference on Saturday, Nov. 17 at 2:30 p.m. Learn more.