Local and State Councils

National Council for the Social Studies is affiliated with and supports state, local, and regional social studies councils and organizations across the United States.

NCSS Affiliation
Information on affiliating your local council with National Council for the Social Studies.

Learn more about NCSS Affiliation

Seeing stars
NCSS annually awards affiliates with Gold and Silver Star awards for their service in strengthening social studies education.

Learn more about NCSS Gold and Silver Star Councils

Now meeting near you
Find a local, state, or regional social studies meeting in your area.

View the list of upcoming meetings

Local Link: NCSS Affiliate websites

Links are added as local and state councils create web sites. For current contact information for those councils without web links, please contact NCSS Council Services at 301 588-1800. To add a local council link, please send the url to webmaster@ncss.org.

Alaska

California

Florida