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Should I use Digital Inquiry Group?

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Worth it. Buy if you teach history, social studies, or media literacy — the core curriculum is free, research-backed, and classroom-tested. Skip it if you want software with support SLAs, integrations, or security documentation.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 13 of ~45 public sources reviewed; user quotes limited to one community post.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo user support evidence found
  • Security posture

Pricing

Free

Curriculum

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • K-12 history and social studies teachers
  • Media literacy educators
  • Homeschool parents
  • District curriculum teams

Not for

  • Teams shopping for software with SLAs or integrations
  • Corporate training buyers
  • Homeschoolers needing all-subject coverage
  • Buyers requiring security or compliance documentation

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Professional development is paid with no published pricing; ask before budgeting a rollout

medium

Privacy policy exists but no security page; strict procurement reviews may stall

low

Rebrand from SHEG means older links and materials still say Stanford History Education Group

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Core curriculum is completely free
  • Research-backed lineage: successor to Stanford History Education Group
  • Won a 2025 Library of Congress Literacy Award
  • Adopted by districts, universities, and via iCivics partnership
  • Includes modern AI-era media literacy lessons (Civic Online Reasoning)

Cons

  • Curriculum library, not software — no dashboards, integrations, or SLAs
  • No public security page found on its own site
  • Coverage skews toward history and social studies
  • District-wide adoption likely requires paid, unpriced professional development

Sources & method

Analyzed 10/06/2026 - 13 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; the site lacks a security page.

official x4review x4security x1news x4

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • Free

    Starting price

  • 13

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Core curriculum is free from a nonprofit
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Teachers report students love the materials
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Deep history library plus COR and AI lessons
  • Support quality. No user support evidence found
  • Security posture: 2/5. No public security page on its site
  • Free Price Core curriculum (Reading Like a Historian, COR)
  • Yes Free tier Paid professional development offered separately
  • 2024 Founded As DIG; successor to Stanford History Education Group
  • 2025 Recognition Library of Congress Literacy Award

Pricing

Curriculum

Free

  • Reading Like a Historian lessons
  • Civic Online Reasoning assessments
  • Beyond the Bubble assessments

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; the site lacks a security page.

What users say

Educators and parents consistently praise the materials as engaging and classroom-ready.

“The students' feedback on these materials is incredible, they basically love them”
Facebook, Digital Inquiry Group page

Companies that use it

  • Palmer High School⁹
  • Perry Community School District
  • San Diego County Office of Education⁸
  • Rowan University College of Education
  • Minecraft Education
Full analysis

Based on 13 of ~45 public sources reviewed; user quotes limited to one community post.

Free, research-backed K-12 history and media-literacy curriculum. Not software — no SLAs, integrations, or security docs.

Methodology

Based on 13 of ~45 public sources reviewed; user quotes limited to one community post.

Sources

  1. Digital Inquiry Group official siteinquirygroup.org
    official
  2. Our History (SHEG rebrand)inquirygroup.org
    official
  3. Free curriculum announcementlinkedin.com
    news
  4. 2025 Library of Congress Literacy Awardlinkedin.com
    news
  5. Professional Development pageinquirygroup.org
    official
  6. Security page scandigitalinquirygroup.org
    security
  7. Privacy Policyinquirygroup.org
    official
  8. San Diego County Office of Education resource postsdcoe.net
    review
  9. Palmer High School media literacy featurermpbs.org
    news
  10. Facebook community feedback postfacebook.com
    review
  11. Modulo educator reviewjoinmodulo.com
    review
  12. Homeschool parent's guide reviewhomeschooltools.net
    review
  13. iCivics partnership pagevision.icivics.org
    news

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