SocialStudies News

SOCIAL STUDIES
Mar 06, 2006 ... Astronomy on Earth could be impossible in 40 years because of pollution from aircraft exhaust trails and climate change, according to a British expert. ...

Six local students going to state social studies competition
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, GA -
Mar 2, 2006Six Columbus students will compete in the State Social Studies Fair March 18 after winning events at the regional fair involving students from 54 counties. ...

Jury awards $396,000 to fired social studies teacher
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL -
Feb 25, 2006A fired social studies teacher on Friday won a $396,000 federal court jury verdict against the Palm Beach County School District in a case that spotlighted a ...

Grants will boost social studies
Philadelphia Daily News, PA -
Feb 23, 2006... higher education, business and civic communities yesterday announced $325,000 in grants to boost the Philadelphia School District's social-studies curriculum. ...

Undersecretary bans books by ‘World Cultures’ author ...
Mar 06, 2006 ... DUBAI — The fifth and sixth grade Social Studies textbook ‘World Cultures’ was banned in private schools across the country for containing materials ...

Social studies moves to back of the class
Fayetteville Online, Fayetteville NC -
Feb 21, 2006By Miriam Haskell. A national movement to improve math and reading skills among children has put social studies lessons at risk. ...

Bear Creek students win at Social Studies Fair
The Citizen.com, GE -
Feb 20, 2006Congratulations to the Bear Creek Middle School students whose projects won at the Fulton County Social Studies Fair. The winners included: ...

The test is not over in Greece
Mar 06, 2006 ... ... Gale O'Toole, who has two children in Greece schools, said she's pleased by the district's high scores on social studies and science assessments and isn't ...

Clarion University honors athletes, veteran coach
Clarion University News, United States -
Mar 3, 2006... Andy Herbstritt, a junior secondary education/social studies major. ... Brad Roth, a junior secondary education/social studies major. ...

My social studies report? Gov. Jeb Bush
Osceola News-Gazette, FL -
Feb 11, 2006By Deanna Sheffield News-Gazette Staff Writer. Alison Birks didn’t want to turn in just any social studies report. Instead the ...

New social studies curriculum adopted
Pioneer Press Online, IL -
Feb 16, 2006Citing a need to meet state standards, Elementary School District 15 is changing its social studies curriculum for the first time in more than 10 years. ...

Houston students in regional social studies fair
Macon Telegraph, GA -
Feb 11, 2006By Jake Jacobs. Ten students from Houston County will compete in the Southwest Regional Social Studies Fair today at Albany State University in Albany. ...

Students literately travel the country
Mar 06, 2006 ... ... The imaginary journey is designed to promote reading and social studies. ... Stephanie McCall, a reading and social studies teacher, organized the program. ...

Desert Vista High teacher puts social conscience in social studies
Arizona Republic, AZ -
Feb 6, 2006Community service, she says, is an essential part of social studies and she wants students to understand their moral obligation to help those in need. ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Feb 7, 2006Blue light makes people alert at night, according to a small US study. When 16 volunteers were exposed to short-wavelength light ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Feb 3, 2006"Relieved of the glacial weight from the last ice age, northeastern North America is slowly springing up and, researchers now find, moving south, by about a ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Feb 6, 2006More Canadians are interested in the Canadian Football League than the National Football League, according to a nationwide survey by sociologist Reginald Bibby ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Feb 13, 2006"It is difficult to compare national data on international trade, but Unesco has made a brave attempt in its report: International Flows of Selected Cultural ...

Interfaith center marking first year
Mar 06, 2006 ... Already the center, which is based at Nazareth College, 4245 East Ave., has reached out to nurses, hospice volunteers, social studies teachers and prison ...

Take care of yourselves, college tells health graduates - 04.03.06
Seychelles Nation, Seychelles -
Mar 4, 2006... professionals should take time off to take care of themselves, the director of the National Institute of Health Studies and Social Studies, Monica Servina ...

Youth Lines
Mar 06, 2006 ... ... Acting and fourth Original Oratory; Sara Roman, first Duet Acting; Lauren Cole, sixth Literary Criticism; Michael Patke, second Social Studies; James Vogelsang ...

Bill would require lessons on Hmong
Sheboygan Press, WI -
Mar 5, 2006... of the Sheboygan Hmong community are hoping to draw attention to a state Assembly bill that would require lessons in Hmong history in social studies classes in ...

SCHOOL NOTES
Mar 06, 2006 ... ... Science: Sixth grade: Michael Hartze. Seventh grade: Cecily Jones. Social studies: Sixth grade: Morghan Deiss. Seventh grade: Michael Van Beek. ...

Seniors get last shot at grad test
Mar 06, 2006 ... ... year. In order to graduate, a student must pass all five portions (math, science, reading, language and social studies) of the test. ...