SocialStudies News

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Mar 6, 2006Astronomy 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. ...

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: ...

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. ...

UNESCO looks at bettering arts education
Mar 07, 2006 ... ... The program involves using the arts to teach the mandated core curriculum — subjects like math and science as well as English and social studies. ...

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. ...

High school seniors struggle with tests
Mar 07, 2006 ... Students are being tested this week on the five tests that make up the exam - reading, math, science, language and social studies - for the last time before ...

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. ...

Boys learning problems
Mar 07, 2006 ... ... slightly outnumber girls in advanced science and math courses, the difference is shrinking, while female to male ratios in advanced social studies, English and ...

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 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 ...

At-Risk Students Improve Reading and Writing Skills Using Merit ...
Mar 07, 2006 ... ... the lowest twenty-five percent of the treatment group students transferred to test scores in other areas of academics, including Social Studies, Science and ...

Pen pals send mail to Uganda
Mar 07, 2006 ... WORCESTER— Fourth-graders at the Flagg Street School closed their social studies books and set out to learn about a different culture through the lost art of ...

How Does California Teach about Hinduism?
Mar 07, 2006 ... ... history textbooks? Will the state be forced to change the six new social studies textbooks' depictions of this religion? The state ...

Undersecretary bans books by ‘World Cultures’ author ...
Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates -
Mar 5, 2006DUBAI — The fifth and sixth grade Social Studies textbook ‘World Cultures’ was banned in private schools across the country for containing materials ...

Dodge City students compare with state average on ACT test
Mar 07, 2006 ... ... The state requires students to take three credits of math, English, and science and 2.5 credits of social studies. However, DCHS ...