SocialStudies News

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Mar 7, 2006"One of every five calories in the American diet is liquid," reports The Boston Globe. "The nation's single biggest 'food' is soda.". ...

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. ...

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. ...

WAMC YOUTH MEDIA PROJECT WINS NYSCSS "PROGRAM OF EXCELLENCE" AWARD
Empire Information Services, Inc. (press release), NY -
Mar 7, 2006... 1730)(EIS) -- The WAMC Youth Media Project has received the 2005-06 Program of Excellence Award from the New York State Council for the Social Studies (NYSCSS ...

Economics and business are part of social studies too
Mar 09, 2006 ... Junior Achievement of Delaware provides programs to 31,000 students each year that tie into the Delaware Department of Education social studies curriculum. ...

Influential role model
Mar 09, 2006 ... ... As my eighth-grade Social Studies teacher, "Ms. Napier," as I affectionately call her, instilled in me a work ethic and motivation to achieve my dreams and ...

Top 10 Tips From Kaplan's Score! Tutoring to Prepare New York ...
Finanzen.net, Germany -
Mar 7, 2006... Assessments. The New York State Assessments are given in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies. Students ...

District 401 turns to new textbooks
Mar 09, 2006 ... The Elmwood Park Unit School District 401 Board last month approved purchasing new social studies textbooks for fifth- and sixth-grade students at John Mills ...

Why no one whistles
Mar 09, 2006 ... ... (Social Studies -- March 8): The answer to the question of why people don't whistle any more is easy (for at least today's young people). ...

West Des Moines school updates
Mar 09, 2006 ... ... She incorporated American Indian and Japanese social studies units into her workshop. This workshop was sponsored by the PTC Fine Arts committee. ...

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 Indoctrination
FrontPage magazine.com, CA -
Mar 8, 2006... NEA-affiliated teacher organizations, such as the National Council of the Social Studies and the National Council of Teachers of English, carry on the ...

USD 232 officials confident as state assessments start
Mar 09, 2006 ... ... Starside Elementary achieved the standard of excellence in math, Mize in math and reading, De Soto High School in social studies and reading and Lexington ...

State weighs high school guidelines
Mar 09, 2006 ... ... At Hudson High School, students are required to take an additional year of social studies as well as electives in computers and technology and applied arts ...

Bulletin Board
Mar 09, 2006 ... ... This free one-on-one homework help is offered to students and parents with help in English, math, science, history, social studies and more. ...

Deming Academic Team members to compete at state-level
Mar 09, 2006 ... ... The competition consists of the top five students from each region in subjects including social studies, science, math, language arts and humanities, as well ...

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. ...

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: ...

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 6, 2006More Canadians are interested in the Canadian Football League than the National Football League, according to a nationwide survey by sociologist Reginald Bibby ...