SocialStudies News

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Mar 8, 2006"No other animal is as altruistic as humans are," writes Lauran Neergaard of The Associated Press. "We donate to charity, recycle ...

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. ...

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 ...

Professors seek to shed light on legacy of northern slavery
Mar 11, 2006 ... ... this room know there were 60 enslaved Africans, people, human beings, buried a mile from here?" asks Alan Singer, a Hofstra University social studies professor ...

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. ...

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. ...

Evansville may drop half-day kindergarten
Mar 11, 2006 ... ... The school district must cut $160,000 to continue programming next year and another $50,000 to add a social studies position at the high school, Carvin said. ...

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. ...

Steps toward 'Excellence'
Mar 11, 2006 ... ... hours per day. • Incorporated math instruction with science, and reading instruction with social studies. • Requested extra-curricular ...

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: ...

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 ...

Celebrate 50 Years of Social Work Education at UQ
UQ News, Australia -
Mar 9, 2006In 1956 ten students enrolled in a new course in Social Studies, and Queensland’s first tertiary program in social work was created. ...

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 ...

School raises funds for military rehab clinic
Brunswick Sentinel, NJ -
Mar 9, 2006NORTH BRUNSWICK - The Social Studies Department at Linwood Middle School raised $740 during a Valentine's Day fundraiser to support the Intrepid Fallen Heroes ...

Can we please leave Hitler out of it?
Mar 11, 2006 ... ... Actually, geography is about more than where a place is and what kind of land it has. It fits in the broad "social studies" field. ...

Teachers fill in gaps on genocide
Mar 11, 2006 ... Tribune, United States -
Mar 8, 2006... Social studies teachers throughout Illinois have taken note since the law took effect in August, said Phyllis Henry, president of the Illinois Council for the ...

Accent on tolerance
Mar 11, 2006 ... ... speaking girls. But Amal managed to matriculate after an extra year of study, writing her social studies final exam in English. More ...