Recent Social Studies Headlines:
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
Teacher has right to Hitler comments
Mar 13, 2006 ... ... Although social studies teacher Jay Bennish has since been reinstated to his position, this should have never happened in the first place. ...
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. ...
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: ...
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 ...
Students look hard at child labor
Mar 13, 2006 ... ... seventh-graders at John F. Kennedy Middle School, and their classmates had their eyes opened when they did a unit on child labor in their social studies class. ...
An anti-American hero
Mar 13, 2006 ... ... Change.”. Bard College notoriously maintains a chair in social studies named for Alger Hiss, the Communist spy, traitor and perjurer. ...
Studies show college freshman aren't prepared for rigor of ...
Mar 13, 2006 ... ... their diploma. The core curriculum is defined as four years of English and three years each in science, math and social studies. Any ...
Why the War is Sexist (And Why We Can’t Ignore Gender Anymore)
Mar 13, 2006 ... By Huibin Amee Chew. Huibin Amee Chew graduated with a degree in Women's Studies and Social Studies from Harvard College in 2004. ...
Family grieves for Capitola teen in six-week coma
Mar 13, 2006 ... ... These days, he sets that time aside to see him at the hospital. Social studies and world cultures are subjects Nhem excelled in at school. ...
Professors seek to shed light on legacy of northern slavery
Newsday, NY -
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 ...
PINKO TEACHERS, INC.
New York Post, NY -
Mar 12, 2006... NEA-AFFILIATED teacher groups such as the National Council of the Social Studies and the National Council of Teachers of English carry on the political ...
Lawmakers expected to tackle business-related bills
Mar 13, 2006 ... ... Both bills call for four credits of English, three each in science and social studies, and one each in physical education and the arts. ...
SCHOOL NOTES
Mar 13, 2006 ... ... Eighth grade: Rikki Clifford, Mitchel Jones, social studies; Andrew Johnson, Jamie Jones, science; Kathy Jensen, algebra; Spencer Hanson, Annie Hagen, math ...
Canandaiguans are gearing up for Bush visit
Mar 13, 2006 ... ... the educational aspect has focused on "information triage" - trying to answer students' questions, Vern Tenney, chairman of the social studies department, said ...
The power of friends
Mar 13, 2006 ... ... security, humour and a positive outlook can help enhance positive ageing,” said Ng Sik-hung, head of the college’s applied social studies department, which ...
New Hartford gears up for school budget
Mar 13, 2006 ... ... the part-time teaching positions are in the high school, he said, and include four teachers handling English, World Languages, Math and Social Studies, he said ...
Instructor directs students to success through music
Mar 13, 2006 ... ... married man. Some days, Dahlberg said he barely sees his wife, Melissa, a social studies teacher at Dunbar Middle in Fort Myers. "Over ...
Academic Competition Results
Mar 13, 2006 ... ... students from the district's high schools face-to-face to answer questions in the categories of English, mathematics, science, social studies and general ...