SocialStudies News

1 less test sought for students
Mar 19, 2006 ... Currently, all third- through eighth-graders take Palmetto Achievement Challenge Tests (PACT) in four subjects: English, math, science and social studies. ...

CountryReports.org Indicated as a Social Studies Resource
PR Web (press release), WA -
Mar 16, 2006The magazine Social Education published by the National Council of Social Studies mentions CountryReports.org as a resource for teaching international issues ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Mar 10, 2006A school in India is reportedly teaching its students to use both their hands to write on different subjects simultaneously. All ...

Grant enlivens history lessons
Mar 19, 2006 ... ... Most of the kids couldn't finish them," said Stefan J. Czaporowski, chairman of the social studies department at Comprehensive High School. ...

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. ...

MULTILINGUAL PARTY
Mar 19, 2006 ... ... They have 2 ½ hours each day of learning in their chosen language -- where reading, writing, grammar, social studies, science and math are all taught in the ...

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. ...

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. ...

School thrives on innovation
Mar 19, 2006 ... ... "We've got kids who are just not prepared to do what our teachers are asking them to do," said former social studies teacher Colleen Shoemaker, who now trains ...

News on children's health
Mar 19, 2006 ... ... encourage policymakers to revise state standards to incorporate increasingly complex texts into English, mathematics, science and social studies courses in ...

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. ...

Attention, teenagers: Choose a career now
Mar 19, 2006 ... ... pupils would be required to pass three courses in English or language arts, three courses in math and specific numbers of courses in social studies and science ...

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. ...

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: ...

Women still vulnerable
Mar 19, 2006 ... ... in the city in association with the project titled 'Institutionalising the Department of Women's Studies' and the Association of Social Studies (ISS), The Hague ...

Ogle County Sheriff
Mar 19, 2006 ... ... Graduated from Dixon High School; bachelor’s degree in math from the University of Wisconsin — Platteville, minors in social studies and psychology ...

Artquest - It's Art History 101
Hopkinton Crier, MA -
Mar 17, 2006... One of the social studies teachers that team - teaches with Martin's class, Barbara Capalbo said, "Artquest is a wonderful program and such an opportunity for ...

School Calendar
Mar 19, 2006 ... ... are offered. School activities include Future Educators of America, Honor Society, Social Studies Club, and dance. Sports include ...

New programs to help with ISTEP, SAT scores
Reporter-Times, IN -
Mar 17, 2006... Accepted the resignations of first-grade teacher Sandra Talley, fourth-grade teacher Barbara Unger, social studies teacher James Miller and social studies ...

Behind bars, students learn they can hope
Mar 19, 2006 ... ... Across the yard in another classroom, Carrie Dola-Parker reviews a social studies lesson with about a dozen female detainees, ages 15 to 18. ...

Reasons for keeping recess
Mar 19, 2006 ... It’s not math or social studies -- it’s recess. But according to the National Parent Teacher Association, some schools in the ...

Moving up in high school
Mar 19, 2006 ... ... Both houses stipulate four credits -- generally four years -- of math and English; three of science and social studies, and one each of physical education and ...