Recent Social Studies Headlines:
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 ...
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. ...
1 less test sought for students
Charlotte Observer, NC -
Mar 19, 2006Currently, 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 ...
The Saturday morning Dante Club
Mar 20, 2006 ... ... the dozen friends sitting at a round, wooden table in the corner of the Morning Due Cafe are teenagers from Mission High and their young social studies teacher ...
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. ...
Students and teachers hope prep pays off
Mar 20, 2006 ... ... in the school district, with students in fourth- and eighth-grade taking the LEAP 21, which quizzes students on math, English, social studies and science. ...
Schools devote time to youngest
Mar 20, 2006 ... ... her students done in three hours. And she's rarely able to get to science and social studies. But beginning in September, Kelly ...
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. ...
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: ...
Grant enlivens history lessons
The Republican, MA -
Mar 18, 2006... Most of the kids couldn't finish them," said Stefan J. Czaporowski, chairman of the social studies department at Comprehensive High School. ...
Troops to Teachers helps vets become teachers
Mar 20, 2006 ... ... He teaches sixth-grade social studies at North Middle School in Rapid City. "I love teaching and working with kids," Nuttle said. Chief Master Sgt. ...
District postpones WASL for some
Mar 20, 2006 ... ... credits in as freshmen. The credits must include one each of English, math, science and social studies. Students must fulfill similar ...
A new chapter in Hinduism
Mar 20, 2006 ... ... and my scripture might have been from comic books, but Hinduism was codified as one of the world's major religions right there in my social studies textbook. ...
Destination ImagiNation puts creativity to the test
Mar 20, 2006 ... ... The inspiration, Wallis said, came to them when their social studies class covered ancient Egypt. Other teams drew their inspiration from less likely sources. ...
High school principal to step down
Mar 20, 2006 ... ... Before returning to Northern California, the San Francisco native was a middle school social studies teacher in Southern California. ...
Class project leads to bill for state motto
Mar 20, 2006 ... ... Her class is now tracking the bills. Andrew's research on the project earned him an A in social studies. But his writing grade on the report was a D-.
IN OUR SCHOOLS: South team wins regional Math Masters challenge
Mar 20, 2006 ... ... family and consumer sciences, health, health careers, languages/Native American languages, mathematics, music, science, social studies, special education ...
Four newcomers seek seats
Mar 20, 2006 ... ... She has a bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s degree in social studies, with an additional 30 hours as a reading specialist. ...