SocialStudies News

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 ...

East Ramapo mom continues fight for honors classes
Mar 21, 2006 ... ... schools Superintendent Mitchell Schwartz announced the district would not re-establish its middle school honors English and social studies courses, despite ...

Change in works for middle schools' schedules
Mar 21, 2006 ... ... daily. They take math and English every day in both semesters, but social studies and science for a single semester only. Other ...

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. ...

Former teacher says she knows schools the best
Mar 21, 2006 ... ... A former Hickman High School social studies teacher, paraprofessional and special education teacher, Gadbois left the district last year to help her brother ...

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 ...

More local briefs
Mar 21, 2006 ... ... Virginia Goatley of Vassar College will present "Developing Social Studies and Literacy Connections" at 4:15 pm today at the Poughkeepsie Day School, 140 ...

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. ...

Ethnic Groups Reach Beyond Blood Ties
Mar 21, 2006 ... ... Joseph A. Pace ’06, a social studies concentrator from Dallas, is the former vice president of the Society of Arab Students. But ...

Education Briefs
Mar 21, 2006 ... ... The symposium will also include a discussion of "American Mythos and the Rhode Island Social Studies Classroom" from 12:30 to 1:30 pm in the history lounge on ...

AC Valley awards construction contracts
Mar 21, 2006 ... ... High school social studies teacher Scott Austin and his students received a surprise on-air greeting from a CNN Headline News anchor team earlier this month as ...

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: ...

4 finalists seek post of principal
Mar 21, 2006 ... ... The other two finalists are Marcia Huddy of Winsted, Conn., a former South Hadley resident who has been a social studies teacher for grades six through eight ...

Pope John Paul II High School observes Holocaust education
Mar 21, 2006 ... ... Social Studies Department Chair Maureen Singer was among the first teachers in the county to take the Holocaust Education Course at Florida Atlantic University ...

Chaffee offers new art classes
Mar 21, 2006 ... ... Through integrated extensions coordinating art mediums and picture books in the areas of science, nature, social studies (cultural diversity), and literature ...

PERFECT Spelling
Mar 21, 2006 ... ... Weber, for the rest. Lucy studies English, social studies and Latin at home, and all other subjects at MUMS. Grace Weber used to ...

Young students give new twist to old college try
Mar 21, 2006 ... ... parts," she said. "We're trying to use push pins for graphing, and maps in social studies are also a challenge.". Toledo Public Schools ...

Teacher says candidate ignorant
Mar 21, 2006 ... Principal of Mbua Valley High School Samson Faisi in conjunction with the Social Studies Department of Mbua Valley and School of Education at the Solomon ...

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. ...

Tips on the GED
Mar 21, 2006 ... ... The GED tests reading, writing and math, as well as science and social studies, and is a timed test. The GED is tough enough to be accepted by the military. ...

14 vying to be state's top speller, earn trip to DC
Mar 21, 2006 ... ... press.". Joshua Echols, an Our Savior Lutheran School eighth-grader, who likes math, science, social studies, PE and language arts. ...

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. ...

Youth Lines
Bryan College Station Eagle, United States -
Mar 19, 2006... and fifth Editorial Writing; Charles Herrmann, first Biology, third Overall Science and fifth Mathematics; Walter Bauer, fifth Social Studies; Jonathan Lys ...