Recent Social Studies Headlines:
RHS academic team puts enjoys 'social' studies
Palladium-Item, IN -
Mar 21, 2006Top right: Amy Kelly, left, Spencer Gray, Stefan Roha and Charles Patterson study social studies together after school at Richmond High School on March 14. ...
Social Studies
Gay City News -
Mar 16, 2006BY CHRISTOPHER BYRNE. If you’ve heard about the new musical “Grey Gardens,” you may very well have heard it described as “camp ...
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 ...
School Department anticipating busy retirement season
Mar 23, 2006 ... ... He said many employees, including Athletic Director Ron Zampell and Director of Social Studies Dr. Cal Carpenter, have already informed him they will be ...
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 ...
School District 6 will have mill levy
Mar 23, 2006 ... ... retiring in kindergarten, sixth grade and the District is also eyeing cuts in staff at the junior high for physical education, English 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 ...
Pocket Printer Handles Email
Mar 23, 2006 ... ... whom hesitate to access the Internet because they don't know how to use a computer, according to survey by the country's Center for Social Studies and Policies ...
Religion's presence already felt in Georgia classrooms
Mar 23, 2006 ... Marlene Holland waltzed across her social studies classroom handing out worksheets on the "Three Holy Books," an exercise in identifying quotations from the ...
East Ramapo parents want honors classes back
The Journal News.com, NY -
Mar 22, 2006SPRING VALLEY — More than a half-dozen parents urged the East Ramapo Board of Education last night to bring English and social studies honors courses back to ...
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. ...
Following the fire
Mar 23, 2006 ... ... Hornbeck, the 2003 Maryland Teacher of the Year, splits his days at Linganore between social studies and staff development, and has spent most of his career ...
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. ...
Moral No More, Maybe
Mar 23, 2006 ... ... “Moral reasoning is like sky-diving,” Associate Professor of Government and of Social Studies Glyn Morgan writes in an email. ...
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. ...
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. ...
Other counties show interest in using JDC
Mar 23, 2006 ... ... School District provides juveniles at the center with materials and an instructor for the basic curricula such as math, science, social studies and language ...
Students React To President's Speech
Mar 23, 2006 ... ... they could all be there but if they're not it is important that they see what is going on, how he thinks everythings going," said Social Studies teacher Jacob ...
Incentives boost students' test scores
Mar 23, 2006 ... ... sections of the English language arts test, the student can receive a grade of 100 that can be used as one test grade in an English, social studies or foreign ...
Model UN opens students’ minds
Mar 23, 2006 ... ... West sophomore Laura Rostowfske was on the fence. Such was the discussion Mon-day after school in West social studies teacher Mark Drake’s classroom. ...
Anacoco's Phillips named Elementary Student of the Year
Leesville Daily Leader, LA -
Mar 21, 2006... Phillips added that Social Studies is her favorite subject, and that if she had to choose Mrs. Tilley would be her favorite teacher, though she likes them all. ...
Granholm hears support for tougher graduation standards
Mar 23, 2006 ... ... Granholm favors a full set of requirements for high school grads: four years of math and English, three years of science and social studies, two years of ...
Censured teachers' union leader hopes for re-election
Mar 23, 2006 ... ... ``I'm doing my job, no more, no less,'' said Pennington, a social-studies teacher at Loy Norrix High School. ``Two different boards saw what I saw.''. ...
Carlynton students serve as junior council reps
Mar 23, 2006 ... ... After social studies teacher Laura Begg recommended them for the opportunity, both students, who also happen to be on the varsity swim team, accepted for ...