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Vt. students use town's birthday as part of history lessons

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 06/07/2013 - 12:12pm
The Vermont town of Duxbury is celebrating its 250th birthday, and as part of the festivities, local students are getting int -More
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N.Y. high-school students learn about the power of $10 from math teacher

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 06/07/2013 - 12:12pm
Every year for the past dozen years, Clinton, N.Y., High School math teacher Nancy Zumpano has given each of her students $10 -More
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Ohio district considers role of controversial topics in the classroom

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 06/07/2013 - 12:12pm
Officials in an Ohio school district are considering whether teachers should address controversial topics, such as guns right -More
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NCLB alternative would give more authority to states

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 06/07/2013 - 12:12pm
Days after Sen.  -More
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Understanding the implications of the fiscal cliff for education

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 06/07/2013 - 12:12pm
Since federal lawmakers failed to reach a deal to avoid across-the-board budget cuts known as sequestration, several myths ab -More
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Ind. teachers learn ways to expand social studies into other subjects

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 06/07/2013 - 12:12pm
A Purdue University summer program is equipping a group of Indiana teachers with techniques and ideas for incorporating socia -More
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Md. fourth-grade students learn compassion through service

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 06/07/2013 - 12:12pm
After reading about Lou Gehrig and Amyotrophic Lateral Schlerosis, fourth-grade students at a Pikesville, Md., school launche -More
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U.S. students use social media to connect, give back

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 06/07/2013 - 12:12pm
Students in the U.S.  -More
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NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 06/07/2013 - 12:12pm
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Not-so-ancient artifacts help Va. elementary-school students dig archaeology

NCSS Smartbrief - Wed, 06/05/2013 - 1:12pm
Small replicas of the terra-cotta soldiers of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, were found under about a foot of dir -More
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N.H. high-school students flash back to the '60s with symposium

NCSS Smartbrief - Wed, 06/05/2013 - 1:12pm
Students in New Hampshire's Nashua High School North's Advanced Placement U.S.  -More
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How to get more mileage out of your LinkedIn profile

NCSS Smartbrief - Wed, 06/05/2013 - 1:12pm
It is important for teachers to have online professional profiles on LinkedIn -- both as a model for students and to give par -More
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Funding cut hurts La. teachers working to improve history lessons

NCSS Smartbrief - Wed, 06/05/2013 - 1:12pm
A program designed to help Louisiana educators teach state and American history is coming to a halt because of U.S.  -More
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8 books for educators to read this summer

NCSS Smartbrief - Wed, 06/05/2013 - 1:12pm
Educator and journalist Mark Phillips in this blog post suggests eight books and one film for educators to check out over the -More
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Poll: For many, plans for summer include tech-based learning

NCSS Smartbrief - Wed, 06/05/2013 - 1:12pm
SmartBrief Associate Editor Katharine Haber in this blog post reveals the results of a recent SmartBrief on EdTech poll, in w -More
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