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Some teachers in Maine took time from their planned lessons to address the bombings at the Boston Marathon.  -More- 

Some teachers said news of bombings at the Boston Marathon and the subsequent manhunt caused them to alter their lesson plans -More- 

There are a lot of misconceptions about project-based learning, writes Andrew Miller, who serves on the national faculty for  -More- 

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Teachers in California and elsewhere are easing into school leadership positions through the Emerging Leaders program.  -More- 

While presenting workshops recently, education consultant and award-winning teacher Nancy Flanagan asked educators to describ -More- 

Students increasingly are posting pictures of themselves performing illegal or potentially illegal acts on social media websi -More- 

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Middle-school students at a Pennsylvania district recently received lifesaving training from the American Heart Association.  -More- 

Student Town Government Day in Dedham, Mass., was marked by 38 high-school juniors and seniors taking on roles on the Dedham' -More- 

The 2013 NCSS Annual Conference will provide the most comprehensive professional development available, an investment in your -More- 

Socialstudies.org provides short listings of free teaching resources that might be of interest to our members.  -More- 

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Earth Day, officially today, has been marked in recent days by students across the country taking part in school-sponsored ac -More- 

Students in an Advanced Placement U.S.  -More- 

Teachers considering a large-scale project for their students should avoid feeling overwhelmed by the task and start by prepa -More- 

As states are implementing the Common Core State Standards, the guidelines adopted by 45 states and the District of Columbia  -More- 

Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's efforts to improve civics education across the country received a sizable  -More- 

Type any search terms into Google and what appears may be right on the mark or wholly inappropriate -- especially for student -More- 

Wisconsin eighth-grader Max Merrill has started a blog and a clothing line called MeInfinity to help other students who are v -More- 

Career planning, education, working, budgeting, shopping, family needs and other aspects of adulthood were all part of the le -More-