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A seventh-grade student-journalist, Grace Ybarra, from Indianapolis visited the White House on Tuesday to interview first lad -More- 

NCSS is accepting nominations and applications for the following awards and grants: Outstanding Social Studies Teacher of the -More- 

In the workshop "Strengthening Social Studies Learning and Excellence in the Common Core," participants will build a learning -More- 

Assistant / Associate Professor in Social Studies - Secondary Education - 0405162
James Madison University

Jonathan Swift,Anglo-Irish writer -More- 

Students at Rawls Byrd Elementary in James City, Va., are getting a chance to learn about Chinese history, language and cultu -More- 

Students learn to love learning when grades are removed as the goal, writes Hadley Ferguson, a middle-school history teacher  -More- 

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In this response to a question from a reader of Larry Ferlazzo's blog about how to make the process of classroom observation  -More- 

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Using programs such as Twitter and Google Hangouts offers great opportunities to incorporate technology into social studies l -More- 

In recognition of April as National Financial Capability Month, economics teacher Brian Page shares in this blog post more th -More- 

Naming Oct. 14 as Columbus Day is inaccurate, according to Rachel Rinehart, an Iowa City high school senior.  -More- 

Seventh-grade students at Elm Place Middle School in Highland Park, Ill., took on the roles of legislators during a mock legi -More- 

As part of one New Hampshire school's efforts to boost student interest in science, technology, engineering and math, student -More- 

NCSS is seeking applicants to serve on NCSS Operations Committees.  -More- 

This NCSS Summer Professional Development Workshop, taught by nationally recognized Socratic seminar trainer John Zola, will  -More- 

Mgr, Impact Invest Initiative
Northwestern University

Michael Novak,American philosopher, journalist, novelist and diplomat -More- 

Eric Marshall's fifth-grade students at London Elementary in Walnut Cove, N.C., recently spent three days experiencing some o -More- 

Sixth-graders at Ortiz Middle School in Santa Fe, N.M., learned about energy conservation through hands-on projects in scienc -More- 

More than 7,000 elementary-school students in Manassas, Va., are getting much more than classroom lectures on the benefits of -More-