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Commentary: Collaboration is key to effective common core transition
School districts need to work together to implement the Common Core State Standards, writes Emmett D. -More-
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How can schools enroll more minorities in honors classes?
The enrollment in honors classes at the California middle school where teacher Heather Wolpert-Gawron works does not reflect -More-
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La. lawmakers to consider standards for prekindergarten programs
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Conn. school district finds hits, misses with mobile devices
Southington Public Schools in Connecticut has found mixed results from a bring-your-own-device pilot project, Karen Veilleux, -More-
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Pa. schools are expecting $1 billion investment in education
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Ill. students follow in King's footsteps with their own march
Students from Franklin Junior High School in Illinois recently took a nearly 9-mile march to mirror King's 1968 March on Memp -More-
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Civil War historian offers alternate view of Gettysburg's significance
Kent Masterson Brown, an attorney and historian, contends that the Battle of Gettysburg wasn't the turning point in the war. -More-
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NCSS awards
NCSS is accepting nominations and applications for the following awards and grants: Outstanding Social Studies Teacher of the -More-
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NCSS awards selection committees
NCSS is looking for members to serve on awards selection committees. -More-
$125,000 Salary for Master Middle School Teachers
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Dreams have only one owner at a time. That's why dreamers are lonely.
Erma Bombeck, American humorist -More-
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N.C. middle-school students learn about World War I trenches
The darkness and claustrophobic atmosphere of battlefield trenches across Europe during World War I recently was relived by h -More-
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Va. social studies teacher becomes blog superstar
Ken Halla, a social studies teacher at Hayfield Secondary School in Fairfax County, Va., started blogging a few years ago to -More-
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Ariz. ban on Mexican-American studies sparks enthusiasm for subject
Latino and ethnic studies programs and classes increasingly are drawing interest of students, an unintended consequence of Ar -More-
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Ariz. lawmakers hasten shift to common-core-aligned tests
Lawmakers in Arizona have approved legislation that eliminates Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards test as a graduation -More-
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How teachers can use Twitter to connect, collaborate
Twitter has become a powerful tool for teachers to connect, chat and engage in professional development, writes Tom Murray, d -More-
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Guide seeks to help teachers manage online videos
MindShift's "Teachers' Guide to Using Videos" offers advice for teachers interested in using the vast library of videos avail -More-
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Digital Learning Day shines spotlight on technology in schools
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How can schools improve environmental literacy?
Education programs that take place outdoors can help students develop environmental literacy, according to Nils Peterson, an -More-
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Book sheds light on the naming of America
A new book by cartography historian John W. Hessler focuses on a map from 1507 that helped give America its name. -More-
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