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Ind. elementary-school students learn about local agriculture
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High-school students create app to improve school announcements
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Teach Holocaust History with Echoes and Reflections
Echoes and Reflections is the leader in Holocaust education, providing teacher training programs across the U.S. Earn professional development credit and explore classroom-ready materials― lessons include maps, photos, primary source documents, visual history testimony, and connections to standards. Find a program today!
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Getting the most out of the common core
Two paths are emerging in the implementation of the Common Core State Standards, suggest Ken Kay, CEO of EdLeader21, and Bob -More-
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Kan. legislative committee votes to retain common core
The Kansas state House Education Committee voted against a proposal to opt out of the Common Core State Standards that were a -More-
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How do states measure up on education-technology laws?
The recently released Digital Learning Report Card grades states on a set of 39 criteria related to their education-technolog -More-
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Mass. officials monitor Twitter during testing season
As students in Massachusetts begin taking the English-language portion of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System e -More-
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British school challenges students to become stewards of the Earth
A school in Worthing, England, has taken lessons about the environment beyond the classroom walls to create a student group c -More-
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Wright brothers weren't first in flight, says aviation bible
North Carolina could lose its "first in flight" bragging rights because aviation bible "Jane's All the World's Aircraft" says -More-
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2013 NCSS board election results
Kim O'Neil from Liverpool, N.Y., has been elected vice-president of National Council for the Social Studies. -More-
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We need your support for funding for civic learning and history
A high-quality social studies education plays a vital role in preparing students for college, careers and citizenship. -More-
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A thing is mighty big when time and distance cannot shrink it.
Zora Neale Hurston,American author -More-
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N.J. students hear Holocaust survivor's story
Students at Saddle Brook High School in New Jersey are about the same age as Abraham Peck was when he was sent to concentrati -More-
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N.C. teachers get creative to integrate cursive in curriculum
A new "back to basics" curriculum being proposed in North Carolina would require elementary-school students to learn cursive. -More-
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Colo. IB-candidate school teaches through inquiry
Students at Range View Elementary School in Severance, Colo., learn through asking questions and making mistakes, a process t -More-
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Pa. history teacher plays the part for Civil War lesson
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Teach Holocaust History with Echoes and Reflections
Echoes and Reflections is the leader in Holocaust education, providing teacher training programs across the U.S. Earn professional development credit and explore classroom-ready materials― lessons include maps, photos, primary source documents, visual history testimony, and connections to standards. Find a program today!
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Duncan, state schools chiefs discuss district NCLB waivers
At a meeting Tuesday with Education Secretary Arne Duncan in Washington, D.C., some state education leaders expressed concern -More-
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Are schools taking full advantage of technology?
While educators nationwide are doing exciting things with technology, participants at a panel discussion Wednesday said that -More-
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Using Microsoft technology to teach students about business
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Pa. middle-school students work to save wildlife
About 40 students in the Environmental Alliance at Haverford Middle School in Pennsylvania are launching a public awareness c -More-
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Why schools should prioritize students' integrity
When high-profile public figures admit to lying, cheating and other misbehavior, it can be confusing for students who look up -More-
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