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Soldier visits Mo. students who wrote to him during year of recovery from war injuries

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 1:47pm

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Educators in five states exchange ideas to improve schools

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 1:47pm

Teachers and administrators in the League of Innovative Schools, a network of 56 schools in five northeastern states, meet re -More-

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Mass. district aims to focus social studies curriculum on local, world issues

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 1:47pm

A curriculum review committee in Lexington, Mass., has been working to update the K-12 social studies curriculum, so students -More-

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Are technology tools too much of a distraction?

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 1:47pm

The technology tools that can help students do their schoolwork can also be distracting, with the buzzing of smartphones and -More-

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Adobe's shift to the cloud is expected to affect schools

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 1:47pm

Adobe will make its Creative Suite design software available through the software company's Creative Cloud -- eliminating its -More-

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Tips for making the most of the iPad in the classroom

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 1:47pm

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Ohio social studies students' research locates unmarked grave of noted resident

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 1:47pm

High-school seniors working on a project for teacher Paul Larue's social studies class at Washington High School in Washingto -More-

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Fifth-grade students call Canadian politician's ads cyberbullying

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 1:47pm

Fifth-grade students at an Ottawa, Canada, school are writing letters to Prime Minister Stephen Harper in an effort to halt p -More-

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NCSS Summer workshop -- Teaching With Documents and Works of Art: An Integrated Approach

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 1:47pm

This three-day workshop -- July 22 to 24 -- will provide a varied program of lectures, demonstrations, collaborative work, an -More-

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Are you a member?

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 1:47pm

NCSS provides the professional network and teaching resources to keep social studies a valued and vital part of the nation's -More-

$125,000 Salary for Master Middle School Teachers
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I regret nothing, says arrogance; I will regret nothing, says inexperience.

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 1:47pm

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach,Austrian writer -More-

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Local history becomes part of curriculum for students in Cresskill, N.J.

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 1:14pm

Cresskill, N.J., Mayor Benedict Romeo and the Historical Committee have worked with the local school system to incorporate th -More-

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7 practical ideas for elementary-classroom management

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 1:14pm

Teachers should always have a spare set of clothes in their classroom because of the five hazards starting with P: pee, poo, -More-

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