ASCD Express is looking for short, 600 to 1,000-word essays on the theme "Why Social Studies Matters." They welcome articles that show how schools and classrooms are giving social studies its rightful place in well-rounded education. Guidelines for submissions are http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/Themes/Write-for-ASCD-Express.aspx [1]. Please send in your submissions by May 2, 2011.