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Rho Kappa Rocks!
Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society was started in 2011 and now has over 600 chapters! This edition of TSSP includes resources for high school students to win grants and awards. Start a chapter at your school! (Learn how)
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President India Meissel's Message:
Rho Kappa Wants You!
At the fall board meeting, the NCSS Board of Directors approved some new and exciting changes to the Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society starting in the fall of 2019, Among the changes will be the formation of a junior level of the society and the establishment of a scholarship program... (Read more)
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FIRE's First Amendment Essay Contest
FIRE's (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education) Free Speech Essay Contest for high school juniors and seniors is now open. $20,000 in prizes are up for grabs! Apply by December 31, 2018.
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U.S Department of State Offers Travel Scholarships
The U..S. Department of State provides over 1,000 merit-based scholarships each year for U.S. high school students to study abroad for a summer or an academic year in over 25 countries. The application period is open now until December 11, 2018. Scholarships include international airfare, tuition, program costs, as well as meals and housing often with a host family. For more info and outreach materials (click here). To receive printed materials about the programs, please email: youthprograms@state.gov.
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YSA Announces $1,000 MLK Day of Service Grants for Students
Youth Service America (YSA) is now accepting applications for the 2019 MLK Day of Service Grants to activate youth volunteers on MLK Day of Service Weekend. Funded by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, these grants offer youth development organizations, community-based organizations, and schools/schools districts grant funding and capacity-building training to effectively recruit and engage young people in meaningful service activities.
Deadline: November 4, 2018 (Apply here)
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NMAI Offers Free Symposium
The National Museum of the American Indian offers a free symposium broadcast on November 1, 2018 from 2 pm - 5:30 pm ET. Watch live on that day to hear experts discuss the need and explore how to transform education about Native Americans to inspire a more comprehensive vision of history and our shared experiences! Learn more about NMAI's national education initiative, Native Knowledge 360º. (Watch live)
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CivXNow Civic Education Survey: Deadline October 15
Do you think we provide good civic education in the USA today? Let us hear your voice! NCSS is part of a coalition called CivXNow working to expand and improve civic education. Recently a survey to answer the civic education question received thousands of participants. Now, help us hone the answers with this 15-minute survey by October 15! (Take survey)
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Jose Antonio Vargas Added to Annual Conference Line-up in Chicago
Jose Antonio Vargas is an award winning Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist, Emmy-nominated filmmaker, and a leading voice for the human rights of immigrants. He is also the founder of Define American, the nation's leading non-profit media and culture organization that fights injustice and anti-immigrant hatred. His newly published memoir is titled Dear America: Notes from an Undocumented Citizen. Hear him speak in Chicago November 27 - December 2 at the Annual Conference. (See more)
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NCSS Professional Learning
Institutes, Webinars, and Events
Webinar: NCSS & Newsela Present: Developing Historical Thinking Skills
Register | Oct 18, 2018
Sign-up for more events!
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NCSS Affiliated Councils
Conferences and Events
Georgia Council for the Social Studies Conference
Athens, GA
Register | Oct 11-12, 2018
Texas Council for the Social Studies Conference
Houston, TX
Register | Oct 12-14 2018
Ohio Council for the Social Studies
Columbus, OH
Register | Oct 15-16, 2018
Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies Conference
Harrisburg, PA
Register | Oct 18-20, 2018
Florida Council for the Social Studies Conference
Orlando, FL
Register | Oct 19-21, 2018
Louisiana Council for the Social Studies Conference
Baton Rouge, LA
Register | Oct 21-23, 2018
Maine Council for the Social Studies Conference
Augusta, Maine
Register | October 22, 2018
Kansas Council for the Social Studies Conference
Emporia, Kansas
Register | October 28=29, 2018
See more conferences!
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