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

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

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

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

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Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach,Austrian writer -More- 

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

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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Colorado will phase in new graduation requirements over the next seven years that are focused more on students' competency th -More- 

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Mobile applications are making it possible for schools to make field trips more interactive and -- in some cases -- take stud -More- 

Five teachers in the United Kingdom recently tested the use of touch-screen tables in their classrooms, and researchers found -More- 

Social studies students from Weymouth High School in Massachusetts held a mock trial of the real-life Florida case of Casey A -More- 

One eighth-grade student in Connecticut is using social media to perform and promote good deeds.  -More- 

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The deadline to submit a nomination or application for NCSS Awards is extended to May 31.  -More- 

Powerful and Authentic Social Studies (PASS) is a professional development program that trains social studies teachers in cur -More- 

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Rene Descartes,French mathematician and philosopher -More- 

New Jersey eighth-grade students have been learning about budgets, economics and how to stretch a dollar in the grocery store -More-