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

"Teaching Reading with the Social Studies Standards: Elementary Units that Integrate Great Books, Social Studies, and the Com -More- 

$125,000 Salary for Master Middle School Teachers
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Students from Littleton Middle School in Massachusetts recently presented their results of two-month research projects about  -More- 

Fifth-grade students at a New Jersey elementary school are participating in the CARES program.  -More- 

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

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

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

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

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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- 

$125,000 Salary for Master Middle School Teachers
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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-