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Wisconsin eighth-grader Max Merrill has started a blog and a clothing line called MeInfinity to help other students who are v -More- 

Career planning, education, working, budgeting, shopping, family needs and other aspects of adulthood were all part of the le -More- 

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In the workshop "Strengthening Social Studies Learning and Excellence in the Common Core," participants will build a learning -More- 

NCSS is accepting nominations and applications for the following awards and grants: Outstanding Social Studies Teacher of the -More- 

Mgr, Impact Invest Initiative
Northwestern University

Maria Robinson,American writer -More- 

Students enrolled in an accelerated math class at a Pennsylvania elementary school are playing the market through the interna -More- 

Earth Day presents opportunities to teach about the environment, writes Matt Davis, an editorial assistant at Edutopia.  -More- 

Some educators are bracing for what is expected to be a major shift in teaching and learning under the Common Core State Stan -More- 

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Seattle Public Schools officials are looking for ways to add 30 minutes to the elementary-school day to make sure all subject -More- 

The Connecticut Board of Education has adopted more rigorous principles to guide teacher training in the state.  -More- 

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The number of school districts represented on at least one social network in the past two years has risen 44%, to 74% of dist -More- 

Students learn through failure and working collaboratively in the project-based, geopolitical World Peace Game, author and Gl -More- 

The Suffolk County, N.Y., Historical Society's exhibit about four nomadic tribes is pretty nomadic itself.  -More- 

The room blocks for the 2013 NCSS Annual Conference are now open for reservations.  -More- 

Connect with your NCSS member colleagues on Connected, the NCSS member networking site.  -More- 

Lecturer in Economics
University of California, Merced

Cynthia Heimel,American writer -More-