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Rockville student’s dress code violation stokes debate over wearing tights as pants
Last month, it was the uproar over Lululemon’ssee-through yoga pant. This week, its a fashion fight over leggings and long (or not-long-enough) shirts.
A Rockville High School student’s dress code violation Wednesday has reignited debate over a current fashion trend among young women: Are tights pants?
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Geocaching engages students in hands-on geography
Geocaching, an increasingly popular treasure-hunting activity, is such a great way to teach students about geography that dep -More-
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Teacher says the common core isn't the end of student creativity
Some teachers have expressed fears that the Common Core State Standards will curb students' creativity in English language ar -More-
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How to use environmental lessons to teach ELL students
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Are AP courses enrolling more students due to Fla. class-size exemption or popularity?
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Report: Common core exams fall short of "game-changer" status
Design constraints, timing and other issues have derailed plans to revolutionize standardized testing under the Common Core S -More-
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What if schools used an "abundance model" to meet students' needs?
The pressures of standardized testing have led some schools to adopt what Rebecca Alber, Edutopia's consulting online editor, -More-
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Opinion: Why geography, history courses should stay separate
Tennessee should maintain a separation between its history and geography courses, writes Douglas Richardson, executive direct -More-
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How to launch BYOT programs with limited technology
While some say that bring-your-own-technology programs put students from low-income families at a disadvantage, Shelly Sanche -More-
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Educators are urged to use technology to personalize education
Educators who are effectively using classroom technology allow students to do things that would be more difficult the old-fas -More-
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Iowa principal lobbies for suicide-prevention training after son's death
Brian Carico, principal of Johnston Middle School in Iowa, lost his teenage son to suicide, but he's determined to help other -More-
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Ala. students draw from their lives for invention projects
A group of students in grades 3-5 in Gadsden City Schools in Alabama recently spent three months researching and designing in -More-
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April 2013 TSSP now online
The April 2013 issue of The Social Studies Professional, the newsletter for members of the National Council for the Social St -More-
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Link social studies standards with the Common Core State Standards
"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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I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean.
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