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Rockville student’s dress code violation stokes debate over wearing tights as pants

Education News from Washington Post - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 12:39pm

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

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 12:18pm
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

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 12:18pm
Some teachers have expressed fears that the Common Core State Standards will curb students' creativity in English language ar -More
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Report: Common core exams fall short of "game-changer" status

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 12:18pm
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?

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 12:18pm
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

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 12:18pm
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

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 12:18pm
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

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 12:18pm
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

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 12:18pm
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

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 12:18pm
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

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 12:18pm
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

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 12:18pm
"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.

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 04/05/2013 - 12:18pm
G.K. Chesterton,British writer -More
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