Top News from NCSS
Surveying the Social Studies Landscape
Submitted by TimDaly on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 1:58pm
Related:Running for a position on the NCSS Board of Directors is such a personal thing. Although each elected individual will serve as a representative for the organization, their reasons for running vary widely. For some, there is the desire to give back to the organization for years of excellent conferences and stellar journals; for others, it is to bring a voice to a specific constituency. --> read more »
History Students Request Recognition for Civil War Soldiers
Submitted by TimDaly on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 3:35pm
Related:Students in Paul LaRue’s senior honors history class at in Washington Court House (near Columbus, Ohio) are petitioning legislators to grant formal recognition of Ohio soldiers for their service in the 54th and 55th Massachusetts regiments during the Civil War. --> read more »
Legislative Alert: Sandra Day O'Connor Act Needs Co-Sponsors
Submitted by Kristen Pekarek on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 3:06pm
Related:Please contact your member of the US House of Reps and urge that they support HR3464, the 'Sandra Day O'Connor Civic Learning Act!' More info at www.civicmissionofschools.org
Council on Foreign Relations Survey
Submitted by TimDaly on Mon, 04/09/2012 - 1:40pm
Related:The Council on Foreign Relations is in the process of developing several new education initiatives on international relations and U.S. foreign policy and a Model National Security Council program, both of which will be targeted to students in the 16-22 year old range, and their teachers. --> read more »
The Road Map for Education in the Geographical Sciences Project
Submitted by rich on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 8:19am
Related:The National Geographic Society and the three major professional geography organizations in the U.S. have received a grant from the National Science Foundation to create a “Road Map” for the future of geographic education. --> read more »
