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America’s 250th birthday is causing headaches for CA teachers
18+ hour, 25+ min ago (1390+ words) (The Center Square) " As California gas prices soared this week in the wake of t" I'm CalMatters reporter Marisa Kendall, and I'm filling in for Lynn today. America is turning 250 this year. For California students, this milestone 4th of July will…...
Bill to increase U.S. history, civics requirements passes Iowa House
18+ hour, 41+ min ago (643+ words) IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Social studies education in the state of Iowa could soon look different if a bill that passed through the State House last week makes it through the Senate. House File 2510 would require students to take two…...
LSA needs to scrap its natural science requirement.
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (421+ words) I am Daniel Fraser, a journalism and international relations graduate from the University of Sydney. I entered the media industry in 2014, working as a business and economics reporter for The Australian Financial Review. My reporting has covered corporate governance, global…...
The Black Read sparks discussion on the importance of Black history
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (631+ words) The Halton Reading Room was silent before the event began. Quiet is expected during a reading event, but the sereneness of the room was something that would stay. On Thursday, Feb. 26, the J. Murrey Atkins Library hosted the Black Read, an…...
Patterson, Devore, and the American Studies Class GHS Graduates Still Talk About 50 Years Later
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (1305+ words) After graduating from Knox, I had the opportunity then to teach across the hall from Joe and Hal for nearly a decade. I learned so much watching them at work. Their passion for their subject and their empathy for their…...
Oklahoma's mandatory "intelligent design" bill dies | National Center for Science Education
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (246+ words) Oklahoma's Senate Bill 1868 (PDF), which would have required any public or charter school teacher who teaches evolution also to "provide instruction to students on the concepts of creationism and/or intelligent design," died in the Senate Education Committee on March…...
Learning Beside the Frontier Landmarks
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (966+ words) (DTO) Amidst the brilliant golden sunshine of the Dong Thap borderland, the voice of a Border Guard echoes beside a sovereignty marker. With no blackboard or white chalk, this 'special classroom' is silently kindling national pride and the duty to…...
Emily Jones op-ed: Alabama’s textbook review is a chance to put education ahead of activism
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (595+ words) Every few years, Alabama reviews the instructional materials used in public school classrooms. The process rarely attracts public attention, but the decisions made during this review shape what students across the state will read, study, and absorb for years to…...
14 Charles County Teachers Earn National Board Certification
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (187+ words) LA PLATA, Md. " Several Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) teachers recently earned National Board Certification through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). The 14 educators who earned the designation have shown they are effective and accomplished teachers. The following CCPS…...
Educators Are the Heroes of America’s 250th
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (209+ words) (David Bobb and Louise Dub) - The kindergartners in classrooms this year are beginning a once-in-a-generation civic journey. They started school on the eve of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. They will reach high school graduation age in 2038, as…...