Daily Record

Free driving lessons for people on PIP, ADP or other disability benefits

Many people in receipt of the higher or enhanced rates of disability benefits including Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Adult Disability Payment (ADP) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA), may ...
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Social Studies Resources for Teachers and Students

In today’s post, I compiled for you this list of resources that are especially ideal for social studies classrooms. I included several of the tools and platforms I reviewed here in Educators ...
WBEZ

CPS mother outraged by history lesson her child says included reenactment of slavery

A Chicago mother says she was blindsided last week when her 9-year-old son came home from school distressed, saying he’d been made to participate in a reenactment of slavery as part of a Black History ...
The Conversation

Social studies as ‘neutral?’ That’s a myth, and pressures teachers to avoid contentious issues

University of Manitoba provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of Manitoba provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. With a world literally and ...
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Texas is overhauling what students will learn in social studies and history. Here's what to know

A rewrite of Texas' social studies curriculum is underway, with lawmakers, teachers and history enthusiasts at odds over exactly how to present the history of Texas and the United States to the ...
The Aspen Times

Conservation studies’ findings on Colorado’s Western Slope have lessons for water managers

The findings of recent water-conservation studies on the Western Slope could have implications for lawmakers and water managers as they plan for a future with less water. Researchers from Colorado ...
LGBTQ Nation

Oklahoma drops plan to force schools to teach Bible lessons in social studies classes

Oklahoma’s new head of education, Lindel Fields, is dropping an unconstitutional requirement for schools to teach Bible-based social studies lessons. The requirement — issued by the state’s former ...
The Hechinger Report

Some social emotional lessons improve how kids do at school, Yale study finds

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Social emotional ...
KENS

Texas AFT expresses concern over proposed changes to the way history is taught in schools

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The Texas Board of Education wants to make changes to how kids learn history in the classroom. This month, the board voted to change social study standards for what students learn ...
The Texas Tribune

State Board of Education OKs Texas-heavy social studies plan, setting stage for clash over history lessons

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KVUE

State Board of Education OKs Texas-heavy social studies plan, setting stage for clash over history lessons

(The Texas Tribune) The State Board of Education on Friday approved a social studies teaching plan that will dedicate more time across school grades to Texas and U.S. history while placing less ...