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PROOF POINTS: Slightly higher reading scores when students delve into social studies, study finds

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Fordham Institute found that elementary school students who studied more social studies, including geography, history and civics, scored higher on fifth grade reading tests. The researchers controlled for students’ socio-economic status, race, home language and many other other student and school characteristics.

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A study finds promise in project-based learning for young low-income children

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For this experiment, the researchers spent years developing four separate project-based units on history, geography, economics and civics. It’s a lot more involved than tacking on a project to a traditional unit of study by assigning students, for example, to make shoebox dioramas about a book they’ve read.

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How social studies can help young kids make sense of the world

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Border Crossers trainers Ben Howort and Ana Duque are both former elementary school teachers. The C3 framework — the three Cs refer to college, career and civic life — includes curriculums in civics, economics, geography and history. Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. “I

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What happens when two separate and unequal school districts merge?

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It’s about improving education for all kids,” said school district Superintendent Lewis Holloway. John Jones asks a question to his students in AP Human Geography on August 18, 2016. Jones came to Starkville High in 2015 from East Oktibbeha County High School. This economic divide was mirrored in the school system.

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Jigsaw Strategy

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Jigsaw Strategy Oct. February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders?

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A school district is building a DIY broadband network

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On one of these towers, the Albemarle County schools have hung base stations that link to broadband internet beamed up from the roof of a nearby elementary school. Nobody can own spectrum, but they can get a license to use specific frequencies, which the FCC grants by geography. That’s why, for example, 92.9

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Beyond Screens: The Benefits of Paper-Based Learning for Elementary Students

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Excessive screen time is also linked to a decreased interest in reading among elementary school students. At a time when 40% of elementary school students cannot read at a basic level, setting students up for literacy is crucial. Economics of Education Review , 68 , 89–103. Backes, B., & Cowan, J. 2021, May 9).