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Several years ago the National Assessment of Educational Progress released a frightening report on the state of social studies education in America: As of 2018 just 24% of eighth-grade students ...
At the high school level, debate competitors outscore non-debate competitors on standardized tests and have higher grade point averages (GPAs). [55] One study found that competitors in the Chicago urban debate league (UDL) were more likely to graduate high school, scored an additional point higher on all portions of the ACT test, and had ...
Founded in 1921, NCSS engages and supports educators in strengthening and advocating social studies. With members in all the 50 states, Washington, D.C., and 69 foreign countries, NCSS serves as an umbrella organization for elementary, secondary, and college teachers of history, geography, economics, political science, sociology, psychology, anthropology, and law-related education.
Since 2006, it has created a middle school debate camp of the same name which has a very similar format to the high school camp. B'More Debate was initially offered only to students in BUDL, but throughout the years has expanded to other students around the country. The camp is held during the summer months and lasts two weeks.
It is primarily competed by middle and high school students, but college teams exist as well. Invented in the US, public forum is one of the most prominent American debate events, alongside Policy debate and Lincoln-Douglas debate; it is also practiced in China and India, and has been recently introduced to Romania.
Trust families to use funds. On Oct. 26, the South Carolina Education Association filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Education Scholarship Trust Fund.
Social studies educators teach students the content, knowledge, intellectual skills, and civic values necessary for fulfilling the duties of active and participatory citizenship. MSCSS uses grants and awards to recognize and encourage professionalism and leadership among educators engaged in social studies education.
Independent dark romance author E.Y. Kelley said she was upset by a circulating “red list” of authors who voted for Donald Trump or said they didn’t want politics on their social media pages.