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NCSS National Convention Coming to Boston in 2014

04/20/2013 by 5 Comments

NCSS National Conference Update   November 21-23, 2014 seems a long way off, but yet for the NCSS National Convention and those dates in Boston, it is right around the corner. The Conference’s theme is Let Freedom Ring! The Civic Mission of Our Schools and NCSS has already contracted with the Hynes Convention Center and […]

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NERC Awards Nominations Requested

01/22/2013 by Leave a Comment

Now is the Time! For what? To nominate your colleagues for MCSS Awards to be presented at NERC. Check out the Awards section on the home page of the MCSS website for all the necessary information and categories. We are the best judges of our own outstanding educators. We see them every day. Why not […]

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Generation Citizen Day at State House

12/12/2012 by Leave a Comment

December 12, 2012 – a day that was unique for many reasons, one being that it was Generation Citizen Day at the State House in Massachusetts. 300+ students gathered in the Great Hall of Flags in 2 different sessions to showcase their projects, discuss with judges their research work, plans, and reasons that the problems […]

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NCSS Seattle Conference Summary: Huge Success!

11/30/2012 by Leave a Comment

    The 2012 National Conference of NCSS held in Seattle, Washington was a powerful and multi-faceted professional gathering held November 15-18 at the Washington State Conference Center. The diversity of clinics and workshops offered was impressive, with something for every level and every area of the Social Studies. However, there were specific highlights that […]

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NERC Award Nominations Needed

11/30/2012 by Leave a Comment

  Every year the MCSS Awards Committee puts out a call for Award Nominations, and every year we are surprised by how few nominations are actually submitted. With Social Studies Education facing such a challenging time, why do we not seize the opportunity to celebrate the good things we do and the good people who […]

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Letter to DESE June ’12 (in response to Commissioner Chester’s letter)

10/14/2012 by Leave a Comment

      Ms. Julia Phelps, Associate Commissioner for Curriculum and Instruction, DESE Ms. Susan Wheltle, Director of Office of Literacy and Humanities Massachusetts Dept. Of Elementary and Secondary Education 75 Pleasant St Malden, MA 02148-4906   Dear Ms. Phelps and Ms. Wheltle, In his response to my April letter, Commissioner Chester directed me to […]

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Plight of US History Instruction in MA – Lowell Sun Editorial

09/04/2012 by Leave a Comment

The following editorial recently appeared in the Lowell Sun. It cries out with the identical message we have been sending to the DESE for several years. Plesae onward the editorial to as many legislators, administrators, parents, etc. as you can. U.S. history lessons getting short shrift  With the state pouring $3.2 billion a year into […]

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