3rd Annual First Amendment Cartoon Contest

Celebrate Bill of Rights Day with the 3rd Annual First Amendment Cartoon Contest. The contest is open to high school, middle school, and elementary school students nationwide. The theme ... Continue »

The American Village: An Educational Experience Like No Other!

You and your students are invited to join early America’s journey for independence, liberty, and self- government. At the American Village, students step into the scenes of ... Continue »

Social Studies Council of Alabama

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Children’s Hands-On Museum of Tuscaloosa

Learning through play is what our exhibits are all about, and you are encouraged to touch, feel and play in our exhibits.  Three floors of fun wait ... Continue »

Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park

  The Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park, spread over three Alabama counties, is recognized on the National Register of Historical Places in the United States.  Residing on the ... Continue »

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National Heroes Day Contest

Jan 25, 2012 No Comments ››

It has become fashionable to overstate the idea of heroes in our culture today. Historically, there are countless heroes who have become lost or forgotten. The major goal of National Heroes Day is to bring true heroes back into the spotlight. National Heroes Day can plant the seeds for the growth of REAL heroes for ...

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Alabama players caught an early screening of "Red Tails" the night before the BCS Championship game. George Lucas co-wrote and produced the film depicting the Tuskegee Airmen's first combat mission during World War II. (Lucasfilm)

Alabama players watch ‘Red Tails’ night before BCS Championship Game; LSU watches ‘Contraband’

Jan 25, 2012 No Comments ››

NEW ORLEANS -- Taking a break from game film to watch an inspirational movie can help get a football player's mind right before hitting the gridiron the next day. ESPN reported today that Alabama and LSU each caught early screenings of movies last night, that have yet to be released in theaters. LSU watched the new Mark ...

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China’s economic boom set to change the planet

Jan 25, 2012 No Comments ››

CHINA already has the world’s biggest population – and now it’s got a shopping habit to match. A booming economy has created vast numbers of newly rich Chinese and thousands are flocking to Britain to splash their cash. Shops here are braced for another surge over the next few weeks as those with money head abroad to ...

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Apple iTunes U Educational App Updated

Jan 25, 2012 No Comments ››

    Apple today announced an all-new iTunes U app, giving educators and students everything they need on their iPad, iPhone and iPod touch to teach and take entire courses. The all-new iTunes U app lets teachers create and manage courses including essential components such as lectures, assignments, books, quizzes and syllabuses and offer them to millions ...

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Researchers address Latino influx in Southeast

Jan 25, 2012 No Comments ››

Two university researchers on Friday addressed the Hispanic population boom in the Southeast and how municipalities are dealing with issues related to the population influx. The talk, titled “Being Brown in Dixie: Latino Immigration to the New South,” was held at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center as part of AU’s two-day symposium ...

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Remembering Fred Shuttlesworth: The Most Courageous Man in America

Jan 25, 2012 No Comments ››

“That Fred Shuttlesworth did not become a martyr was not for lack of trying… There was not a person in the civil rights movement who put himself in the position of being killed more often than Fred Shuttlesworth.” This quote from Andrew Manis, author of Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth’s biography A Fire You Can’t Put Out, ...

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scores diplomatic role

Jan 25, 2012 No Comments ››

When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tapped Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to be a cultural ambassador for the State Department at a ceremony Wednesday in Foggy Bottom, it was an interesting moment, politically-speaking: The basketball legend had endorsed Barack Obama for president in 2008 over then-Sen. Clinton (although another past Los Angeles Lakers star, Magic Johnson, was ...

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Nominate a 7-12 Teacher to Win National History Teacher of the Year Award

Jan 20, 2012 No Comments ››

2012 Award Nomination Deadline: February 1 NOMINATE A 7-12 TEACHER TO WIN THE $10,000 NATIONAL HISTORY TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD National winner receives: $10,000 State winners each receive: $1,000 All winners receive an archive of materials for their school library, donated in their honor. Do you know an outstanding teacher passionate about American history? All full-time educators who teach ...

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Literacy Wins, History Loses in Federal Budget

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Read full article Foreign-language, civics, economics aid also scrapped By Erik W. Robelen The budget compromise recently hammered out in Washington breathes new life into a major literacy initiative at the U.S. Department of Education, but wipes out federal aid for some other department programs targeting aspects of the curriculum, including instruction in American history and foreign languages. Congress ...

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3rd Annual First Amendment Cartoon Contest

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Celebrate Bill of Rights Day with the 3rd Annual First Amendment Cartoon Contest. The contest is open to high school, middle school, and elementary school students nationwide. The theme of this year’s contest is Free Expression through the “rights of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” These rights ...

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