Council News

Impact of MCAS Delay on Massachusetts History and Social Studies Curriculum

The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education has voted to postpone the implementation of MCAS testing for social studies. How will that impact the curriculum?  read more »

NCSS Publications Win Awards

Michael Simspon and his staff have done it again! This is outstanding news for NCSS—our publications are useful and award-winning!

We have received the good news from the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) that NCSS won two of AEP’s “best of the year” awards for periodicals in 2008. This is the first time that we have received two number 1 awards from AEP in the same year.  read more »

The Forum for Education and Democracy Works to Improve Education

NCSS is pleased to help spread the word about an important initiative sponsored by one of our partners in the Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools. The Forum for Education and Democracy (www.forumforeducation.org)is an Action Tank (they don’t just think, they do great things) dedicated to the public, democratic role of public education and the preparation of of engaged and thoughtful citizens.  read more »

MCSS BOARD OF DIRECTORS - 2009-2010

                           OFFICERS

PRESIDENT: Jennifer Sears, Woburn (jennsears@yahoo.com)
PRESIDENT-ELECT: Janice Fairchild, Acton, MA
VICE-PRESIDENT: Robert Kostka, Bridgewater-Raynham HS
SECRETARY: Barbara Ann Tucker, Worcester, MA
TREASURER: June R. Coutu, Sharon, MA
IMMED. PAST PRES.: Susan Keane, Middleboro (smk98@verizon.net)
EXECUTIVE SEC’Y: Janna M. Bremer, Foxborough, MA
(bremerj@comcast.net)  read more »

                           DIRECTORS