From August 2–4, 10,000 high school students will converge on Iowa for an intense three-day showdown, all aiming to emerge victorious in the National Policy Debate on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). Hosted by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), this highly anticipated event promises to be a thrilling test of rhetoric and … Read more
By Chilton Staff ChiltonLibrary recently updated its General Motors coverage, including GM’s newest make. GM is a storied company, reigning as the biggest carmaker on the planet for decades. Unlike others, however, General Motors didn’t begin by inventing or designing automobiles. It all started when GM bought Buick, Oldsmobile, Cadillac, and other fledgling automakers. For … Read more
| By Gale Staff | Public schools have been the primary source of learning for students in K–12 in the United States since the 1800s. In the U.S., taxpayers fund these schools, providing education to millions of children each year. Public schools have helped countless students prepare themselves for careers or further education. They also … Read more
| By Gale Staff | With the digitization of historical documents, travel and special access are no longer required to view rare and unique archival material, giving researchers endless possibilities to make new discoveries. Now, researchers and learners have access to millions of pages of monographs, newspapers, and other primary sources from across the globe … Read more
| By Gale Staff | Twenty-some years ago, I gravitated to an English degree because I loved writing and reading, but it wasn’t until my first upper-level seminar that my abilities to analyze works of literature deepened. In the course, we were encouraged to make liberal use of historical documents to help our twentieth-century minds … Read more
| By Gale Staff | With unobstructed access to international affairs tucked into our pockets, it’s nearly impossible for students to avoid a constant stream of troubling images. A scroll through social media means seeing apartment buildings in Ukraine reduced to rubble by Russian artillery, Gazan skylines left in ruins, and Taiwanese protestors marching for … Read more
| By Amy Hackney Blackwell | This May and June will see an entomological event that occurs only once every 221 years. Two broods of periodical cicadas are now digging their way out of their subterranean homes. One brood consists of cicadas that emerge every 17 years. The other is cicadas on a 13-year cycle. … Read more
| By J. Robert Parks | Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, which was decided seventy years ago this week on May 17, 1954, might be one of the most famous Supreme Court decisions of the twentieth century, but it’s also one of the more misunderstood. Although it’s widely hailed today as the … Read more
| By Amy Hackney Blackwell | Citizen science uses the power of crowds to process collections of data that are too large for individual scientists to run on their own. Some projects use volunteers in the field to collect data, often with smartphones. Others use the internet to crowdsource efforts that require huge amounts of … Read more
| By Gale Staff | Soon, schools will be closing for summer break. But in addition to pool parties and family vacations, that final bell signifies something else for K–12 teachers: time to begin creating lessons for the next school year. Before you submit your final grades and head for the pool, check out the … Read more