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After the Election: Bridging Political Boundaries – An Activity for Students
After the election on November 4, there will be a lot of happy, relieved people, and a lot of sad, frustrated, disappointed people, especially regarding the presidential race. This election race has...
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Encourage Students to Share Their Wisdom With the Next President
Soon we’ll have a new President of the United States. Of course, almost everyone has his/her preferred candidate, but regardless of who wins, if our country (and the world) is going to become a...
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Harvard Publication Seeks Student Essays About Obama’s Impact on Education
What kind of impact will the new President of the U.S. have on the education of our nation’s youth? The Harvard Education Review is seeking essays from K-12 students on the theme of “What will Barack...
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The Story of Electronics
Annie Leonard and Free Range Studios are back with another video about the story of our stuff. This one focuses on electronics. Check it out (about 7 minutes): We’ve written about electronics before....
View ArticleFairVote: The Center for Voting and Democracy
Get reports, news, lesson plans, and information about electoral reforms and democratic issues. More
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What Education Issues Are on State Ballots for 2012?
The U.S. national election is just over a month away. Of course a lot of attention is focused on the presidential race, but there are a host of issues on state ballots across the country — including...
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Grace for President
When Grace discovers that there has never been a woman president, she decides she’s going to run when she grows up. Grace’s teacher thinks it’s a great idea and launches an election for school...
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Resources for Teaching About Issues Related to Elections and Voting
Image via Shelly/Flickr by Marsha Rakestraw I don’t ever remember seeing as much discussion, passion, vitriol, or engagement as I have with this election period in the U.S. Elections may be a regular...
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Resources for Teaching About the 2016 Elections
Image via Shelly/Flickr by Marsha Rakestraw With elections in the US only weeks away, many schools are struggling with how (or even if) they should approach this year’s elections, especially with what...
View ArticleWhich State Ballot Initiatives Are Working Toward a Better World?
by Marsha Rakestraw Although an enormous amount of attention has been focused on the results of the national election here in the US, several states also offered state ballot initiatives for citizens...
View ArticleWhat’s New Wednesday 5-17-17: News & Resources for Educators & Solutionaries
Each week find a round-up of selected resources, news stories, and commentary related to humane living, global ethical issues, and positive solutions. Here’s some news to know for this week: Via...
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