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Council of Foreign Relations

Council on Foreign Relations: Obama Biden Foreign Policy Agenda, January 2009

For Students 9th - 10th
This policy brief from the Council on Foreign Relations outlines the Obama Administration's foreign policy agenda and positions as reflected on Whitehouse.gov in January 2009.
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Agenda: Peru: Development Strategies for the 21st Century [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Agenda: PERU is the principal program of FORO Nacional/Internacional, a non-profitmaking civil association established in Lima, Peru in November 1992. Its aims are to improve the prospects for development and democratic governance,...
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iCivics

I Civics: The Presidential Agenda

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For the winning candidate, campaign promises evolve into an official presidential agenda. This mini-lesson takes a look at how the presidential agenda is developed, shared, and executed.
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Other

Public Agenda Online

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Nonpartisan examination of issues facing the American public. Includes subject overview, a collection of recent news coverage, graphs and charts, various perspective pieces, major proposals relative to the issues, as well as an...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Snowy Agenda

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a seasonal agenda. You can change the order of subjects to match your schedule. You can include time also. You or a student can use the pen tool to document the day's schedule.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Stormy Weather Agenda

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a seasonal agenda. You can change the order of subjects to match your schedule. You can include time also. You or a student can use the pen tool to document the day's schedule.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Sunny Agenda

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart can be used as a daily agenda. Place create a text box to schedule times for each subject. You or your students can use the pen tool to note daily tasks and assignments.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Daily Agenda

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a template of a week's worth of daily agendas. This flipchart can be used by a teacher or students to show the daily schedule. It allows students to practice organization skills.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Halloween Agenda

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a template of a week's worth of daily agendas with a Halloween theme. This flipchart can be used by a teacher or students to show the daily schedule. It allows students to practice...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Magical Agenda

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a template of a week's worth of daily agendas with a Magical theme. This flipchart can be used by a teacher or students to show the daily schedule. It allows students to practice...
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FOX News

Fox News: Roberts: 'I Have No Agenda'

For Students 9th - 10th
Lengthy news report leading up to the Senate confirmation hearings for Chief Justice John Roberts in September, 2005. Article focuses on what to expect in the hearings. Also find photos, video, and links to other resources.
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Institute for Policy Studies

Foreign Policy in Focus: Environmental Reform Agenda

For Students 9th - 10th
Article raises questions about the World Bank's reforms in the 1990s to mitigate the adverse environmental impacts of individual World Bank projects. (March 1, 1999)
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The White House

The White House: Issues

For Students 9th - 10th
Official page from the White House provides information on the Presidential agenda regarding major topics such as Immigration, Civil Rights, Defense, Economy, Education, Health Care, Taxes, and more.
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CNN

Cnn Money: Social Security

For Students 9th - 10th
CNN special report that provides an abundance of material on social security issues. Topics include social security reform, retirement planning, a retirement calculator tool, President Bush's economic agenda, and more. Very informative...
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iCivics

I Civics: Mini Lesson: Gerrymandering

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will try their hand at a simplified districting exercise and learn about the common gerrymandering practices of packing and cracking districts. Students then explore the media's traditional roles as gatekeeper, agenda-setter,...
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Digital History

Digital History: Labor Protests

For Students 9th - 10th
A sure sign that manufacturing was moving from the home to the factory was the organization of skilled workers to protest wage reductions and working conditions. Read about the tension between these skilled workers and their employers as...
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Digital History

Digital History: The Breakdown of the Party System

For Students 9th - 10th
As the Whig Party collapsed and the new Republican Party was forming, there was a flash-in-the pan party, the Know Nothing Party, that filled the void for a few years. Read about the success of the party in electing legislation, and find...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: "Morning in America"

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the mood of the United States people in 1980, and see how Ronald Reagan's agenda reflected that mood.
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Other

What Political Capital? Some Question Whether President Is a Lame Duck

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes the loss of power and influence of President George W. Bush in setting political agenda as his approval rating drops and Democrats now control Congress.
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iCivics

I Civics: The Public Sphere

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students discover the relationships among the concepts of public sphere, public agenda, public opinion, public policy, and how they influence the issues we all discuss and care about.
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Obama Outlines Five Top Education Priorities

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of President Obama's speech to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce outlining his administration's education agenda. (March 10, 2009)
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Columbia University

Nasa: Sedac: China's Agenda 21

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A comprehensive reform program proposed for the Chinese economy, environment, agriculture, transportation, etc. The full text for all 69 programmes are linked to this page.
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The Concord Principles: An Agenda for a New Democracy

For Students 9th - 10th
Read Ralph Nader's views on taking back power from self-serving institutions and the political system. This article written in 1992 sets forth ten arguments of how democracy has been abused and the means by which citizens can regain...
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Bush Presses Nuclear Power Development Agenda

For Students 9th - 10th
Article from May, 2006 discussing Bush's stance on the development of nuclear power. Go the the site's home page for links to other environmental articles.

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