US/VA Government Lesson: Balance the Virginia Budget!
By dmdunavant | February 1, 2010
This is a new interactive feature that appeared in the February 1, issue of the the Richmond Times-Dispatch Online. Readers are challenged to be the Governor of Virginia and balance the state budget that is already $2-billion in the Red. This lesson will be great for U.S./VA Government classes to show the diffuculty in making and balancing a budget. It opens a discussion on how budgets are made, where revenues come from, and how special interest groups play a part in making sure their piece of the budget pie is the biggest. It will be great to see your Seniors going to some of the state universities, fight over how much money should be cut from their favorite university!
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Haiti?s Proud History ? Background Video
By dmdunavant | January 14, 2010
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
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Current Events: Haiti
By dmdunavant | January 14, 2010
The New York Times has developed questions about the tragic Earthquake in Haiti. You can use this with students while they read about it in their current events lessons.
New York Times: http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/category/6-qs-about-the-news/
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Poll: Are Americans Becoming Isolationists Again?
By dmdunavant | December 3, 2009
Check out this MSNBC Story on a survey released by the Pew Research Center about how Americans feel about their place in the world. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34255911/ns/world_news/
But don’t just take MSNBC’s word for it. Here is a link to the PRC’s release: http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1428/america-seen-less-important-china-more-powerful-isolationist-sentiment-surges
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