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Sole, Marla A. – PRIMUS, 2021
Financial literacy is ideally suited to be integrated into mathematics courses and taught in an interdisciplinary manner. Students learn best and are motivated when tackling real-world meaningful questions. This article shares how elementary mathematics was applied to better understand the debate about raising the minimum wage and the United…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Money Management, Mathematics Instruction, Authentic Learning
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, US Department of Education, 2019
Tragic events in recent years underscore the need for school to be a safe and positive learning environment for every student. In the absence of a safe and positive learning environment, a student may feel disconnected, disregard consequences, and engage in bullying or other destructive behaviors. These conditions can foreshadow acts of violence…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, School Safety, School Policy, Discipline Policy
Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, Washington, DC. – 1987
The purpose of this United States Constitution Bicentennial celebration booklet is to provide ideas and suggestions for Citizenship Day and Constitution Week commemorative activities. Part 1 describes the meaning and history of these commemorative events, and part 2 discusses the history of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution and the…
Descriptors: Activities, Community Education, Constitutional History, Elementary Secondary Education
Fleming, Maria – 1996
This book provides background information and ideas for teaching about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln at the primary grade level. Cross-curricular activities include work in music, writing, art, research, plays, and games. A pull-out poster with a poem on "President's Day" is stapled in the center of the book. Chapters in the book…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Interdisciplinary Approach, Presidents of the United States, Primary Education
Better Homes Fund, Newton, MA. – 2000
This packet presents educational materials to help teachers, students, and parents understand homelessness. Section 1, "America's Homeless Children: Educational Information for Students, Teachers, and Parents," discusses what it is like to be homeless, how many children are homeless, how homelessness is harmful, how children become homeless, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Class Activities, Consciousness Raising
Gonnelli, Adam – 1994
This pamphlet defines "national debt," explains how the national debt is incurred by the federal government, and what deficits are. The sections of the pamphlet include: (1) "Definitions"; (2) "History"; (3) "Measurements"; (4) "Problems"; and (5) "Strategies." The text is written in a…
Descriptors: Banking, Business Cycles, Capitalism, Economic Climate
Berger, Sandra – Understanding Our Gifted, 2001
This article offers suggestions for using the Internet to stimulate the interest of gifted students in various aspects of American government and the changing of administrations. Ten relevant Web sites are described. (DB)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Federal Government
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Congressional Research Service. – 1984
Designed to facilitate research, preparation, and presentation of arguments for the national debate topic, this manual summarizes trends in poverty over the past 24 years, examines reasons for changes in the rate of poverty, discusses demographic characteristics of the poverty population, and analyzes methods used to calculate the number of poor…
Descriptors: Debate, Federal Government, Government Role, High Schools
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. General Education Div. – 1991
The purpose of this guide is to provide basic information about historical resources to Arkansas teachers who are seeking to develop units of study and/or activities on Arkansas history. The guide is divided into four chapters: (1) Museums, Parks and Historical Sites, (2) Libraries and Archives, (3) Other Sources of Information, and (4)…
Descriptors: Archives, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government
Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Washington, DC. – 2000
Though the framers of the United States Constitution recognized the value of an independent judicial system, they knew that to provide justice the courts must have some accountability to the government. They knew that the system must be transparent to the public. Though the basic framework of checks and balances in the U.S. Constitution clearly…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties, Court Litigation, Federal Courts
Federal Interagency Committee on Education, Washington, DC. – 1996
The information in this volume was compiled in order to provide a guide to the technology-in-education programs of the federal government. The goal of this book is to provide important information about technological resources that will assist teachers, administrators, students, parents and others in achieving the goal of the United States being…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government
West Virginia State Dept. of Education, Charleston. Bureau of Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education. – 1992
This guide provides information for persons preparing to take government and other employment opportunity entrance examinations. It was developed for use with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other government agencies employing West Virginians and will be used by Adult Basic Education instructors to better prepare adults for employment. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Federal Government, Job Application, Local Government
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Science Resources Studies. – 1994
This pocket guide contains a collection of graphed data, available in 1994, on science and technology funding patterns within the United States, public attitudes toward science and technology, and international trends in science and technology. Sections contain: (1) national research and development (R&D) funding patterns; (2) academic R&D…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Employment Patterns, Federal Government, Financial Support
Close Up Foundation, Arlington, VA. – 1991
Inviting high school students to be a part of Close Up Washington, this brochure describes a program in which students from across the United States and around the world travel to Washington, D.C., to learn about the workings of the U.S. federal government. The brochure explains benefits of participating in the program and discusses activities in…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics, Democratic Values
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Peters-Johnson, Cassandra – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1995
This column about federal government actions impacting school services for students with communication disorders examines concerns related to billing by schools providing Medicaid services, summarizes federal Medicaid regulations, and discusses ethical considerations and suggested actions for speech-language pathologists and audiologists. The…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Behavior Standards, Communication Disorders, Compliance (Legal)
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