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Unit 4: Democracy and Adversity – The Great Depression and the New Deal
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
The stock market crash of October 29, 1929, marked the beginning, though not the cause, of the Great Depression.
Unit 4: Democracy and Adversity – WWII
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
Mired in the Great Depression of the 1930s, U.S. leaders were more concerned with issues at home than with those abroad.
Unit 5: The Challenges of Power – Prosperity and Anxiety
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
The 1950s were a time of prosperity and affluence unlike any ever seen in the United States.
Unit 5: The Challenges of Power – Rights and Revolutions
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
The years between 1950 and 1975 were tumultuous times for American society.
Unit 5: The Challenges of Power – The Vietnam Years
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
Since the late 1800s, France had controlled the area of Southeast Asia called Indochina—Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia—and had profited from the region’s rice and rubber plantations.
2021 Summer Round-Up: Infrastructure, Afghanistan, the Delta Surge, and the Climate Crisis
Post | August 17, 2021
As teachers welcome students back into the classroom, it is important to establish good habits and routines for the new school year. One important habit is incorporating current issues discussions into civics, social studies, and humanities courses. To help teachers get started on the right foot, we’re offering a round-up of some of the most […]
Extended Unemployment Benefits: Helping Workers or Holding the Economy Back?
Post | June 1, 2021
After April’s jobs report fell short of predictions and unemployment ticked up for the first time in the last year, some politicians and policymakers, particularly conservatives, called for an end to the generous unemployment insurance (UI) benefits that have been place since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.1 Although federal pandemic-related UI benefits are set […]
- Economic Issues
- Education
- Equality
- Executive Branch
- Government & Elections
- Health Care
- Legislative Branch
Reshaping the Economy
Post | May 18, 2021
President Joe Biden is currently promoting his plan to transform the U.S. economy.1 In a previous blog post, we explored one element of that plan: infrastructure. In this post, we will examine some details of the Biden administration’s American Families Plan. What is in the Plan? According to the White House, the American Families Plan […]
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Unit 4: Democracy and Adversity – The Great Depression and the New Deal
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
The stock market crash of October 29, 1929, marked the beginning, though not the cause, of the Great Depression.
Unit 4: Democracy and Adversity – WWII
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
Mired in the Great Depression of the 1930s, U.S. leaders were more concerned with issues at home than with those abroad.
Unit 5: The Challenges of Power – Prosperity and Anxiety
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
The 1950s were a time of prosperity and affluence unlike any ever seen in the United States.
Unit 5: The Challenges of Power – Rights and Revolutions
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
The years between 1950 and 1975 were tumultuous times for American society.
Unit 5: The Challenges of Power – The Vietnam Years
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
Since the late 1800s, France had controlled the area of Southeast Asia called Indochina—Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia—and had profited from the region’s rice and rubber plantations.
2021 Summer Round-Up: Infrastructure, Afghanistan, the Delta Surge, and the Climate Crisis
Post | August 17, 2021
As teachers welcome students back into the classroom, it is important to establish good habits and routines for the new school year. One important habit is incorporating current issues discussions into civics, social studies, and humanities courses. To help teachers get started on the right foot, we’re offering a round-up of some of the most […]
Extended Unemployment Benefits: Helping Workers or Holding the Economy Back?
Post | June 1, 2021
After April’s jobs report fell short of predictions and unemployment ticked up for the first time in the last year, some politicians and policymakers, particularly conservatives, called for an end to the generous unemployment insurance (UI) benefits that have been place since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.1 Although federal pandemic-related UI benefits are set […]
- Economic Issues
- Education
- Equality
- Executive Branch
- Government & Elections
- Health Care
- Legislative Branch
Reshaping the Economy
Post | May 18, 2021
President Joe Biden is currently promoting his plan to transform the U.S. economy.1 In a previous blog post, we explored one element of that plan: infrastructure. In this post, we will examine some details of the Biden administration’s American Families Plan. What is in the Plan? According to the White House, the American Families Plan […]
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