In this lesson plan, learners will identify different expenses in the US budget and will decide on the order of importance for different expenses.

Facts, biography, and accomplishments of the life of Barack Obama and summaries of important events during his presidency.

Brief biography of the first US black president, Barack Obama.

Useful biographical information and interesting facts about former President of the United States, Barack Obama.

President Barack Obama will issue executive orders concerning the closure of the U.S. military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. The banning of torture and a review of detention policies are included. (January 22, 2009)

Fun lessons and activities on every president from George Washington to Barack Obama.

Explore the life story of Barack H. Obama who is the 44th president of the United States on this site.

Biography of President Barack Obama, the first African American to hold that office.

Summary of the political career of Barack Obama, former Democratic Senator from Illinois and 44th President of the United States.

A brief look at Barack Obama and his efforts to quit smoking. Obama was one of the G20 leaders at the 2010 Summit in Toronto.

Article discussing how French President Nicolas Sarkozy's leadership of the European Union was perceived by the United States, with speculation about how the new Czech leadership of the Eu will change things. [Date of Article: January...

Barack Obama has an ambitious timetable for the withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan. This article discusses the deployment of an extra 30,000 troops within 6 months and the withdrawal to being in 2011 and end in 2013. (22 December 2009)

Barack Obama has an ambitious timetable for the withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan. This article discusses the deployment of an extra 30,000 troops within 6 months and the withdrawal to being in 2011 and end in 2013. (22 December 2009)

President Obama addresses the graduates at West Point's military academy in May 2010.

A review of the May 1010 Washington meeting between President Obama and Afghan President Karzai. The consensus was that both men were positive and both agreed to make things happen in Afghanistan. Concerns were voiced if there would...

This article focuses on the murder of Matthew Shepard. Matthew Shepard was gay. Tied to the fence as we was, the sheriff allowed that it did look a bit like a crucifixion. With little more than that, a consensus quickly emerged that...

President Obama signed in a law called the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act which provides breakfast and dinner at school. In conjunction with Michelle Obama's initiative against child obesity, this law requires schools to provide...

An account of President Obama's order that the federal government buy a prison in Illinois to hold inmates from the soon to close Guantanamo Bay Detention camp. A video clip of the Illinois prison's extreme security is included....

Learn details about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obama Care) that was passed on March 23, 2010.

Article reports on the restoration of the official name of the tallest mountain in North America to Denali.

Briefly discussed is President Obama's call for British Petroleum to set up a compensation fund in the amount of twenty billion dollars and the appointment of Kenneth Feinberg to oversee the fund. (16 June 2010)

This site contains a list of 25 words from the State of the Union Address of 2016 by President Barack Obama. Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to reinforce the spellings, pronunciations, and meanings of these words.

The Tea Party movement was organized in February 2009, in protest to Obama's stimulus package. This article discusses the movement's link to the original Boston Tea Party, personalities identified with the the movement and their aims....

[Free Registration/Login Required] A speech by President Barack Obama proclaiming February 4, 2013 as the 10th Anniversary of the Birth of Rosa Parks. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.