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National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment for the Arts

For Students 9th - 10th
At the online home of the National Endowment for the Arts, an independent agency of the federal government, find information about its grants-to-artists programs, its national initiatives in support of the arts, and its publications and...
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Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

For Students 9th - 10th
Current information on substance abuse with regard to many issues: military families, health, trauma and justice, public awareness and support and housing and homelessness. Also, find information on prevention of substance abuse. Many...
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Public Works Administration

For Students 9th - 10th
Important facts and information about the Public Works Administration created by the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 (PWA) for large scale public works projects.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Federal Emergency Relief Administration

For Students 9th - 10th
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) agency, the first mass public assistance program, was created to provide relief support to nearly 5 million households each month.
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University of North Carolina

Documenting the American South: North Carolina Emergency Relief Administration

For Students 9th - 10th
An electronic edition of a very interesting, though dense, book written in 1936 as a record of the activies of the Emergency Relief Adminstration in North Carolina. The book begins with a look at how relief for the indigent was provided...
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US National Archives

Nara: Guide to Federal Records: Committee on Public Information

For Students 9th - 10th
A page from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) that describes the administrative history of the CPI and its record contents until it was abolished in 1919. Also explains how to order the primary source documents.
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Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators

The Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators web site offers links to job postings, administrative forums and conferences, publications, programs, and organizational/membership information.
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Other

Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site supports the Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators, an organization serving approximately 2400 middle level and senior high administrators in Ohio. Links are provided for conferences and workshops, awards, sample...
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Oklahoma Historical Society

Encyclopedia of Oklahoma: Federal Art Project

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Works Progress Administration, the Federal Art Project's goal was to provide employment to artists who would be educators and creators of public art. Read about the legacy of the Federal Art Project in Oklahoma during the...
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Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission

Expore Pa History: Pa and the Great Depression: Public Works and Organized Labor

For Students 9th - 10th
A good look at how the Great Depression affected Pennsylvania. See how New Deal legislation brought relief to the unemployed in Pennsylvania after 1936.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Public Health, 1900 1999 Motor Vehicle Safety

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the reduction in vehicle-related deaths and the safety measures that made traveling safer. This article includes some information on the Highway Safety Act and the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Acts, through which...
Primary
US National Archives

Nara: Teaching With Documents: Sow the Seeds of Victory!

For Students 9th - 10th
A very interesting look at the efforts made by the Wilson administration and the American public in feeding its citizens during World War I. Find out about the extraordinary legal actions taken by the federal government to assure a...
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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Truman Library: Oral History Interview With Leon H. Keyserling

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating interview with Leon Keyserling, a member of the Roosevelt Administration who played a large part in the implementation of the New Deal, recorded for the Truman Library in 1971.
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George Mason University

History Matters: Every Picture Tells a Story

For Students 9th - 10th
The Farm Security Administration sent photographers out to document how the Great Depression was impacting farmers across the United States. Walker Evans, one of those photographers, spent a summer in Alabama in 1936 documenting the...
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Other

Austin Community College: Herbert Hoover's Tragic Presidency

For Students 9th - 10th
Austin Community College provides "A More Balanced Historical Perspective," an article that looks at Herbert Hoover's administration and his response to the Great Depression.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Abraham Lincoln: Domestic Affairs

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive look at the domestic policies of the Lincoln Administration. Although the many issues involved with the Civil War were top priority, many decisions about other domestic problems were made that had a lasting effect. From...
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Timeline: Wiretaps' Use and Abuse

For Students 9th - 10th
As the debate over domestic surveillance heats up in the Bush administration between the President and Congress, NPR provides a timeline of the history behind electronic surveillance laws.
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Other

The National Conference on Education

For Students 9th - 10th
The American Association of School Administrators (AASA) seeks to support and develop effective school system leaders who are dedicated to the highest quality public education for all children. The annual National Conference on Education...
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NOAA

Noaa: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the homepage and online publication of National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which provides weather and environmental-related news from around the world.
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US Food and Drug Administration

Beta sam.gov: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (Cfda)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance now General Services Administration organizes and presents all federal programs, projects, services, and activities which provide assistance or benefits to the American public. It contains...
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Other

Hoover Online!: Circular No. 4

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed description of three major attempts made by Herbert Hoover and his administration to get money back into circulation and stem the tide of the Great Depression. Read about the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the...
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US National Archives

Our Documents: De Lome Letter (1898)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features an online facsimile of the letter written by the Spanish Ambassador to the United States in which he criticized American President William McKinley. Its publication generated public support for a war with Spain over...
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Afghanistan

For Students 9th - 10th
This National Public Radio page is constantly updated with the most recent NPR stories related to the war in Afghanistan providing an up to date and comprehensive archive. Material from Morning Edition and All Things Considered is...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Prints and Photographs: Wpa Posters

For Students 9th - 10th
Showcased is an exhibition of 926 posters (1936 -1943) from the Federal Art Project poster division at the Federal Art Gallery. The posters were designed to publicize a variety of events, from community activities to education in...