Website
CNN

Cnn Money: Social Security

For Students 9th - 10th
CNN special report that provides an abundance of material on social security issues. Topics include social security reform, retirement planning, a retirement calculator tool, President Bush's economic agenda, and more. Very informative...
Website
Social Security Administration

The Social Security Admin.: Social Security Publications

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Social Security Administration provides numerous publications on the subject and debate of social security and retirement benefits.
Website
Government of Canada

Employment and Social Development Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
A department of the Canadian federal government, this website is home to many government programs aimed at increasing Canadian economic productivity, including skills, training and employment insurance programs. There are two federal...
Website
Other

Amos Web: A Pedestrian's Guide to the Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
Exploring the economy can be a fun adventure with the Pedestrian's Guide to the Economy. Use this site to find your answers to economic topics in a user-friendly format with comic strip guides.
Website
Other

National Association of Manufacturers: Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is the home page of the National Association of Manufacturers and is a great starting point to learn more about modern manufacturing.
Website
Other

Committee on Ways and Means Us House of Representatives

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the offiical website of the U.S. Congress's Ways and Means Committee, which oversees the funding of the U.S. government.
Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Country Study: Spain

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains the on-line versions of books previously published in hard copy by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Army....
Website
Other

Esri: Ready or Not, Let the Games Begin

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent coverage of the preparation for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil, the venues, and the very real economic, social, political, and public health problems it faced leading up to the Games.
Website
The White House

The White House: Issues

For Students 9th - 10th
Official page from the White House provides information on the Presidential agenda regarding major topics such as Immigration, Civil Rights, Defense, Economy, Education, Health Care, Taxes, and more.
Website
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.
Website
Other

The Center for the Study of Technology and Society

For Students 9th - 10th
This online magazine offers the latest news and information concerning the relationship between society and available technologies.
Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Country Study: Ecuador

For Students 9th - 10th
A report on Ecuador from the Library of Congress "describing and analyzing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, and examining the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are...
Website
Other

Counterpart International: Counterpart

For Students 9th - 10th
Non-profit organization that focuses on humanitarian and relief assistance, education, healthcare, democracy and governance, food security, development, and more. Their mission is "giving people a voice in their own future through smart...