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Website
US Census Bureau

U.s. Census Bureau: Poverty

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S. Census Bureau offers the official statistics on poverty.
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Article
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Welfare Reform in America

For Students 9th - 10th
The federal welfare reform act has been in existence from 1996. This article, dated 3/2004, looks at how we are doing. What is the state of welfare reform -- has it helped or hurt the situation.
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Economic Sectors and International Development

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using poverty rate as a measure of development, students select countries five at a time to compare how resources are allocated to three economic sectors (agriculture, industrial, service). After making comparisons, students will...