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Tehran Times

For Students 9th - 10th
The Tehran Times is a daily Iranian local/national/international newspaper based out of Tehran. Coverage includes the top domestic stories; Iranian politics, business, and economy; international news; and more. Written in English.
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The Times of India

For Students 9th - 10th
The Times of India is a leading daily newspaper published in New Delhi, India. Content includes a look at local, regional, and international news, as well as sports, entertainment, business, and more.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Exploring Audience in Persuasive Letter Writing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Effective communication skills are critical for the present century. This unit plan stresses clear, persuasive communication that is meant to be shared with an audience beyond the classroom.
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University of Wisconsin

Univ. Of Wisconsin: Co Ops and You

For Students 9th - 10th
From the University of Wisconsin's Center for Cooperatives (UWCC), this Web site for high school students and young adults offers learning modules on a number of cooperative issues as well as resources on scholarships for young...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Entrepreneurship

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, young scholars become entrepreneurs and they will create a community of businesses by selling goods and services for profit. This lesson plan requires students to work in groups. Each group will have its own business...
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The News Tribune

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The Tribune is the local daily newspaper publication for the city of Tacoma Washington. The Tribune includes section in news, both local and national, weather, sports, and business.
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University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: Thomas Fitzsimons 1741 1811

For Students 9th - 10th
Fitzsimons (FitzSimons; Fitzsimmons) was born in Ireland in 1741. Coming to America about 1760, he pursued a mercantile career in Philadelphia. The next year, he married Catherine Meade, the daughter of a prominent local merchant, Robert...
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Landeshauptstadt Dusseldorf

For Students 9th - 10th
Official website of the city of Dusseldorf, capital of Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westfalia). Information of interest to citizens plus coverage of topics such as culture, education, and the local economy. There is also a section...
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La Cronica De Hoy : Mexico City

For Students 9th - 10th
La Cronica is a newspaper based in Mexico City. It covers local, national, international, business, and sporting news. The paper also delivers editorial content. La Cronica provides a number of stories about political figures and issues...
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The Seattle Times

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The Times is the daily newspaper for the city of Seattle Washington. The Times features sections on local and national news, weather, business, sports, and entertainment.
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Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: 'Dog Walker' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th
In Dog Walker by Canadian author Karen Spafford-Fitz, Turk starts a dog walking business to make money and so his friends can meet girls. But then he must decide how to deal with a local bully who wants to be part of it. This teacher's...
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The Baltimore Sun

For Students 9th - 10th
The Baltimore Sun is the daily newspaper publication for the city of Baltimore, Maryland. The Sun features local and national news, sports, weather, finance and business, and opinions.
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Gulf Digital News

For Students 9th - 10th
Gulf Digital News is a national daily newspaper providing local, national, and world news for Bahrain. Content also includes business, sports, and opinions.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: s.ic.4 the Marble Jar

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Sometimes hotels, malls, banks, and other businesses will present a display of a large, clear container holding a large number of items and ask customers to estimate some aspect of the items in the container as a contest. In some cases,...
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The Akron Beacon Journal

For Students 9th - 10th
The Beacon Journal is the daily newspaper for the city of Akron, Ohio. The Beacon Journal features top stories, the full story, sports, local news, national news, and business section daily. The Beacon Journal also features daily...
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Arab News

For Students 9th - 10th
ArabNews is a Saudi English-language daily newspaper serving the Arab world. Content includes local and regional news, world news, sports coverage, business features, and much more.
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University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: John Langdon 1741 1819

For Students 9th - 10th
Langdon was born in 1741 at or near Portsmouth, NH. His father, whose family had emigrated to America before 1660, was a prosperous farmer who sired a large family. The youth's education was intermittent. He attended a local grammar...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Why Cities Provide Tax Breaks

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Like the state and federal government, local governments offer tax incentives to businesses to help solve economic and/or environmental problems. In this lesson, students will explore three different cities and determine what incentives...
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Baton Rouge Digital Archive of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of collections that reflect the content of the Baton Rouge Room Archive. Here you will find materials that reflect historical actions of local governments, businesses, residents and institutions of the City of Baton Rouge and...
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Bdo Seidman, Llp: Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
BDO Seidman, LLP is considered a middle tier accounting firm. Learn about this company and their plan for the future. They focus on tax, assurance, financial advisory services, and WaveBend solutions.