News story from "The World"on NPR and PRI about how Catholics are discriminated against in Pakistan. A good look at modern global concerns about civil rights and liberties. Perhaps for use to meet the "Global Awareness" requirement on the Teacher Evaluation Tool.
Good source for teaching diversity and tolerance in the classroom from the Southern Poverty Law Center. You also have the option to subscribe to free semiannual magazine and/or weekly email news letters.
From Jimmy Stewart's fictional all-night talkathon to real-life dramas over World War I and civil rights, the Senate's filibuster has played a notable - sometimes reviled - role in the nation's history. Now the slow-moving, famously deliberative chamber is on the verge of dialing it back - modestly.
Welcome! Preparing for the Oath is an online study guide for the civics portion of the U.S. Naturalization Test. You can alos practice for the Civics Exam.