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SIRS Leading Issues:
Global Financial Crisis & Election 2008+
The new administration under President Barack Obama made it a priority to tackle the global financial crisis. And so has SIRS! SIRS Researcher's new Leading Issue (handout list), Global Financial Crisis, explains the events leading up to the current financial state, presents both sides of the bailout issue, and provides links to recent articles from national and international publications. The My Analysis section provides students with critical questions and a guided approach to decision making and knowledge application about this important topic. Access the Global Financial Crisis Leading Issue by linking to it from the Top 10 list or by scrolling down on the list of all Leading Issues.
Obama's First 100 Days: Our continuation of the Election 2008 feature focuses on President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office. This feature goes beyond the election to provide in-depth coverage of leading issues facing the new administration. Stay informed with articles, primary source materials and more on President Obama's efforts to tackle issues such as the economy, the environment and the war on terror. The My Analysis section provides students with critical questions and a guided approach to decision making and knowledge application about this important topic. Check out Election 2008: President Obama's First 100 Days by linking to Election 2008 from the Top 10 list or by scrolling down on the list of all Leading Issues.
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SIRS in 2009
Double CODiE Nod & More
A pair of SIRS online research tools have been named finalists in the Software & Information Industry Association's 24th Annual CODiE Awards.
SIRS Researcher and SIRS Discoverer are among five ProQuest online reference solutions that have been selected from many high-caliber products as the very best in the information industry. It's a significant achievement!
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Best Social Studies Instructional Solution
SIRS Discoverer
Best Instructional Solution: Other Curriculum Areas
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ProQuest Central
Best Online General Reference Service
Black Studies Center & The History Makers
Best Education Reference or Search Service
Our hats are off to our team for their hard work and dedication to these deep, vetted resources that power teaching and learning in schools and libraries worldwide.
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SIRS Integration Idea
Women's History & ERA
March is Women's History Month. Significant in the women's history timeline is the right to vote in 1920 (Woman's Suffrage—19th Amendment). In 1923, Alice Paul, suffragist leader and founder of the National Woman's Party, introduced the draft of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) considering this the next necessary step in the struggle for equal rights for women. The ERA includes these simple words:
- Section 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.
- Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.
- Section 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.
The ERA was introduced into every session of Congress between 1923 and 1972, when it was passed and sent to the states for ratification. The seven-year time limit in the ERA's proposing clause was extended by Congress to June 30, 1982; but at the deadline, the ERA had been ratified by 35 states, leaving it three states short of the 38 required for ratification. It has been reintroduced into every Congress since that time.
In the 110th Congress (2007-2008), the Equal Rights Amendment has been introduced as S.J. Res. 10 and H.J. Res. 40. These bills impose no deadline on the ratification process. The ERA Task Force of the National Council of Women's Organizations supports these bills and urges groups and individuals to advocate for more co-sponsors and passage.
Learning Activity: Assign students to learn more about the history and purpose of the ERA. Students should write a report of at least 150 words or a presentation of at least two minutes or seven slides. The report should cite at least three resources and address at least three of the essential questions for critical thinking listed below (add/substitute others):
- How does an Equal Rights Amendment benefit people other than women?
- What are the major obstacles to adopting the ERA?
- What are the arguments for the ERA?
- What are the argument against the ERA?
- Do you support the ERA—why or why not?
Pathfinder: Select the Subject Heading search option > type Equal Rights Amendment in the search box > Click Equal Rights Amendment (U.S.)
Use our custom ProQuest models for written and PowerPoint-style reports.
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Bonus: SIRS Current Events, Political Cartoons, Graphs + More
What makes our SIRS solutions so special? It's the human element. Every day, our SIRS Discoverer editors post hand-picked articles and resources. Tap into a short list of the most topical articles added
to SIRS in recent weeks. Did you know that SIRS Discoverer offers
charts and graphs plus
map activities,
geared for young researchers? SIRS Discoverer even offers
political cartoons.
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CultureGrams in Focus
CultureGrams can help broaden your students' understanding of the world.
Visit Argentina in our World Edition.
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SIRS "The Human Element"
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SIRS Spotlights + Challenge Quests
Women's contributions to American history are immeasurable. Despite the obstacles encountered in societies once hostile to equal rights, they have overcome hardships and adversities to make lasting contributions to many fields.
Our new SIRS Spotlight of the Month pays tribute to Women's History Month by honoring women and their contributions to American and world history.
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is often called the "Last Great Race on Earth."
Long before the historic Iditarod Trail was a competition, it was a mail and supply route. SIRS asks the question: In what year was the Iditarod Trail declared a National Historic Trail by Congress?
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