Ten Letters Reading Resources

General

• YouTube: "An Inside Look at Ten Letters"
• The White House
• Corresponding with the White House
• The Miller Center at University of Virginia sponsors a National Discussion and Debate Series where important policy makers and politicans discuss contemporary issues.

Author Information, Interviews, and Projects

• Author Biography - Random House
• NPR Interview with Eli Saslow
• YouTube: BookTV: Eli Saslow speaks about Ten Letters
• "For a Look Outside Presidential Bubble" by Eli Saslow - The Washington Post, March 31, 2010
• Articles by Eli Saslow for The Washington Post
• Eli Saslow Interview, "Americans' Letters to the President" - C-SPAN, May 24, 2012
• Eli Saslow Interivew, "Writing News Narratives"- Neiman Storyboard, April 29, 2011
• Eli Saslow Interview Transcript - The Diane Rehm Show, October 11, 2011
• Press Pass Mentors

Active Citizenship Resources

• The Case Foundation: Active Citizenship
• Social Citizens
• "Educating Students to Foster Active Citizenship" - AACU Peer Review, Spring/Summer 2008
• Citizen YOU
• UNCW Center for Leadership Education and Service (CLES)

The American Presidency Resources

• The White House: Our Government
• Miller Center: American President: A Reference Resource by Policy
• Miller Center: American President: A Reference Resource by President
• The American Presidency Project

Economy Resources

• "How a New Jobless Era will Transform America" - The Atlantic, March 2010
• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Chart Book: The Legacy of the Great Recession
• Frontline: Meltdown, A Series on the Global Financial Crisis
• Documentary: Frontline: "Close to Home"
• Documentary: Frontline: "Ten Trillion and Counting"
• "Unemployed Workers and the Great Recession" - Rutgers, 2009-2010
• "What the Great Recession Has Done to Family Life" - The New York Times, August 6, 2010

Education Resources

• The White House: Education Issues
• National Education Association
• The Center for Education Reform
• Achieve
• The Heritage Foundation
• NEA: No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
• YouTube: President Obama Speaks on No Child Left Behind Reform
• YouTube: Weekly Address May 21, 2011: Replacing "No Child Left Behind" This Year
• YouTube: Washington's Latest Education Overreach: National Standards for Schools
• Education World: US. Education Standards
• "NC Gets Waiver on 'No Child Left Behind' Provisions" - The Charlotte Observer, May 30, 2012

Environmental Resources and Local Organizations

• United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Global Footprint Network: Footprint Calculator
• UNCW Environmental Concerns Organization (ECO)
• UNCW Sustainability Committee
• Surfrider Foundation: Cape Fear Chapter
• Cape Fear River Watch
• The White House: Deepwater BP Oil Spill
• RestoreTheGulf
• CNN: Gulf Coast Oil Disaster
• "The BP Oil Spill, One Year Later: How Healthy is the Gulf Now?" - TIME, April 19, 2011
• BP Global: Gulf of Mexico Restoration

Health Care Resources

• Documentary: Frontline: "Obama's Deal"
• "How the Press Covered Health Care Reform" - PewResearchCenter Publications, June 21, 2010
• U.S. Government Health Care Reform
• The Affordable Care Act
• Healthcare Crisis: Who's at Risk?
• "Woman Inspired Obama's Health Care Plan" - CNN, June 28, 2012

Immigration Resources

• State of Arizona Senate Bill 1070
• Arizona State Senate: Fact Sheet for S.B. 1070
• "ACLU and Civil Rights Groups File Legal Challenge to Arizona Racial Profiling Law" - ACLU, May 17, 2010
• "Navajo Human Rights Officials on Law Enforcement Training Information" - June 9, 2010
• AltoArizona
• "Public Supports Arizona Immigration Law" - PewResearchCenter Publications, May 12, 2010
• "More Americans Favor Than Oppose Arizona Immigration Law" - GALLUP Politics, April 29, 2010
• "Transcript of President Barack Obama with Univision" - Los Angeles Times, October 25, 2010
• Department of Homeland Security
• Federation for American Immigration Reform
• International Organization for Migration: Migration for the Benefit of All

LGBTQIA Resources

LGBTQIA = Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Questioning, Intersex, and Allied

• UNCW Randall Library Guide: Bullying, Cyberbully, Hate Crimes, Invasion of Privacy and Tolerance
• Glaad Project
• UNCW LGBTQIA Resource Office
• UNCW Pride
• YouTube Channel: It Gets Better Project
• It Gets Better Project

Poverty Resources

• National Poverty Center: Poverty Facts
• United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
• "Soaring Poverty Casts Spotlight on 'Lost Decade'" - The New York Times, September 13, 2011
• CNNMoney: "The Changing Face of Poverty in America"
• WorldVision: U.S. Poverty Myths: Myths about Poverty in the World's Wealthiest Nation
• Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity: Poverty Data Resource Guide
• National Alliance to End Homelessness
• City of Wilmington: 10-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness
• United Way of the Cape Fear Area
• "Mario Batali and Family Take the Food Stamp Challenge" - Daily Journal, May 14, 2012

Veteran/Military Resources

• United States Department of Veterans Affairs
• The White House: Veterans Issues
• Veterans of Foreign Wars
• Afghanistan International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
• U.S. Department of Defense
• United We Serve: Veterans and Military Families
• Coalition for Iraq + Afghanistan Veterans
• Costs of War
• National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• NIH Medline Plus: PTSD: A Growing Epidemic
• UNCW Military Collaboration
• UNCW Student Veterans Organization
• "UNCW Embraces Veterans as Students" - UNCWMagazine, Spring 2010
• "From Battlefield to Classroom" - Star News, January 31, 2012