
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