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NEW 2008 Issue Books:
Health
Care in America: How Can We Make it More Affordable? -
Forty- seven million Americans lack health insurance while costs
continue to spiral out of control for those who do have coverage.
The nation spends more than any other country on health care,
but many are still dissatisfied with what we have to show for
it. Now it is time to face the difficult choices needed to make
the U.S. health-care system function properly.
What
is the 21st Century Mission for Our Public Schools? - From
the very start, Americans have held widely divergent views on
issues related to public schools. Many of these have to do with
the methods by which we achieve an educated society. How do we
ensure that our schools are accessible to all children? By what
means do we hold students accountable for learning and schools
accountable for teaching them? What is the role of families in
the education of their children? What is the responsibility of
schools in addressing social issues that affect their students?
What is the most efficient and fair way to fund public education?
2007
Issue Books
The
$9 Trillion Debt: Breaking the Habit of Deficit Spending
- The U.S. national debt has reached record proportions.
With the imminent retirement of the baby boom generation, pressures
on the federal budget will soon get worse. what changes might
most Americans be willing to accept in order to curb deficit spending?
The
Energy Problem: Choices for an Uncertain Future
- America's way of life seems threatened by unstable
sources of energy and growing evidence of environmental damage.
As demands for energy escalate, we may soon reach the point of
no return. We have difficult choices to make to ensure a sustainable
future.
Too
Many Children Left Behind: How Can We Close the Achievement Gap?
- Too many low-income and minority children are falling behind
their peers in school. In an increasingly competitive global arena,
the U.S. cannot afford to ignore this widening achievement gap.
What can be done to close it? (Kettering Foundation & Public
Education Research publication)
Links:
Gerald
R. Ford Museum
Grand Rapids Public
Library
Kettering Foundation
National Issues
Forums Institute
Study Circles
Resource Center
Contact:
grcommunityvoice@hotmail.com
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The
following NIF Issue Books may be
purchased by contacting Kendall
Hunt at 800-228-0810. Visit the NIF
web site for additional resources, such as NIF Starter Kits
and Community Issue Guides.
- Preparing
Today's Kids for Tomorrow's Jobs: What Should Our Community
Do? (2008)
- Health
Care in America: How Can We Make it More Affordable?
(2008)
- What
is the 21st Century Mission for Our Public Schools? (2008)
- The
$9 Trillion Debt: Breaking the Habit of Deficit Spending (2007)
- The
Energy Problem: Choice for an Uncertain Future (2007)
- Too
Many Children Left Behind: How Can We Close the Achievement
Gap? (2007)
- America's
Role in the World: Building a More Secure Future (2006)
- Democracy's
Challenge: Reclaiming the Public's Role (2006)
- Life
& Death Decisions: Who Decides? (2005)
- The
Social Security Struggle: Fixing the Retirement System (2005)
- Making
Ends Meet: Is There a Way to Help Working Americans? (2005)
- By
the People: American's Role in the World (2003)
- Examining
Health Care: What's the Public's Prescription? (2003)
- News
Media and Society: How to Restore the Public Trust (2003)
- The
New Challenges of American Immigration: What Should We Do? (2003)
- The
New Science of Food: Facing Up to Our Biotechnology Choices
(2003)
- Terrorism:
What Should We Do? (2002)
- Crime
and Punishment: Is Justice Being Served? (2001)
- Money
& Politics: Who Owns Democracy? (2001)
- Racial
and Ethnic Tensions: What Should We Do? (2000)
- Violent
Kids: Can We Change the Trend? (2000)
- A
Nice Place to Live: Creating Communities, Fighting Sprawl (1999)
- Alcohol:
Controlling the Toxic Spill (1999)
- From
Welfare to Work: Who Should We Help and How? (1999)
- Public
Schools: Are They Making the Grade? (1999)
- Gambling:
Is it a Problem? What Should We Do? (1998)
- Jobs:
Preparing a Workforce for the 21st Century (1998)
- Protecting
Our Rights: What Goes on the Internet? (1998)
- At
Death's Door: What Are the Choices? (1997)
- Illegal
Drugs: What Should We Do Now? (1997)
- Our
Nation's Kids: Is Something Wrong? (1997)
- Environmental
Protection: A Challenge Bigger Than All Outdoors (1996)
- Governing
America: Our Choices, Our Challenge (1996)
- The
National Piggybank: Does Our Retirement System Need Fixing?
(1996)
- Off
Balance: Resetting the Scales of Civil Justice (1996)
- How
Can We Be Fair? The Future of Affirmative Action (1995)
- Mission
Uncertain: Reassessing America's Global Role (1995)
- Pocketbook
Pressures: Who Benefits from Economic Growth? (1995)
- The
Troubled American Family: Which Way Out of the Storm? (1995)
- Admission
Decisions: Should Immigration Be Restricted? (1994)
- Contested
Values: Tug-Of-War in the School Yard (1994)
- The
Health Care Cost Explosion: Why It's So Serious, What Should
Be Done? (1993)
- The
Health Care Crisis: Containing Costs, Expanding Coverage (1992)
- Politics
for the Twenty-first Century: What Should Be Done on Campus?
(1992)
- The
Boundaries of Free Speech: How Free is Too Free? (1991)
- Energy
Options: Finding a Solution to the Power Predicament (1991)
- The
Battle Over Abortion: Seeking Common Ground in a Divided Nation
(1990)
- The
Day Care Dilemma: Who Should Be Responsible for the Children?
(1989)
- Growing
Up at Risk (1989)
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