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  is an archive of census-based datasets and teaching modules designed to provide educators with resources to integrate data analysis exercises into their curricula.

 displays U.S. demographic trends through eye-catching maps, graphics, and exportable trend data.

 is a portal of teaching and learning resources for infusing quantitative literacy into the social science curriculum.

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Investigating Change in American Society

     

America by the Numbers: A Field Guide to the US Population

 

The Allyn & Bacon Social Atlas of the United States

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Redistricting Game Makes Process Understandable

Submitted by ssdan on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 18:17
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Interested in teaching students about the fundamentals of election redistricting following the decennial census? TeachingWithData.org, a project partnering SSDAN with the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, points to free resources with an informative look at the issue. The ReDistricting Game, a resource from the University of Southern California's Annenberg Center, provides a series of fun and educational activities that illustrate how the redistricting process can be exploited leading to oddly shaped legislative and congressional districts

Inequality and DataCounts Learning Modules

Submitted by NiHaas on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 14:12
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A recent Data in the News post spotlighted a daily chart from The Economist that compared inequality in a number of OECD countries. The United States did not fare well, finishing third from the bottom in relative poverty (“measured by the share of the population earning less than half the median income”), only ahead of Chile and Mexico (Brazil is also on the chart, but it is not an OECD country). The Gini coefficient, another measure of inequality for which a score of zero indicates perfect equality and one perfect inequality, also suggested that the United States is trailing comparable countries in the fight against inequality. The U.S. finished fourth from the bottom, beating out South Korea, Mexico and Chile.

Disproportionate Number of Native American Children in Foster Care

Submitted by ssdan on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 15:29
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A recent Data in the News post discusses an NPR article regarding the disproportionate number of Native American children in foster care.

All The Single Ladies

Submitted by ssdan on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 11:07
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A recent Data in the News post discusses the decline of the marriage rate of the black population and its implications for black women.

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