Warm-up and Objective Warm-up: Have you ever met someone who works for the government before? What were the circumstances, and what did you say? Objective: I can analyze a policy problem and argue my opinion in the issue.

Agenda 1.Warm-up 2.Review 3.Practice Sample Questions as a Class 4.Space Race 5.Midterm Corrections 6.Make-up 7.(Start Education Funding?)

Reduce School’s Capital Funding?

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Economic Principles Opportunity Cost – when you choose to do something, part of what it costs you is what you can’t do (crazy, right?) Cost-Benefit Analysis – break down a decision by what is good and bad about it to help you decide what to do

Don't reduce city schools' capital funding Gov. Larry Hogan outlined a budget plan that would cut school aid to Baltimore The new Republican governor said his budget — with cuts to every state agency and to Medicaid providers statewide — would put Maryland on the road to fiscal health while preserving core programs from reductions. "Over the last eight years, Maryland families and small businesses were tightening their belts, while state government was doing just the opposite," Hogan said. "That's not right, that's not fair, and that stops today."

Budget Cuts Among the $143 million in cuts to K-12 education would be a 50 percent reduction in a geographic formula that compensates districts where education costs are higher. Education funding would be reduced by $35 million to City Schools, $561 per pupil. – Loss of more than 400 teachers or 700 support staff – Significant cuts to afterschool programming

Share your opinion with the class. Cite evidence. Discussion Rubric: PointsActions +2 Makes or responds to a statement quoting information from the text or government vocabulary to support your opinion. +1 Makes a statement or gives an opinion that contains misconceptions but students gave a worthy attempt. 0 Student does not participate. Student makes a statement that is off topic and not relevant to the discussion. Students calls out. -2Student is having a side conversation / engaged in other distractions.

Does this matter to you?

What can we do?

Call your legislator (see handout) Come to Annapolis – do you all want to go? Write letters to legislators and the Governor. Stay engaged: – Website: – Facebook: – Twitter:

POSTCARD CAMPAIGN Now – February 18th Make sure Governor Hogan, Senate President Miller, & House Speaker Busch hear from thousands of Baltimore City advocates that they can’t cut education funding!

POSTCARD CAMPAIGN STEP ONE: Commit to collecting 250, 500, or 1000 signed postcards! Turn in your commitment cards tonight! Tomorrow, contact Sharicca Boldon or Rick Gwynallen to arrange a time to pick up your postcards. Think big and bold! Let’s aim to have 85,000 postcards, one to represent each Baltimore City student.

POSTCARD CAMPAIGN STEP TWO: Reach out to others and fill out the postcards. It’s easy! Give postcards to others in your community and have them simply write about what education means to them. Bring them to your school, gym, church, community association, workplace, etc. Get creative with it!

POSTCARD CAMPAIGN STEP THREE: Return signed postcards for delivery. Drop off signed postcards at one of the two locations on the next slide. Feel free to drop them off as you get them. As long as they are all in by February 18th, they’ll be delivered right to the desks of the Governor, Speaker, and Senate President!

Rick Gwynallen Reservoir Hill Improvement Council 2001 Park Avenue, Baltimore, MD Sharicca Boldon (drop off between 8 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.) Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle School 100 East 26th Street, Baltimore, MD POSTCARD DROP-OFF

POSTCARD CAMPAIGN STEP FOUR: Stay in touch with the BEC for updates on your postcards delivery. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to find out when and how your postcards will be delivered. If you’re available, come and help us drop them off! MAKE SURE TO RETURN YOUR POSTCARDS NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 18TH!