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7. Learning Pathway: Election 2020

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    Building Democracy For All is designed so that teachers and students can follow different Learning Pathways as they explore the material in the book. Rather than proceeding sequentially through a list of civics and government curriculum standards, Learning Pathways invite a thematic approach. In addition Election 2020, other learning pathways include: Student Rights, Influential Women, Black Lives Matter, Media Literacy, and Current Events.

    The 2020 Presidential election is being called the most consequential election in modern times. The coronavirus pandemic, partisan divides between people and political parties, Black Lives Matter protests, an economic recession that may lead to a second Great Depression, and looming environmental disasters are contributing to uncertainty about the future of American democracy. Our Election 2020 Learning Pathway provides teachers and students with resources for studying the election as well as the institutions of government that must function for that election to happen.

    Additionally, we designed an Election 2020 choice board featuring higher-order thinking activities and exploration of the learning pathway chapters (click here to make your own copy of the choice board).

    Latest Additions to this Learning Pathway

    November 12, 2020

    October 29, 2020

    October 15, 2020

    October 9, 2020

    October 3, 2020

    October 2, 2020

    September 1, 2020

    August 28, 2020

    August 17, 2020

    • Dodger Stadium Will Be First MLB Ballpark as a Voting Center
      • This arrangement was negotiated with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the state of California by More Than a Vote, a nonprofit founded by LeBron James. MLB, NBA, and NFL stadiums are potentially great voting hubs since they are often located in cities, have parking or public transportation, and offer lots of space for social distancing.
      • Connect to eBook ENGAGE: How to Get More People, Especially Young People, to Vote

    August 15, 2020

    August 14, 2020

    • How to Vote in the 2020 Election: A State-by-State Guide from FiveThirtyEight blog.
      • Includes states in which:
        • Everyone can vote by mail and ballots are automatically mailed to every voter to states;
        • Everyone can vote by mail and mail-in ballot applications are automatically mailed to voters;
        • Everyone can vote by mail but nothing is automatically mailed to voters;
        • Voting by mail requires a valid excuse (and the pandemic does not count).
    • 2020 Election Forecast from FiveThirtyEight (August 12, 2020)
      • FiveThirtyEight ran 40,000 election simulations. Biden won about 71% of the contests.
      • Interactive Presidential Forecast Map from FiveThirtyEight
      • In mid-October, Biden is winning 87% of the simulated contests.

    Video: He Predicted a Trump Win in 2016. What's HIs Forecast for 2020? | NYT Opinion. Uploaded by The New York Times.