New Reading Resource: Understanding the Federal Budget

Help your students go beyond the numbers to understand that the federal budget is rooted in basic concepts like income and spending.  Using nonpartisan sources and attractive graphics, see how the government collects money through taxes and other revenue sources and then spends it on mandatory and discretionary spending programs. 

The reading concludes with an analysis of the trends in fiscal policy for the United States in the last 25 years and what consequences that has for the economy at large. 

By creating a free account on fre.org, this article can be easily assigned to your students using Canvas, Google Classroom, Schoology, Blackboard, and D2L Brightspace.  The assignment contains a self-grading, multiple-choice assessment for the convenience of both teachers and students. This tutorial will help you get started. 

Check out the full resource page below!