Budget Hero Game: Want To Be President of the USA?

February 24, 2009 by 4 Comments

Sept. 18, 2012 Tomorrow Sept. 19, 2012, two students from the Maryland School of Public Policy join WilsonCenter.org on Capitol Hill to launch Budget Hero new "Election Edition" engaging a group of Congressional lawmakers in a bipartisan debrief! Woohoo! Let's hope we all learn some financial literacy skill sets! Feb. 24, 2009 Freakonomics fans probably had a field day … [Read more...]

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Oscars, Obama, Twitter Glam & Jonas Brothers? New Media Moments

February 24, 2009 by 13 Comments

Feb. 24, 2009 I’ve been asking tweens/teens whether they watched the Oscars on Sunday to get a feel for the youth zeitgeist when it comes to the Academy Awards show as an entertainment draw in itself. After all, the inauguration became a Web 2.0 livestream CNN/Facebook happening, and the interactive tradition continues today with Obama's Address to Congress (live 9pm ET) … [Read more...]

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