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Statistical Data Sources CIA: World Factbook The World Factbook is produced annually by the Central Intelligence Agency. The documents contain all vital information and statistics for most countries around the world. The data fall under the following headings: Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications, Transportation, Transnational Issues, and Military. Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: April 4, 2014 Tags: Global globalEDGE Database of International Business Statistics The globalEDGE Database of International Business Statistics (DIBS) is a comprehensive source of statistical data. 2,460 fields of data are offered, which can be accessed across specified years and countries. Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: March 31, 2014 International Labour Organization: Global Employment Trends Global Employment Trends is the flagship publication by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and examines the latest statistics and projections on several indicators of the labor market. Tags: Global, Publications Eurostat

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Prohibition: Unintended Consequences Share details Anti-Saloon League paper, The American Issue, with headline, "U.S. When the Mayor of Berlin, Gustav Boess, visited New York City in the fall of 1929, one of the questions he had for his host, Mayor James J. The Noble Experiment When the Prohibition era in the United States began on January 19, 1920, a few sage observers predicted it would not go well. This should have come as no surprise with a venture as experimental as Prohibition. Anheuser-Busch Bevo near beer poster, Anheuser-Busch The Atlanta Constitution Cover: "$100,000,000 For Government From Income Tax", Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Economics of Prohibition Prohibition's supporters were initially surprised by what did not come to pass during the dry era. Instead, the unintended consequences proved to be a decline in amusement and entertainment industries across the board. On the whole, the initial economic effects of Prohibition were largely negative. "Cat and Mouse" The Greatest Consequence

Democrats.org Understanding Equity Through Census Bureau Data Educational attainment is a key indicator of success and the Census Bureau’s annual educational attainment and school enrollment tables provide valuable information on educational attainment by race, sex and region and on how school enrollment is changing. Our reports on school enrollment and educational attainment also inform equity across demographic groups over time. In 2015, greater percentages of Black, Hispanic and Asian students were enrolled in college than during the prerecession period of 2000-2007. For example, Hispanic undergraduate enrollment increased greatly, as the percentage of 15- to 34-year-olds enrolled in undergraduate college increased from 11.9% in 2000 to 18.4% in 2015. From 2005–2009 to 2015–2019, the percentage of people with a bachelor’s degree increased for all race groups. For example, Black alone, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, and Some Other Race alone groups all saw the percentage of people with bachelor’s degrees expand by 20% or more.

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World Development Indicators | DataBank The Aggregation Rules function defines the methodologies to be used when deriving custom aggregates. These rules apply only to custom country groups you have created. They do not apply to official groups presented in your selected database. For each selected series, choose your Aggregation Rule and Weight Indicator (if needed) from the corresponding drop-down boxes. Aggregation Rules include: 1. Note 1: In none of the above methodologies are missing values imputed. Note 2: Aggregation results apply only to your custom-defined groups and do not reflect official World Bank aggregates based on regional and income classification of economies.

Socratic Smackdown - A Game for Learning and Practicing Discussion Strategies Socratic Smackdown offers a fun approach to having students practice discussion strategies. Socratic Smackdown is a printable game designed to be played with up to forty students at a time. In the game students are awarded points for using each of six questioning and discussion methods. Students can lose points for interrupting or distracting others. The play of Socratic Smackdown can be organized around a text-based question or organized around debate a question delivered verbally. Check out the video below for a short overview of Socratic Smackdown. Applications for EducationSocratic Smackdown provides a great framework through which your students can develop discussion and debate skills.