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KAT Talk, Spring 2000

Centerfold Lesson:
Local Government

What I Learned About Local Government

I. What are two local public offices that connect to problems of school violence, and what is their role?

II. Public Spending

(a) Is tax money used to help solve problems of school violence?

(b) (How? For what purpose? How much?)

(c) To what extent is public spending useful in helping solve the problems of school violence? What evidence do I have?

III. What are some of the limits of local government in solving problems of school violence?

IV. What can other community groups or individual citizens do to help solve problems of school violence?

Notes About Centerfold Lesson
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