Today's students carry the most powerful voice in calling for the tough choices that need to be made to secure America's future, because it is their future.  The Concord Coalition's classroom presentations, exercises and activities are meant to make the complexities of the federal budget understandable and accessible for students of all ages.

Concord On-Campus Facilitation: The Concord Coalition's field staff is very experienced in running our exercises and we would be happy to arrange a visit to your campus or organization for that purpose.

Exercises:

The Penny Game: provides a good introduction to the elements and amounts in the federal budget and works well for all ages, especially elementary, middle, and high schools.  This link goes to the full exercise with paper game boards.

Principles & Priorities: is our flagship exercise that has been used in hundreds of High Schools, Colleges and Universities across the country.  In it, participants make decisions about the best combination of program spending and tax policies to match with their larger sense of what the principles behind our budgets should be and what priorities the government should place at the forefront of fiscal decision-making.

Debt Busters: is a more condensed version of Principles and Priorities, designed primarily for Middle and High Schools.

To access Principles & Priorities or Debt Busters we ask that you provide your email address and education institution in order for us to inform you of updates to these exercises. 

If you have any questions about Concord's classroom education program feel free to email Education and Academic Outreach Director Josh Gordon.