Preview these Today’s Vote in the Classroom topics for use in your classroom or use selected resources to prepare for your onsite Today’s Vote program:

Voting and Elections:

Explore a bill that proposes national legislative solutions to improve voter access and election integrity. These resources can be used to prepare for the Today’s Vote in the Classroom: Voting Rights program at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute or as stand alone lessons in your classroom.

The Electoral College:

Consider a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States. These resources can be used to prepare for the Today’s Vote in the Classroom: Electoral College program at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute or as stand alone lessons in your classroom.

Climate Change:

Learn about the Green New Deal resolution and how it proposes to address climate change. These resources can be used to prepare for the Today’s Vote in the Classroom: Green New Deal program at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute or as stand alone lessons in your classroom.

Other Policy Topics

Sign in to Today’s Vote in the Classroom to choose from a variety of different policy topics based on real legislation from the United States Senate to hold a simulated Senate debate in your classroom. Each two day lesson plan will transform your classroom into the Senate chamber; your students will examine a national issue, evaluate proposed provisions that might address the issue, preview an actual bill, and take on the role of a senator to deliberate and vote on the bill.