U.S. Social Movements through Biography

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 21.01.04

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. School Information and Demographics
  3. Rational
  4. The Storm
  5. Two David’s, One Nucleus
  6. New Technology
  7. The Field Operation
  8. Get Out the Vote
  9. Classroom Activities
  10. Appendix on Implementing District Standards
  11. Notes
  12. Bibliography

Mobilizing Change: Lessons Learned from Obama’s 2008 Campaign

Sean Means

Published September 2021

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School Information and Demographics

Pittsburgh Westinghouse is part of Pittsburgh Public Schools. It is a building that serves 6th through 12th graders in a traditional academic setting. Students that attend the school come from Homewood, Larimer, Lincoln, Wilkinsburg and East Hills. The school is currently in School Improvement according to the State of Pennsylvania’s Department of Education. The school serves a total of 708 students: 387 males and 321 females. According to the district’s Discoverpps.org website, the percentage of economically disadvantaged students is 84.04%. Racially, the school has 665 African American students, 22 students that identify as multi-Racial, 10 Caucasian students, 6 Hispanic students, <5 Asians and <5 American Indian. (1)

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