Public Money | Lesson Plan: Student Engagement through Participatory Budgeting
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Public Money | Lesson Plan: Student Engagement through Participatory Budgeting
Through the film Public Money, students will be introduced to the Participatory Budgeting (PB) model and how this has process provided the residents of Sunset Park, Brooklyn with a voice in local government. Students will then translate the PB process to their own school and develop an Action Plan and Budget proposal that will address an issue in their community. Students will summarize and present their proposals to students and school administration in the form of an Elevator Pitch.