Just in time for your students to return from holiday break, we have prepared an article with useful information on gift cards.  Gift Card Guidance covers everything from buying, selling and using gift cards to the terms and conditions associated with them.  We have also created questioning strategies to go along with this article, and have the it linked to a brass lesson plan. 

Are you looking for lesson plans or questioning strategies to accompany brass|MAGAZINE? There are several ways to access articles and resources in the brass|TEACHER RESOURCE CENTER.

The Winter 2009 Issue of brass is hot off the press, and due to be released during the first week of November. Here is what you can expect to see in this new issue:

• Cover Story: A feature on the youngest member of Congress, Aaron Schock. Aaron details how an early experience with his local school board served as the catalyst for his political career. Also an entrepreneur, Aaron offers financial tips for young adults in this article.
• Language lessons: This article explains the personal and professional benefits of learning a foreign language.
• Playing the market: An introduction to stock market games.
• An article on job sector diversity compares private versus public employment.
• Ridiculous: This feature looks into the "sole" of shoes with devilish prices.
• brass CEO Bryan Sims offers advice for getting an education inside and outside of the classroom.
• brass 10: Internships

As always, resources for this issue (as well as all past issues) may be found in the Teacher Resource Center. Login or Register to access these materials. If you have an account but don't remember your password, just enter your email address into the 'forgot password' section of the login page. If you have questions or feedback, please contact us at studentprogram@brassmedia.com.

Articles and resources for the summer issue of of brass are now available. Teachers in sponsored states receive the full benefits of the Student Program, including all TRC resources and direct delivery of brass|MAGAZINE to their schools. If you are not in a sponsored state, your registration for the TRC allows you access to free resources now and also expresses your interest in receiving the full benefits of the program as a sponsored state.

We learned of an important name change this week. The National Council on Economic Education (NCEE) became the Council for Economic Education on January 1st. The change also includes a new look for the Council's logo and website. We have updated all references to the Council on our website, including our standards charts.