Current Issues
Issue questions are included in the mock election to familiarize students with the idea that as adults they will vote on public questions as well as candidates. We will continue to offer links to the issues from recent mock elections for teachers who may be looking for sample issue questions for the current class of students. The information regarding ranked-preference voting in primaries is included to facilitate class discussions on possible means to address the current partisan environment. Since voting is an essential civic responsibility, we have included information regarding voting procedures in New Jersey so that students can participate in the actual election by encouraging parents and other adults to cast their vote in a safe manner of their choosing. It is also hoped that high school students eligible to vote will embrace this important civic responsibility. Please note that some older students are eligible to serve as poll workers.
Daylight Saving Time Year Round?
Should we eliminate the time change in the fall, making it Daylight Saving Time all 12 months of the year?
The proposed change would mean that we do not move clocks back in the fall. Instead New Jersey would keep clocks set to Daylight Saving Time all year, with a later sunrise and a later sunset.
- Student Graphic Organizer for organizing research
- National Geographic: The Odd History of Changing Our Clocks
- US Geological Survey Time Zone History and Link to Printable Maps (link to maps in grey box on side)
- Time Zone Map and Pending Legislation By State (2019)
- Time.gov Map of Time Zones
- US Dept. of Transportation Procedure for Requesting Change of Time Zone. This concerns the related issue of requesting a move to a different time zone.
- National Geographic: The Case Against Daylight Saving Time
- CNN Opinion: Keep Daylight Saving Time All Year
- Popular Mechanics Opinion: In Defense of Daylight Saving Time
- Pro and Con Regarding Daylight Saving Time
- UCLA Opinion: Vote to Stay On Daylight Saving Time
- Quartz Opinion: Against Daylight Saving Time
- Should NJ Consider Ending Daylight Saving Time?