Who shapes public policy, who benefits, and how can we evaluate the evidence?
The Receipts: Project 2025 Student Workbook from Smart Brown Girl helps learners examine the relationship between policy and institutional power. Through case studies, guided questions, and structured exercises, students investigate proposals and decisions, consider their potential consequences, and support their interpretations with evidence.
The workbook introduces The Receipts Framework, giving learners a consistent approach they can apply across policy areas.
Inside the workbook
The Receipts Framework exploring Policy, People, Profit, and Pattern.
Case studies and policy analysis exercises connecting government decisions to everyday life.
Discussion and reflection prompts that encourage learners to examine evidence and explain their reasoning.
Practical applications for extending the framework to additional policy questions.
How the framework works
Students examine what a policy proposes to change and investigate the people and organizations involved. They consider financial interests and potential beneficiaries, then look for recurring approaches across education, labor, healthcare, and other sectors.
These activities help learners ask more precise questions about how institutions operate and assess the evidence behind claims about power.
Skills students will practice
Analyzing policy proposals and decisions through a structured framework.
Identifying decision-makers and examining their authority.
Investigating who may benefit and who may bear the costs.
Recognizing connections across policy areas.
Developing evidence-based arguments in discussion and writing.
Who it’s for
Designed for high school civics and government, college courses, social justice and ethnic studies, homeschool learning, and community education groups, the workbook supports individual study and group discussion.
Digital download
Your purchase includes the Student Workbook as a downloadable PDF. Print it or use it digitally at home, in the classroom, or in a community learning space.
