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By Lisa Prososki Subject(s) Secondary current events, political science, social studies, U.S. history, civics, debate, and communication arts classes Time Three 90-minute or five 50-minute…read more
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Earlier this year, Gomes himself faced deportation, but was granted a reprieve from the government that has allowed him to remain in the United States. In…read more
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NewsHour Extra student reporter Lynda Lopez, age 18, asked six Arizona teens to share their views on the new Arizona immigration law and what it…read more
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The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved legislation that prohibits city officials from alerting federal immigration authorities when an illegal immigrant under the age of…read more
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March is Women’s History Month, where we highlight and celebrate the accomplishments of women who…
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DOWNLOAD VIDEO The breakup of Ukraine recently moved a step closer to reality. The parliament…
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In March 2011, a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the island nation of Japan, causing a meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Three years later, experts are trying to assess how recovery efforts in the nuclear-affected area are progressing. Continue reading
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By Katie Gould, PBS NewsHour Extra Teacher Resource Producer and Elizabeth Jones, PBS NewsHour Production…
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The State Department released its annual human rights report last week and concluded that last summer’s chemical weapons attack in Syria, which killed more than 1,400 people, was the worst human rights violation of 2013. Continue reading
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