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Former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed is escorted to a plane as part of a prisoner swap, in Moscow
Daily News Lesson April 27 2022

The U.S. and Russia exchange prisoners — and other news for April 28, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
FILE PHOTO: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Hearing on COVID-19 response in Washington
Daily News Lesson April 26 2022

Dr. Fauci on why the U.S. is ‘out of the pandemic phase’ — and other news for April 27, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk talks at the Automotive World News Congress at the Renaissance Center in Detroit
Daily News Lesson April 25 2022

Elon Musk buys Twitter — and other news for April 26, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
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Daily News Lesson April 25 2022

Could hydrogen be the clean fuel of the future?
Learn how fuel produced from water might help lessen dependence on fossil fuels
Second round of France's 2022 presidential election
Daily News Lesson April 24 2022

Macron wins French presidential election — and other news for April 25, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
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Daily News Lesson April 22 2022

Lesson plan: For Earth Day, examine other 'Don't Look Up' moments in history

In this lesson, explore the ways crises such as climate change are often ignored and why
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Daily News Lesson April 22 2022

Sen. Mallory McMorrow's "We will not let hate win" speech — and other news for April 22, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
FILE PHOTO: Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in Washington
Daily News Lesson April 20 2022

What we’re learning about how Jan. 6 attack happened — and other news for April 21, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
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Daily News Lesson April 20 2022

Nurses from abroad in high demand across the U.S. — and other news for April 20, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
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Daily News Lesson April 20 2022

Citizen poets share details of their pandemic lives in ‘Dear Vaccine’
Learn about a collection of poems written by everyday people in response to the pandemic and contribute your own
Service members of pro-Russian troops stand guard in a street in Mariupol
Daily News Lesson April 19 2022

Zelenskyy says Russia's battle for the east has begun — and other news for April 19, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
FILE PHOTO: Biden visits a class at East End Elementary School in North Plainfield, New Jersey
Daily News Lesson April 18 2022

Federal judge strikes down mask mandate on planes, mass transit
Learn how a federal judge was able to shut down mask mandates on airlines and what happens next
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