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Daily News Lesson March 16 2022

Empty chairs and empty tables: Do your civics lessons show Congress like this?
Lawmakers not showing up to committee meetings means important positions in the federal government go unfilled
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Daily News Lesson March 16 2022

Americans describe the momentous mental health toll of the pandemic
Hear how two years of pandemic have taken a toll on Americans' mental health, and what can be done about it
Servicemen of pro-Russian militia walk next to a military convoy in the Luhansk region
Daily News Lesson March 15 2022

China's alignment with Russia makes progress on Ukraine difficult — and other stories for March 15, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
COVID-19 care in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Daily News Lesson March 14 2022

Two years into the pandemic ‘COVID is not done with us’
Hear what the future holds for COVID-19 after two years of pandemic
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Daily News Lesson March 14 2022

‘We are all at war:’ Desperation grows among Ukrainian diaspora
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
FILE PHOTO: A view shows the St. Basil's Cathedral in central Moscow
Daily News Lesson March 13 2022

How Russia views the situation in Ukraine and the price exacted by Western sanctions
Understand how Russian citizens are reacting to the widespread sanctions impacting their economy
FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an event at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow
Daily News Lesson March 10 2022

‘A new kind of czar’: Putin’s path from the KGB to the presidency
Learn the history and background of Russia's long time head of state
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy makes a statement in Kyiv
Daily News Lesson March 10 2022

Volodymyr Zelensky’s improbable rise from comedian to wartime leader of a defiant nation
Take an in-depth look into Ukraine's president
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Daily News Lesson March 10 2022

Class activity: Discuss how to process brutal images of war in the news
ADDITIONAL STORIES: More clips from Ukraine with discussion questions and how the news media has covered Ukraine compared to other atrocities
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Daily News Lesson March 09 2022

Shackleton’s ‘Endurance’ discovered after more than 100 years at the bottom of the sea
Hear about the discovery of a sunken ship that was part of one of the most famous expeditions of the 20th century
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Daily News Lesson March 09 2022

"Pay equality is a problem we can fix." -- UN Report for International Women's Day
ADDITIONAL STORIES: Learn the latest on Ukraine by choosing one of these five different news segments
People take part in Unity March in Lviv
Daily News Lesson March 08 2022

Ukraine’s history and its centuries-long road to independence
Learn about Ukraine's history and long relationship with Russia
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