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Daily News Lesson December 16 2025

A principal's Brief But Spectacular take on bringing service to education

Share something you are passionate with your own Brief But Spectacular moment!
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Daily News Lesson December 14 2025

Displaced Palestinian children struggle with cold, malnutrition in Gaza months after ceasefire

Learn about UNICEF's role in getting more aid into Gaza but need is still immense
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Daily News Lesson December 08 2025

The lesser-known Native American origin of lacrosse

Learn about the origins of an increasingly popular American sport
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Daily News Lesson December 03 2025

Long-overlooked marvel of Native American engineering gets validation in Ohio

Learn how the ancient Hopewell Earthworks were created
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Daily News Lesson December 02 2025

Trump and Hegseth distance themselves from follow-on strike on suspected drug boat

Learn more about the legality of the strikes by having students examine the Department of Defense's Law of War Manual and the Geneva Conventions
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Daily News Lesson November 24 2025

Oldest woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail reflects on her journey

Betty Kellenberger, an 80-year-old retired school teacher from Michigan, shares her story
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Daily News Lesson November 21 2025

Health insurance premiums set to spike for millions

Discuss why insurance is close to becoming unaffordable for many in the United States
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Daily News Lesson November 20 2025

How useful is AI in the classroom? Parents and teachers weigh in

Hear from parents and teachers about their feelings on AI, then discuss your own
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Daily News Lesson November 05 2025

Government shutdown threatens funding for Head Start

Learn about the education program Head Start and discuss what its loss might mean
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Daily News Lesson November 03 2025

Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'

75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country, according to a poll from the journal Nature
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Daily News Lesson October 28 2025

PBS News Student Reporting Labs' 'Second Nature' series focuses on climate solutions

Learn about solutions journalism by watching youth-produced stories about the environment
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Daily News Lesson October 24 2025

East Wing of White House torn down as Trump clears space for his ballroom

Learn of the White House exemption to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
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