Our Mission
PBS News Hour Classroom provides all middle and high school students and teachers with free, high-quality educational resources about current issues and events based on the content of the PBS News Hour.
News Hour Classroom helps educators spark young people’s interest in the world around them by:
- providing nonpartisan and trusted news videos to support students' understanding and interest in national and international news stories.
- creating high-quality, free learning resources across subjects, including social studies, civics, English, arts, culture and STEM based on PBS News Hour segments and resources from partner organizations.
- using civics, media literacy and invention education to help students make sense of the news, feel more connected to one another and strengthen their own communities.
- offering an outlet for students and teachers to share their thoughts on current issues that are important to them by publishing original work on our Classroom Voices blog.
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