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dday-2
Daily Video July 28 2015

Fallen WWII soldiers teach students about sacrifice
In the more than 70 years since allied soldiers stormed the beach at Normandy, firsthand accounts of the lives lost that day are slipping away.
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Post July 24 2015

Eight female authors your class should know for the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s 'Emma'
  By Gabby Shacknai Jane Austen is known throughout the world as one of the mo…
new-teachers
Daily Video July 23 2015

New teachers face increasing instability
Teachers make up one of the largest portions of the U.S. workforce, but the more than 200,000 men and women graduating from teaching programs this year face a shortage of jobs, stagnant salaries, increasing focus on standardized testing and growing aversion to tenure.
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Daily Video July 21 2015

Chicago debates how to stem gun violence
After seeing the murder rate drop over the past two years, Chicago police and residents have seen a startling rise in gun violence this summer, with dozens shot each weekend.
bakken oil
Daily Video July 07 2015

Why North Dakota's oil fields are so dangerous
DOWNLOAD VIDEO By Gabby Shacknai At least 74 people have died working in North Dak…
iran
Post July 01 2015

Five things your class needs to know about U.S.-Iranian relations
  By Gabby Shacknai Iran’s nuclear program has been a point of international attenti…
Trans fats
Daily Video June 29 2015

Trans fat no more: FDA gives food industry three years
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered the elimination of all trans fats from the food supply within the next three years, a long-awaited move that is expected to save thousands of lives per year.
charlestonmayor
Daily Video June 26 2015

Charleston mayor: "We are still a work in progress in America"
The racially-motivated shooting of nine people at a historically black church in Charleston, SC, has spurred discussion and debate about the state of racism in America.
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Daily Video June 26 2015

IB program turns around struggling high school
Facing low graduation rates, Rainier Beach High School took an ambitious approach to turn things around.
greekmigrants
Daily Video June 24 2015

Flood of war refugees tests Greek hospitality
An influx of Syrian and Afghan refugees is straining Greece’s already-thin resources at a time when the country could face bankruptcy.
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