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Student Voices September 02 2013

Syrian-American Student Makes Case for Intervention
Razan is junior reporter for Youth Journalism International. YJI was founded by two veter…
Fast-Food Strikes in 50 U.S. Cities Seeking $15 Per Hour
Post August 29 2013

Why It Might Be Hard to Get a Burger Today
Fast-food workers across the U.S. are striking as part of a larger campaign to demand higher wages …
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Post August 26 2013

Violence Escalates Between Security Forces and Protesters in Egypt
Clashes between Egyptian law enforcement and supporters of the ousted Egyptian President Mohammed M…
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Post August 15 2013

The Top 15 Lesson Plans for Back to School
With students heading back into the classroom, NewsHour Extra is here to help teachers with their b…
Morsi Supporters Continue Protest One Day After Scores Killed
Post August 07 2013

Egyptian Military Cracks Down on Morsi Supporters
Less than a month after a military coup ousted Egypt’s first democratically elected leader, Preside…
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Post July 26 2013

Trayvon Martin Case Provokes Justice and Race Debate
On the night of February 26, 2012, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed in a Florida neig…
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Post July 08 2013

Mega Wildfires Blamed on Changing Climate and Landscape
A raging wildfire in Yarnell, Arizona, killed 19 elite firefighters in one of the deadliest firefig…
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Post July 03 2013

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Gay Rights

Wednesday morning, the Supreme Court issued two rulings on the ongoing debate over same-sex marriag…
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Post June 21 2013

Manning Case Challenges Definition of “Whistleblower”
The court martial for Army Pfc. Bradley Manning began on June 3 in Fort Meade, Md. Manning was arre…
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Lesson Plan June 17 2013

Periodical cicadas are back! - Lesson Plan
By Jennifer Cutraro and Katherine Schulten. Cross posted from New York Times, The Learning Ne…
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