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COVID-19 vaccination campaign in France
Daily News Lesson May 07 2021

What waiving vaccine patent rights might mean for big pharma
President Joe Biden has given the initial nod for the U.S. to waive patent rights on COVID vaccines to boost international production.
FILE PHOTO: Vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Toronto
Daily News Lesson May 06 2021

Waiving vaccine patent rights may be the ‘only way’ to end the pandemic
Understand why the U.S. government has decided to waive patents on vaccines
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Daily News Lesson May 05 2021

How legendary dancer Jacques d’Amboise brought dance to public school kids
Learn about the life of Jacques d'Amboise, ballet dancer who brought free dance education to public schools
FILE PHOTO: DHS Secretary Mayorkas speaks at the White House in Washington
Daily News Lesson May 05 2021

US plans to reunite more than 1,000 families separated at the border
Hear from the secretary of Homeland Security about why reuniting separated families is a Biden administration priority
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Mumbai
Daily News Lesson May 04 2021

Discuss India’s deepening COVID-19 crisis
Understand why India is experiencing its worst COVID crisis even as other countries begin to recover
FILE PHOTO: Morning rises over the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington
Daily News Lesson May 03 2021

Student free speech makes it to the Supreme Court
Discuss whether public schools should be able to punish students for speech outside of the school
Protesters rally outside the Turkish Consulate in commemoration of the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian genocide in Los Angeles
Daily News Lesson April 29 2021

Significance of Biden's recognition of the Armenian genocide
Learn about the Armenian genocide and how it affects international relationships today
U.S. President Joe Biden's first address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress in Washington
Daily News Lesson April 29 2021

Discuss Biden's address with your students
Watch clips from Biden's address to Congress and discuss what should be national priority going forward
FILE PHOTO: A Fox News channel sign is seen on a television vehicle outside the News Corporation building in New York City, in New York
Daily News Lesson April 29 2021

How misinformation is used to amplify and strengthen ideology
Discuss why correcting disinformation can have less of an impact than disinformation itself
Handout photo of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signing a restrictive voting bill
Post April 28 2021

Compare state voting laws today with laws of the Jim Crow era
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