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House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Policing Practices and Law Enforcement Accountability
Daily Video June 11 2020

Philonise Floyd testifies before Congress day after brother's funeral
Reflect on the changes in American society since the killing of George Floyd and discuss the changes that may still be yet to come.
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Post June 10 2020

Teaching in the age of coronavirus -- Week 11: No Justice, No Peace
Photo credit: Maximillian Re-Sugiura By Sari Beth Rosenberg Week 11 of remote …
Voters line up to cast their ballots in Atlanta
Daily Video June 10 2020

Election 2020 update: As Biden clinches nomination, candidates set strategies
In this lesson plan, explore the strategies of Democratic and Republican presidential nominees while learning about the impact of polling station closures.
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Daily Video June 10 2020

Inequality in education funding
In this lesson plan, learn about one state's attempts to remedy an alarming gap between the funding of its wealthiest and poorest school districts.
Protests after the death of George Floyd, in Washington
Daily Video June 09 2020

What does it mean to “defund the police”?
In this NewsHour lesson plan, learn about the current debate over defunding the police.
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Daily Video June 09 2020

Teens talk about encounters with injustice and police violence
In this NewsHour lesson plan, learn about two teenagers' experiences with racial injustice and the fight for change in their own lives.
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Student Voices June 09 2020

Student Voice: When TikTok and Tiger King are more important than homework
"Do what makes you happy," writes eleventh grader John Barnes. "If that’s scrolling on TikTok for three hours, then by all means, go for it."
Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Massachusetts
Daily Video June 07 2020

How COVID affected end-of-year high school experiences
In this NewsHour EXTRA lesson plan, hear graduating high school seniors discuss their hopes and dreams amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Post June 05 2020

Teaching in the age of coronavirus: Week 10 -- Black Lives Matter
Photo credit: Maximillian Re-Sugiura By Sari Beth Rosenberg Week 10 was slated…
Demonstrators rally near the White House against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd in Washington, D.C.
Daily Video June 05 2020

Help students understand the relationship between the police and the military
In this NewsHour lesson plan, learn about the history of the militarization of police departments across the country.
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