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People hold up the phone lights during a moment of silence at a vigil for the victims of the shooting at the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) School in Highlands Ranch
Daily Video May 10 2019

Ways to discuss school shootings with students after STEM School and UNCC
Use this NewsHour lesson plan to discuss the effects of school shootings on students and teachers.
Rabbi Goldstein consoles a man at the funeral for Gilbert-Kaye in Poway
Daily Video May 02 2019

Responding to growing domestic terrorism amid California synagogue shooting
Use this NewsHour lesson plan with your students to discuss the shooting at the Chabad of Poway synagogue in San Diego and what the government is doing to prevent more attacks.
U.S. Senator and Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris campaigns at a town hall meeting in North Charleston
Daily Video April 18 2019

Democratic 2020 candidates debate reparations
Directions : Read the summary, watch the videos and answer the discussion questions below. You m…
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Daily Video April 16 2019

Teacher's guide: Notre Dame Cathedral fire
Learn more about the Notre Dame fire and the history of the cathedral with this PBS NewsHour lesson plan.
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Daily News Lesson April 11 2019

Brexit explained: Background and latest news
Unsure how to teach Brexit? (
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Student Voices April 11 2019

Student voice: How young scientists are changing the world
  Regeneron student finalists gather in Washington D.C., March 2019, ahead of the awards annou…
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Daily Video April 08 2019

How studying the ocean floor explains the history of Earth's climate
Use this NewsHour lesson plan to understand the history of climate change by digging underneath the ocean floor.
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Daily Video April 06 2019

Asbestos still causing harm amid broken regulatory system
This NewsHour lesson explores how the U.S. continues to import asbestos despite its lethal health impacts.
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Post April 04 2019

Youth-led climate protests connect students around the globe
Cover photo: "Taking shorter showers won’t make a wasteland grow flowers. Do more. Stop corporation…
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Daily Video April 01 2019

How a cashless society affects young people and low-income earners
This NewsHour lesson plan on personal finance examines how the absence of tangible currency and the constant exposure to digital advertising may affect young people's relationship with money.
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