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Daily News Lesson January 27 2019

Student breakdown on the government shutdown
Use this PBS NewsHour lesson plan with your students for the latest on the government shutdown.
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Daily Video January 25 2019

Lesson plan: Covington Catholic incident through a media literacy lens
Discuss media literacy strategies you can use when it comes to understanding current events and issues, including the confrontation between Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann and his classmates, and Omaha Nation elder Nathan Phillips on Friday at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.
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Post January 22 2019

Educator Voice: How 3 Los Angeles teachers see the strike
Editor's note: On Tuesday, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and United Teachers Los Ange…
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Daily Video January 21 2019

Lessons from Martin Luther King Jr. for today
Use this lesson on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to discuss dreamed of an America where people would "not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character"
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Student Voices January 17 2019

Student Voice: During teachers' strike, LA school felt like a "ghost town"
Learn more about the Los Angeles teacher's strike through the lens of LA high school senior Noor Aldayeh.
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Daily Video January 16 2019

Study guide: William Barr's nomination for attorney general
Use this NewsHour lesson to learn more about the nomination of William Barr for United States attorney general.
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Daily Video January 15 2019

Native American tribes feel the impact of government shutdown
In this NewsHour lesson plan, learn how the government shutdown has affected Native American tribes who rely on federal funds allocated by treaty rights.
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Daily Video January 09 2019

Lesson plan: Trump's government shutdown speech through a media literacy lens
In this NewsHour lesson plan, students will analyze President Trump's primetime speech about immigration and the government shutdown.
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Lesson Plan January 09 2019

Lesson plan: The life and death stakes of health inequality
It has been long documented that African Americans have been historically under-served when it come…
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Daily Video January 08 2019

How news feeds can be fooled into spreading misinformation
Video summary France’s President Emmanuel Macron told the U.S. Congress that false news is an ev…
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