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Post April 08 2016

World News Quiz: Panama papers and new struggles for migrants
Give students this fun, 5-minute quiz to review major international news events from the past week!
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Daily Video April 07 2016

Wisconsin primary results shake up 2016 presidential race
Senators Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz won Wisconsin’s Democratic and Republican primaries on Tuesday, but will need to keep their momentum through upcoming major contests in New York and Pennsylvania.
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Daily Video April 06 2016

A new underwater vista requires art lovers to take a dive
Visitors must don scuba gear in order to explore a new art gallery located 90 feet below the surface. The exhibit is made up of 12 photo illustrations mounted on the sunken remains of a WWII-era ship in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
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Daily Video April 05 2016

Europe begins deporting migrants back to Turkey
The first deportations of migrants from Europe back to Turkey began in Greece Monday as people were ferried from the Greek island of Lesbos.
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Daily Video April 04 2016

Wisconsin primary voters face new strict ID laws
Wisconsin's new voter ID law have some worried about voter disenfranchisement ahead of Tuesday’s primary.
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Daily Video April 01 2016

U.S. women’s soccer players demand equal pay for equal play
Following last summer’s Women’s World Cup win, five top U.S. women’s soccer players say it’s time for them to be paid the same as their male counterparts.
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Daily Video March 31 2016

Colorado explores new, stinky source of alternative energy
In Colorado, a growing industry relies on human and animal waste as a new source of renewable energy.
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Daily Video March 30 2016

Presidential candidates fight for lead in Wisconsin
The five remaining presidential primary candidates turned their attention to Wisconsin this week, where a crucial primary will take place next Tuesday.
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Lesson Plan March 29 2016

"Well-behaved women seldom make history"
This lesson plan challenges students to identify negative stereotypes about women and men, introduces students to Anne Bonny (a woman who breaks traditional gender stereotypes) and gives them the opportunity to use creative writing skills to create their own profile on one of four other “rule-breaking” women in history.
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Daily Video March 28 2016

What accounts for the rise in hate groups in the U.S.?
Since 2000, the Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacist movements in the United States have been on the rise, totaling 784 active hate groups in 2014.
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