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Daily News Lesson February 25 2025

How California teachers and students are getting through wildfires together

Hear from teachers and students who lost their homes in the Southern California wildfires.

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Educator Voices February 25 2025

Educator Voice: Author Alice Faye Duncan discusses history of Juneteenth

For Black History Month, listen to Duncan discuss her book and how her hometown of Memphis celebrates Juneteenth

FILE PHOTO: The Panama Canal as U.S. President Donald Trump plans to regain control of the Canal

Daily News Lesson February 21 2025

Why does Trump want to take back control of the Panama Canal?

Learn more about the history of the canal and U.S. - Panama relations.

An American flag flies at the U.S. Capitol on day 30 of a partial government shutdown

Daily News Lesson February 20 2025

Comparing Trump's second term to autocracies around the world

Learn about the differences between Trump's first and second terms

Farmer harvests winter wheat crop in Oklahoma

Daily News Lesson February 19 2025

Farmers feeling weight of Trump policies with shutdown of aid

Learn how farmers and rural America are impacted by federal cuts to programs like USAID

Daily News Lesson February 19 2025

The fight for affordable and accessible housing for all

Learn how the housing crisis in the United States is especially precarious for individuals with disabilities.

Daily News Lesson February 18 2025

How Lois Curtis fought for equal rights for Americans with disabilities

Discuss the Americans with Disabilities Act through the lens of the life of an artist

Post February 17 2025

Q&A: Author Kenneth C. Davis on the Founding Fathers and slavery, America's "great contradiction"

A conversation about U.S. history, the presidents and slavery and how we teach it

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Daily Video February 17 2025

Revealing the painful last moments of George Washington's life

A series of historical documents sheds light on the final moments of George Washington, whose cause of death has been a mystery for hundreds of years.

FILE PHOTO: A procession carrying signs for equal rights, integrated schools, decent housing, and an end to bias during the civil rights march on Washington D.C.

Daily News Lesson February 14 2025

The history of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in America

This Black History Month, explore the origins of DEI in America with News Hour's “Hidden Histories” series

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