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Daily Video October 21 2015

Fight over high-stakes testing in schools continues
Public debate over the merits of standardized testing is nothing new, but the number of students choosing to opt out of the tests grew over the past year.
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Daily Video October 20 2015

Politics Monday: Biden for president? Why doesn’t anyone want to be House Speaker?
Speculation continued this week over whether Vice President Joe Biden will enter the Democratic race for president and whether Republican Paul Ryan will run for the embattled Speaker of the House position.
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Daily Video October 19 2015

How ISIS steals oil to stay in power
The Islamic State (ISIS) finances much of its military operation through the selling and siphoning off of oil in Iraq and Syria.
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Daily Video October 16 2015

Research reveals ancestors likely slept less, not more
A study from the UCLA Center for Sleep Research debunks the myth that modern humans get less sleep than our ancestors and are thus less healthy.
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Daily Video October 15 2015

Ancient sequoia trees suffering in California drought
California’s four-year drought has killed millions of trees in the Sierra Nevada mountain range and has scientists worrying about the region’s giant sequoias.
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Post October 14 2015

First Democratic presidential primary debate: How did the candidates do?
Have your students read the following article and watch some of the highlights from the debate. The…
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Post October 14 2015

Second Republican presidential primary debate analysis
Have your students read the following article and watch some of the highlights from the debate. The…
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Daily Video October 14 2015

In Congo, filmmaking allows young people to dream
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, seeing a movie means sitting in a makeshift street theater with poor sound and picture quality.
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Lesson Plan October 14 2015

Lesson Plan: Why I go to school -- A student multimedia project
Subject(s) Journalism, Art, English, Social Studies Estimated Time: 45 to 60 minutes …
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Daily Video October 13 2015

What happens when schools suspend young students?
More than three million students are suspended from public schools in the U.S. each year, including some students as young as kindergarten.
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