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Lesson Plan September 19 2014

Ebola outbreak mission instructions and resources - Digital Student Guide
Health workers carry the body of a suspected Ebola victim for burial at a cemetery in Freetown Dece…
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Post September 17 2014

Teaching girls' empowerment in the developing world
PBS NewsHour recently interviewed Malala Yousafzai, who has become a worldwide symbol for girls' em…
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Daily Video September 16 2014

Chinese company’s purchase could impact the U.S. food industry

A Chinese company has bought the biggest pork producer in the U.S., raising concerns that the deal will pave the way for more foreign takeovers of major U.S. companies.
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Post September 16 2014

Ebola outbreak resource collection
This resource collection is designed for middle and high school educators who want to cover the Ebo…
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Lesson Plan September 11 2014

Lesson plan: The 9/11 anniversary in the classroom
A man places roses at the 9/11 Memorial ahead of the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks i…
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Daily Video August 13 2014

Experimental Ebola drug raises hopes, ethical questions
The World Health Organization has approved an experimental drug to treat the largest-ever outbreak of Ebola, but doses are running out.
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Daily Video August 12 2014

Why we still need Freedom Schools, 50 years later
Half a century ago, students and local organizers banded together to fight to end segregation and discrimination against African-Americans in the United States.
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Daily Video August 12 2014

Anger and unrest in Missouri after police kill unarmed teenager
Witnesses say that Michael Brown, a black 18-year-old from a suburb of St. Louis, did not resist officers and put his hands over his head even as he was shot repeatedly.
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Daily Video August 11 2014

U.S. sends weapons to stem violence in Iraq
Officials stated this morning that the U.S. has begun arming Kurdish forces in Iraq to stop the advancement of a militant Islamic group that threatens to take over the region.
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Daily Video August 07 2014

African markets set to skyrocket, leaders say
Discussions at the U.S.-Africa Leaders summit in Washington, D.C. this week highlighted Africa’s strong potential for economic growth.
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