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Daily Video May 19 2020

How COVID-19 is changing college admissions
In this NewsHour EXTRA lesson plan, learn how COVID-19 is changing college admissions.
Organizers and clergy hold a Poor People's Campaign rally at the U.S. Capitol
Daily Video May 18 2020

How felony convictions affect voting rights
In this PBS NewsHour EXTRA lesson plan, learn how people in Florida with felony records are fighting to regain their voting rights and Reverend William Barber's plan to fight voter suppression.
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Daily Video May 15 2020

How COVID disproportionately affects people of color
In this PBS NewsHour EXTRA current events lesson, learn how COVID-19 disproportionately affects communities of color and what is being done to address the problem.
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Post May 14 2020

Teaching in the age of coronavirus: Week 7 -- Reaching out
Photo credit: Maximillian Re-Sugiura By Sari Beth Rosenberg As I sit here in sol…
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Daily Video May 13 2020

Super Civics 2020: Voting during a pandemic
In this NewsHour EXTRA lesson plan, find out out different options for voting in November.
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Daily Video May 12 2020

PBS NewsHour EXTRA: Choose your own current event!
In this NewsHour EXTRA lesson, students choose their own current event! We also highlighted a special segment about a photographer who took photos of American bald eagles who was deported back to Yemen.
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Daily Video May 10 2020

Shields and Brooks on the politicization of American institutions
In this NewsHour lesson plan, watch the Shields and Brooks segment on the politicization of American institutions.
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Daily Video May 09 2020

Ahmaud Arbery’s family speaks of their son's murder
In this NewsHour EXTRA lesson plan, learn about the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed African American in Georgia over two months ago, and steps law enforcement are now taking.
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Post May 08 2020

Teaching in the age of coronavirus: Week 6 -- The new normal?
Photo credit: Maximillian Re-Sugiura By Sari Beth Rosenberg I am not sure if o…
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Daily Video May 06 2020

PBS 4-minute news summary: Choose your own current event!
In this current events lesson, check out PBS NewsHour's 4-minute news wrap and choose your own story to dive into!
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