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Daily Video February 16 2017

Community comes together to help homeless students and families
In order to address the homelessness problem facing students, a school district in Kansas City, Kansas, with over 1,000 homeless students, partnered with Avenue of Life, a nonprofit organization that brings students out of homelessness by supporting the entire family.
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Lesson Plan February 01 2017

Lesson plan: Invent your own device to battle invasive species

Stunning fish who were once kept as pets are destroying Florida’s coral reef ecosystem. In this PBS NewsHour lesson plan, students will learn how scientists are using a new invention, a lionfish zapping robot, to combat this harmful invasive species. They will then create their own invention to ward off invasive species in their community or region.
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Daily Video January 30 2017

Refugees concerned over Trump's decision to suspend arrival of Syrians
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday which put an indefinite freeze on Syrian refugees entering the country.
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Student Voices January 18 2017

Trump's cabinet is disaster for climate change fight
A Maryland high school student shares her concerns about climate policy in the upcoming Trump administration.
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Daily Video January 03 2017

Turkish police search for suspect in New Year's nightclub attack
Turkish police are still searching for a suspect in a New Years Day attack on an Istanbul nightclub.
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Daily Video December 19 2016

U.S. opioid crisis reaches historic proportions, CDC says
In 2015, more than 30,000 people died from opioid overdoses, which caused almost two-thirds of all overdoses in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Lesson Plan December 13 2016

How to teach your students about fake news
Fake news is making news, and it's a problem. This lesson gives students media literacy skills they need to navigate the media, including how to spot fake news.
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Daily Video November 28 2016

The legacy of Cuba's Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro, the 90-year old communist leader of Cuba, died on Friday. He had ruled the country with a firm grip for nearly half a century, withstanding a 50-year long U.S. economic embargo and multiple assassination attempts.
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Daily Video November 21 2016

DACA Dreamers fear Trump’s immigration policy
Throughout the 2016 presidential campaign, President-elect Donald Trump promised to crack down on undocumented immigration, including hundreds of thousands of young people who have obtained temporary legal status under the Obama Administration.
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Student Voices November 16 2016

Students across the U.S. react to 2016 election results
  After witnessing a particularly controversial election season and Donald Trump's tri…
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