Classroom

Explore how Americans are trying to bridge the political divide

Learn how historic memory is being contested as the U.S. approaches 250 years

Discuss some of the struggles for freedom and equality that are still ongoing in one of the cradles of American democracy

Examine Americans intense dissatisfaction with government in this America at a Crossroads piece

Learn more why Ellis describes slavery and the treatment of Native Americans as great contradictions in American history

Explore ways to get involved in local history to commemorate America 250

This daily news lesson is based on Judy Woodruff's America at a Crossroads series

Discuss ways to revitalize democracy at a national and local level

Discuss the history of voluntary civic participation in the U.S.

How has the first president's vision for the country been shaped by the centuries?