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FILE PHOTO: A sign on an insurance store advertises Obamacare in San Ysidro
Daily News Lesson November 21 2025

Health insurance premiums set to spike for millions

Discuss why insurance is close to becoming unaffordable for many in the United States
A classroom sits empty ahead of the statewide school closures in Ohio, inside Milton-Union Exempted Village School District in West Milton, Ohio
Daily News Lesson November 20 2025

How useful is AI in the classroom? Parents and teachers weigh in

Hear from parents and teachers about their feelings on AI, then discuss your own
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Educator Voices November 17 2025

Educator Voice: How media, education and government teamed up to create a media literacy platform for Canadian schools

Learn about a platform that helps young learners understand the news — and become journalists themselves
Head Start students attend a class in Atlanta
Daily News Lesson November 05 2025

Government shutdown threatens funding for Head Start

Learn about the education program Head Start and discuss what its loss might mean
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Daily News Lesson November 03 2025

Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'

75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country, according to a poll from the journal Nature
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Lesson Plan November 03 2025

Lesson plan: Invent a personal cooling device

Protect people against extreme heat and climate change by creating solutions
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Daily News Lesson October 28 2025

PBS News Student Reporting Labs' 'Second Nature' series focuses on climate solutions

Learn about solutions journalism by watching youth-produced stories about the environment
Group of bored elementary students in the classroom.
Student Voices October 28 2025

Student Voice: Why physical activity belongs in every classroom

Hear from one student about how physical activity in every classroom can help improve academic performance and mental health
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Lesson Plan October 24 2025

Lesson plan: What the United Nations and Sustainable Development Goals mean today

Explore what the United Nation's means to your students today by examining the U.N.'s 17 Global Goals
White House East Wing Demolition Continues For Trump Ballroom Construction
Daily News Lesson October 24 2025

East Wing of White House torn down as Trump clears space for his ballroom

Learn of the White House exemption to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
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