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Daily News Lesson June 12 2025

A look inside community groups working to build trust to bridge divides

Learn how projects like Journeymen and Weave are helping bring community members back together
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Lesson Plan June 12 2025

Lesson plan: AI Unlocked — evaluating and testing AI tools

Learn how to determine which AI tools are right for your needs, and which are the most reliable
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Daily News Lesson June 06 2025

Explaining the national debt, how we got here and what it means for future generations

Today, the national debt is approaching levels not seen since the end of World War II
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Daily News Lesson June 05 2025

Local arts groups face budget cuts as NEA pulls grants

Learn how the abrupt loss of National Endowment for the Arts funds has organizations scrambling to make up for budget shortfalls.
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Lesson Plan May 30 2025

Lesson plan: Olympic boycotts in history

Learn how sports and politics intersect through protests over the years at the Olympic Games
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Lesson Plan May 19 2025

Lesson plan: American democracy and you

Learn about the U.S. government and your role in democracy through a comic called "This Is What Democracy Looks Like"
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Lesson Plan May 15 2025

Lesson plan: AI Unlocked — finding facts with generative AI search

Learn how to refine prompts to get better answers from generative AI research
First group of White South Africans arrives in U.S. Under Trump's Refugee plan in Dulles
Daily News Lesson May 13 2025

White South Africans arrive in U.S. after receiving refugee status from Trump

Learn why the Trump administration is giving White Afrikaners expedited refugee status to the United States
Parade to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, in Ho Chi Minh city
Daily News Lesson May 08 2025

50 years after the fall of Saigon, a look at the partnership between Vietnam and the U.S.

Learn about the history between the U.S. and Vietnam, and where they stand now
A city view of Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administrated Kashmir
Daily News Lesson May 07 2025

India strikes sites in Pakistan in response to attack on tourists

Learn about conflict between two major powers in South Asia
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