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Daily News Lesson April 18 2025

A look at the Trump administration’s efforts to slash public media funding

Learn about these funding cuts and who they could affect
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Lesson Plan April 11 2025

Lesson plan: AI Unlocked — how to recognize AI-generated content

Learn how to spot text, images and videos online that may be AI-generated or made to misinform
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Lesson Plan April 11 2025

Lesson plan: AI Unlocked — ethical considerations of AI usage

Discuss responsible ways to use generative artificial intelligence
Lubbock Health Department hosts MMR vaccine drive in Lubbock
Daily News Lesson April 10 2025

Man whose blood helped develop measles vaccine weighs in on recent outbreak

Learn why a former vaccine skeptic is now advocating for vaccine awareness
FILE PHOTO: Cargo ship at the port of Oakland, California
Daily News Lesson April 09 2025

How businesses are dealing with the impacts of tariffs

Learn how small businesses are making sense of the Trump administration's shifting tariff policies
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Daily News Lesson April 08 2025

How doctors are treating a rise in diabetes in rural areas

Diabetes affects 38 millions Americans — learn more about this disease and how it is treated
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Lesson Plan April 07 2025

Lesson plan: AI Unlocked — what is generative AI?

Equip your students with the tools to understand generative artificial intelligence
U.S. Senator Booker delivers speech protesting Trump administration policies from the floor of the U.S. Senate in Washington
Daily News Lesson April 07 2025

Cory Booker sets a record with marathon Senate speech protesting Trump

Learn why Booker decided to speak for so long and what exactly he was protesting
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Educator Voices April 04 2025

Educator Voice: How ed tech helped this social studies teacher communicate with his students better

Watch Dr. Micah Shippee discuss Samsung's Solve for Tomorrow competition and how new inventions can have far-reaching impacts
Traders work on the floor of the NYSE in New York
Daily News Lesson April 04 2025

How Trump’s sweeping new tariffs could shake up U.S. and global economies

Discuss how President Trump's trade barriers will affect markets in the U.S. and abroad
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