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Daily News Lesson March 22 2023

Top lesson: Brooks and Capehart on banking crisis + News wrap 3/22/23 + Student video
Discuss the bank collapse, Russia–U.S. relations and more
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Daily News Lesson March 08 2023

Top Lesson: Fox News' Tucker Carlson spreads misinformation about Jan. 6th + News wrap 3/8/23 + Student video
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Daily News Lesson February 22 2023

Top stories: Supreme Court case on regulating the internet + News wrap 2/22/23 + Student video
The Supreme Court is considering a challenge to laws that protect websites from lawsuits
Mass shooting during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Monterey Park
Daily News Lesson January 23 2023

Lunar New Year shooting in California

Lesson includes resources to help you talk with your students about traumatic events
Dream Speech
Lesson Plan January 17 2023

Lesson plan: The March on Washington and its impact

Read Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech and explore themes such as the social conditions in the U.S. that led to the Civil Rights Movement
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Educator Voices January 12 2023

Educator Voice: Tips for teaching history in today's political environment
Hear from Jessica Ellison, the new executive director of National Council of History Education (NCHE)
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representatives try again to elect a Speaker on the third day of the 118th Congress at U.S. Capitol in Washington
Daily News Lesson January 10 2023

Local paper broke George Santos scandal before November election — why didn't the rest of the news media?
An important lesson in media literacy, politics and power
Kevin McCarthy is elected next Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
Daily News Lesson January 08 2023

What Speaker McCarthy’s concessions to a tiny group of Republicans means for the nation
And learn why the Rules Committee has taken center stage
U.S. midterm runoff election in Georgia
Daily News Lesson December 08 2022

What the Democrats' win in Georgia means for their agenda in the U.S. Senate
Lesson includes ADDITIONAL NEWS STORIES for students to choose from for Dec. 7, 2022
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Daily News Lesson December 05 2022

VA denied benefits for Black veterans at higher rate for decades, lawsuit says
Lesson includes ADDITIONAL NEWS STORIES for students to choose from for Dec. 5, 2022
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