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Lesson Plan December 22 2020

Life after wrongful conviction

Explore the challenges faced by those wrongfully convicted of serious crimes

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Lesson Plan December 15 2020

The vicious cycle of incarceration and homelessness

Explore the ways homelessness affects those released from prison, their families and communities.

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Lesson Plan December 14 2020

Obstacles facing those released from prison after felony convictions

In this NewsHour lesson plan, students will examine the challenges faced by those individuals formerly convicted of felonies in reintegrating into their communities.

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Lesson Plan November 16 2020

What is the difference between mis- and disinformation?

Learn to define and distinguish misinformation and disinformation

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Lesson Plan November 11 2020

Voter suppression then and now

Explore voter suppression in the United States from Reconstruction to today

Student Voices November 03 2020

Why civics education is necessary

More from our series of Student Voices on how students can stay engaged as citizens—even after the election

Student Voices November 02 2020

Every vote and voice deserves to be heard

The first in our series of Student Voices on how students can stay engaged as citizens—even after the election

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Lesson Plan October 29 2020

Five memorable presidential campaigns

Does President McKinley's Front Porch campaign ring a bell? How about Harry Truman's Whistlestop campaign? Have students find patterns by studying these five presidential campaigns.

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Lesson Plan October 19 2020

Four mini-lessons on presidential debates

Explore what makes a debate format work and why presidential debates are important to voters, then watch the next presidential debate

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Lesson Plan August 28 2020

Lesson plan: Build your own knowledge of the suffrage movement

Learn some of the often overlooked stories of the suffrage movement

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