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Daily News Lesson February 05 2026

Researchers face serious obstacles to measuring Antarctica’s fastest-melting glacier

Explore the challenges scientists ran up against trying to study Antarctica's fastest melting glacier
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Daily News Lesson February 03 2026

How people with disabilities could bear the burden of Medicaid funding cuts

Learn who Medicaid helps and what happens to individuals and families who will lose benefits
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Daily News Lesson January 30 2026

What researchers are learning as they drill into Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier'

Miles O'Brien reports on the work to drill into the ice to understand the impact of climate change
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Daily News Lesson January 27 2026

Measles cases surged in 2025 as vaccination rates dropped

Examine why the measles outbreak has continued over the last year in the U.S.
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Daily News Lesson January 21 2026

Antarctic voyage explores why a massive glacier is melting

Join a live discussion from Antarctica with PBS' Miles O'Brien Feb. 10 at 12pm ET
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Lesson Plan January 19 2026

Martin Luther King Jr. Day classroom resources

Examine Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy with these lesson plans and videos
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Daily News Lesson January 13 2026

Efforts underway to rekindle a love for reading

Reading for pleasure has fallen by some 40 percent in the last 20 years, continuing a long-running downward trend.
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Daily News Lesson January 12 2026

How economic challenges are weakening the job market — especially for the young

Discuss why the direction of the economy might feel different depending on who you talk to
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Lesson Plan December 31 2025

Lesson plan: Celebrate the new year by looking back and moving forward

Students write a letter to their future selves they can open at the end of the year
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Lesson Plan December 30 2025

Lesson plan: Create a cell phone storage device for your school

Discuss how to create cell phone storage devices that meet the needs of a whole school community
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