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Lesson Plan October 24 2025

Lesson plan: What the United Nations and Sustainable Development Goals mean today

Explore what the United Nation's means to your students today by examining the U.N.'s 17 Global Goals
White House East Wing Demolition Continues For Trump Ballroom Construction
Daily News Lesson October 24 2025

East Wing of White House torn down as Trump clears space for his ballroom

Learn of the White House exemption to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
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Daily News Lesson October 23 2025

What is 'AI slop' and how does it impact users?

Learn about ways AI content supercharges confusion and spreads misleading information
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Educator Voices October 18 2025

Educator Voice: Generative AI has no place in my classroom

"I’m done assigning large take-home papers. The tech is too advanced, too easy to use and too aggressively marketed."
FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington
Daily News Lesson October 17 2025

Supreme Court hears arguments that could upend Voting Rights Act and reshape electoral maps

Arguments focused on whether lawmakers can use race as a factor when drawing congressional districts
FILE PHOTO: The sun lights the exterior of the New York Stock Exchange, as people walk past on the shadowed street
Daily News Lesson October 15 2025

Why the wealthy are thriving as most Americans fall behind

Discuss why the direction of the economy might feel different depending on who you talk to
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Daily News Lesson October 09 2025

Documentary explores the fight against book bans by public school librarians

Learn about a new film that explores the work of public school librarians facing scrutiny by parent groups and politicians
FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington
Daily News Lesson October 06 2025

A look at the major cases the Supreme Court will take up in its new term

Examine the system of checks and balances and the meaning of separation of powers
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Daily News Lesson September 30 2025

How artists and musicians are responding to Trump’s 2nd term

Including how traditional art institutions have reacted
Israeli military vehicles manoeuvre inside Gaza, as seen from Israel
Daily News Lesson September 19 2025

U.N. commission accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza. Lawyers offer opposing views on findings

Examine the history of the term genocide using a reading from CFR Education
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