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2024 U.S. Presidential Election
Daily News Lesson June 02 2025

Lawmakers push back against ballot initiatives

Learn about the ballot initiative process, and why some legislators are trying to make them more difficult to pass
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Lesson Plan April 02 2025

Following the money in campaign donations and policymaking

Learn about how money can be a corrupting force in politics and who benefits most from it
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Daily News Lesson March 24 2025

How online misinformation is ‘supercharging’ conspiracy theories

Learn how best to discuss misinformation and how to challenge conspiratorial thinking
Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers speech conceding 2024 U.S. Presidential Election to President-elect Trump at Howard University in Washington
Daily News Lesson November 07 2024

Harris urges supporters to ‘never give up the fight for our democracy’ in concession

Vice President Harris' concession speech reflected on her whirlwind campaign and left her voters with a message of hope
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Daily News Lesson November 05 2024

AI and election misinformation: what you need to know

Learn how AI is used by political actors and others to shape public opinion
People cast their ballots in the Arizona primary election
Daily News Lesson October 24 2024

How one state is planning to counter election conspiracy theories

Learn about approaches Arizona is taking to address election conspiracy theories
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Daily News Lesson October 22 2024

University works to revive liberal arts as key part of the college experience

Discuss liberal arts and humanities and how they can complement education
President Trump Holds MAGA Rally In Support Of State Senator Troy Balderson
Lesson Plan October 21 2024

Lesson plan: Using history to evaluate conspiracy theories

Understand conspiracy theories dating back to early American history
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Daily News Lesson October 16 2024

How do news outlets make calls on election winners?

Learn how the Associated Press uses modeling to call elections before all the votes are finalized
Aftermath of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina
Daily News Lesson October 09 2024

Hurricane recovery complicated by conspiracy theories

Learn how hoaxes, lies and misinformation about emergency response to Hurricane Helene has hampered recovery
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