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People walk by a Target store in midtown Manhattan in New York
Daily News Lesson August 25 2025

Why Target is being boycotted, and how the company has responded

Learn more about the Target boycott and connections to political boycotts of the past
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Educator Voices August 20 2025

Educator Voice: Bridging political divides through human connection & conversation

Hear from Paul Solman and fellow educators as they discuss the vital role that human connection plays in overcoming social & political divides
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Daily Video August 06 2025

How the Supreme Court has reconsidered the Voting Rights Act

Have students research other examples of when the law has come under threat.
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Daily News Lesson August 01 2025

The Texas redistricting battle and its impact on next year’s midterms

Learn more about Texas’s rare mid‑decade redistricting effort and its potential impact on next year’s midterm elections
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Lesson Plan July 11 2025

Lesson plan: Brown v. Board of Education and the story of Prince Edward County Schools

Learn more about the life of Linda Brown and the impact of the Brown v. Board of Education case in the U.S. today
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Daily News Lesson July 08 2025

What the U.S. has accomplished in 250 years of innovation and what’s next

Explore technological, artistic and scientific innovations throughout U.S. history
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Daily News Lesson July 03 2025

A look at what's behind the efforts to reshape how American history is taught

Learn about how politicians are trying to reshape how American history is taught and the important actions people are taking in response
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Lesson Plan June 19 2025

Lesson plan: History of Juneteenth and why it became a national holiday

Explore the significance of Juneteenth and the value of making it a national holiday
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Educator Voices June 17 2025

Educator Voice: This class invented a board game to teach the history of Juneteenth

Learn how student-led game invention brought together a community for Black History Month
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Daily News Lesson May 02 2025

Exploring the efforts to control how U.S. history is presented in museums and monuments

Discuss how society chooses to memorialize its history
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