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Post February 11 2016

NewsHour hosts Democratic Primary Debate tonight!
Thursday night at 9 p.m. EST, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton will face off once again, this time fresh from an overwhelming Sanders victory in the New Hampshire primary.
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Post January 21 2016

Do your students agree?: Less APs and extracurriculars on college applications, Harvard report recommends
Start off class with a short current events writing assignment! Directions : After watchin…
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Post October 14 2015

First Democratic presidential primary debate: How did the candidates do?
Have your students read the following article and watch some of the highlights from the debate. The…
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Post October 14 2015

Second Republican presidential primary debate analysis
Have your students read the following article and watch some of the highlights from the debate. The…
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Post September 28 2015

How do people of different backgrounds view racial equality in the U.S.? — Class Discussion
Race relations have been a major topic recently in the United States. Incidents like the death of M…
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Post August 27 2015

Five things your class should know on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
  By Gabby Shacknai Aug. 29 marks the 10-year anniversary of one of the most c…
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Post August 10 2015

Teaching Ferguson in the classroom
It's been one year since the encounter with a white police officer that resulted in the death of bl…
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Post August 06 2015

Five things your class should know on the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing
World War II, Atomic bomb mushroom clouds over Hiroshima (left) and Nagasaki (right), August 1945, …
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Post July 14 2015

The science of caffeine — Class Activity
By Gabby Shacknai Millions of Americans use caffeine, the world’s most popular drug, every d…
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Post June 05 2014

News quiz: How much do you know about this school year's biggest stories?
A lot has happened in the world since the end of the last school year. With summer vacation just around the corner, test your knowledge of the past year's biggest news stories.
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