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Post March 19 2020

Will it ever be possible to get out the youth vote?

Photo via Student Reporting Labs (SRL) Turning Out the Youth Vote series Quick instruction…

Lesson Plan May 30 2019

Lesson plan: How teens deal with the spread of misinformation

Find out what young people really think about the news and the spread of misinformation using a variety of short videos produced by PBS NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs.

Daily Video November 15 2018

Young voters turned out: How teen reporters covered the midterm elections

Discuss key election highlights with your students, particularly the impact of the youth vote, with this PBS NewsHour lesson plan.

Daily Video October 24 2018

Monitoring the Midterms: Voter ID laws and America's history of voter suppression

DOWNLOAD VIDEO Directions: Read the summary with your students, watch the video (…

Florida Voters Cast Their Ballots In State's Primary

Daily Video September 05 2018

Monitoring the Midterms: Why Arizona, Nevada and Florida are worth watching

Have your students choose the most relevant and interesting races to watch in the 2018 midterm elections. They should start with their own local and state elections!

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Daily News Lesson August 25 2018

Monitoring the Midterms: Manafort, Cohen and political corruption

For the latest on the 2018 midterm elections, check out NewsHour Extra's #MonitoringTheMidterms series, a set of classroom resources that encourages critical thinking among educators and students.

Daily News Lesson August 21 2018

Monitoring the Midterms: Should the voting age be 16?

Vote16DC is a coalition made up of youth and adults in Washington D.C. with one goal in mind: to lower the voting age to 16. This issue is sure to generate some debate in your class, especially ahead of the upcoming 2018 midterm elections.

Daily News Lesson August 07 2018

Monitoring the midterms: Political parties continuing role in U.S. elections

What issues will inspire voters to turn out to vote in November? Check out NewsHour Extra's "Monitoring the Midterms" classroom series ahead of the 2018 midterms.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Upsets Rep. Joseph Crowley In NY Primary

Daily News Lesson July 14 2018

Monitoring the midterms: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other primary result indicators

Interested in clear, unbiased news coverage for your students on the 2018 midterm elections? Check out NewsHour Extra's resources on what the primaries could mean for the Democratic Party, especially 28-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's victory in New York. June's primaries also went well for President Trump's candidates.

An elections official demonstrates a touch-screen voting machine at the Fairfax County Governmental Center in Fairfax Virginia

Lesson Plan November 14 2017

Monitoring the midterms: Do midterm elections matter?

Understand midterm elections and discuss reasons why voter turnout remains low

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