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Daily Video November 17 2020

Student Reporting Labs: Philly teens discuss election night and beyond
Both anxiety-producing and confusing, election night and the days that followed have kept some teenagers engaged
Mail-in ballots are counted in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Lesson Plan November 06 2020

Ballad of the Ballots
Understand the history of ballots in the U.S. and why voting reform has always been a topic of debate
People watch the television coverage of the U.S. Presidential election results during an election party at the U.S. embassy in London
Daily Video November 04 2020

How do news outlets decide when it's time to call elections?
Explore how one news service prepares for months to project election winners
Hawks arena in Atlanta set to be the nation's largest polling place amid COVID fears
Daily Video October 16 2020

News Roundup: Early voters break records while COVID numbers rebound
Learn what happened this week, including what's happening in an unprecedented presidential race
FILE PHOTO: People vote at an early voting site in Fairfax, Virginia
Daily Video October 15 2020

Which is better: Paper ballot or voting machine?
What do experts and voting officials think is the most secure way to vote?
FILE PHOTO: Voters line up to cast their ballots in Atlanta
Daily Video September 28 2020

Why the presidential election might not end on November 3
Why this year has the chance to be a longer, more chaotic (but not unprecedented) voting process than usual
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Daily Video May 13 2020

Super Civics 2020: Voting during a pandemic
In this NewsHour EXTRA lesson plan, find out out different options for voting in November.

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