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American flag fluttering in the breeze on a deserted main street

Lesson Plan September 13 2023

Lesson plan: How America's history of racism continues to shape us today

Discuss the ways political divisions in the U.S. today are informed by a history of racism

Group of men arrested after they were found in the rear of a U Haul van in Coeur d'Alene

Lesson Plan September 12 2023

Lesson plan: Should Congress pass a domestic terrorism bill?

Discuss recent attempts in Congress to pass a domestic terrorism bill, and why it failed

Daily News Lesson September 01 2023

Political division and the decline of local news

As a class, research what outlets cover your neighborhood, city or county

Daily News Lesson August 21 2023

Home-grown extremism 28 years after Oklahoma City bombing

The spring of 2023 marked 28 years since the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City

Daily News Lesson August 16 2023

Tulsa faces reckoning over historical racism as state law restricts how history is taught

As the country has been reckoning with questions of race, justice and equality, many state legislatures have passed laws restricting how American history.

Daily News Lesson August 14 2023

How the loss of local newspapers fueled political divisions

Learn about the ways changes in local media might fuel political division

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