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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington

Lesson Plan February 03 2020

The State of the Union Address

Use this NewsHour lesson plan to evaluate the State of the Union speech and learn its history

The Statue of Liberty is seen on Liberty Island in New York Harbor

Daily Video August 21 2019

How the Statue of Liberty poem provides a lesson in immigration history

Use this NewsHour lesson plan to learn about the Trump administration's changes to immigration policy and how it relates to the Statue of Liberty's famous inscription.

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Daily Video July 03 2019

Lesson Plan: The power of photographs from Vietnam to the border crisis

Use this PBS NewsHour Extra lesson plan to understand the power of photographs and the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Daily Video June 03 2019

Virginia Beach and gun violence through a media literacy lens

Learn how the media covers stories about gun violence, including the Virginia Beach shooting.

Daily Video May 27 2019

Why ‘Happy Memorial Day’ is painful for some families

Learn more about Memorial Day and groups like TAPS who help families of fallen servicemembers.

Daily Video May 21 2019

Study guide: Alabama and Missouri pass laws restricting access to abortion

Use this NewsHour lesson with your students to learn more about the recent wave of state laws restricting abortion.

People hold up the phone lights during a moment of silence at a vigil for the victims of the shooting at the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) School in Highlands Ranch

Daily Video May 10 2019

Ways to discuss school shootings with students after STEM School and UNCC

Use this NewsHour lesson plan to discuss the effects of school shootings on students and teachers.

U.S. Senator and Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris campaigns at a town hall meeting in North Charleston

Daily Video April 18 2019

Democratic 2020 candidates debate reparations

Directions : Read the summary, watch the videos and answer the discussion questions below. You m…

Daily Video February 18 2019

At George Washington's Mount Vernon, remembering the enslaved people who built America

Presidents Day is observed on George Washington's birthday, Feb. 18. Follow a tour guide at Washington's Mount Vernon estate, who is also a distant relation of an enslaved person at the former plantation, who offers his perspective about American history, slavery and the founding fathers.

Daily Video February 06 2019