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Daily News Lesson April 24 2025

Supreme Court hears major case on public school curriculum and parental rights

How will the Court interpret the First Amendment to come to their decision

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Student Voices April 05 2024

Student Voice: What young people can do about book bans

Hear from one student who has worked to promote access to books in schools

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Educator Voices October 17 2023

Educator Voice Recap: Understanding books bans in your state

More than 70 educators from across the country joined NewsHour Classroom's Educator Voice onli…

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Educator Voices March 23 2023

Educator Voice: The state of education with Diane Ravitch

Hear from Diane Ravitch, who joined our Educator Voice Zoom series in November to discuss the state of education today

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Daily News Lesson March 03 2023

Top stories: Librarians push back against book bans + News wrap 3/3/23 + Student video

Discuss the latest on attempts to remove books from libraries and the fight over library board control

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Educator Voices February 15 2023

Educator Voice: Teachers discuss curriculum bans, book bans and attacks on educators

Hear from educators who participated on a NewsHour Classroom Zoom session on new education laws

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Daily News Lesson August 22 2022

Why U.S. teachers are leaving the profession

Hear from educators why many teachers are leaving schools, leading to teacher shortages

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