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Residential home construction in California

Daily News Lesson June 04 2025

How Democratic and Republican mayors are teaming up to address the housing crisis

Hear Mayors Rex Richardson and Mark Shepherd explain why the housing crisis is a bipartisan issue.

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Powell attends a press conference, in Washington

Daily News Lesson July 31 2023

How the Federal Reserve uses higher interest rates to fight inflation

Lesson examines the meaning of interest rates and why the Fed is raising them

U.S. President Joe Biden visits Cleveland, Ohio

Daily News Lesson June 02 2021

Here’s what’s in Biden’s proposed budget plan and what's not

Discuss the president's budget proposal and decide how you would set budget priorities

Post March 28 2019

6 things to know about Trump's national emergency

Directions: Read the summaries, watch the videos and answer the discussion questions below. If stra…

Daily Video February 27 2019

Modern construction leads to discoveries of Rome's ancient past

In this lesson plan, students will learn about new discoveries from Rome's ancient past.

Lesson Plan January 07 2019

Special Olympics' federal funding may be in jeopardy

Since its founding in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the sister of President John F. Kennedy, the …

President Donald Trump returns to Washington

Daily Video December 04 2017

Trump's "First 365 Days": Taxes, judges, net neutrality

Despite low approval ratings, President Donald Trump continues to pursue his agenda with his base sticking close by his side.

Lesson Plan May 22 2017

Lesson plan: How to create a balanced budget — it's a 'Balancing Act'

How do we know that our government is fulfilling its duties to us, the public? How do we decide what those duties are? As efforts to pass the federal budget get underway, students will have the power to re-prioritize how money is spent using the interactive tool Balancing Act. What changes will they make?

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