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Daily Video May 31 2019

What's it like to go to school in a one-room schoolhouse?

Use this NewsHour lesson plan to learn about Wyoming's school funding model that is not based on the property taxes of a person.

Deadly Shooting At Santa Fe High School In Texas Leaves 10 Dead

Daily News Lesson May 22 2018

Santa Fe study guide: Have school shootings become part of American culture?

Learn about the lives of the eight students and two teachers killed in the school shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas on Friday, May 18th.

Student Voices March 23 2018

'March For Our Lives' offers valuable civics' lesson: Don't be afraid of your government

If you are a student participating in one of the March For Our Lives marches, send a picture of yourself at the event to newshourextra@gmail.com and we may include it on our website. Include your name, grade, city and a caption that captures what you remember most about the day.

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Lesson Plan October 27 2017

Lesson plan: Bot or not? How fake social media accounts could influence voting

Learn about fake social media accounts called ‘bots’ that have been used to try to influence public opinion—and not always for the better

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Daily Video August 04 2017

Under President Trump, a new strategy for the Afghanistan war sparks debate

The U.S. war in Afghanistan has progressed for 16 years, and a new strategy for how to proceed has caused debate among Trump and his national security team. Progress has been slow and the president has reportedly been frustrated with his advisers.

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Daily Video August 04 2017

What Flint schools are doing to protect children from lead

When the city of Flint, Michigan began using the Flint River as a water source to save money three years ago, the water flowing through the aging pipes caused lead, a neurotoxin that affects brain development, to leach into the water supply.

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Daily Video August 03 2017

Can Republicans and Democrats learn to work together?

Partisan politics in the U.S. Congress has been on the rise since the 1990s.

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Daily Video August 03 2017

North Korea continues to conduct major missile tests

President Trump and Japanese President Shinzo Abe spoke by phone on Monday to discuss the growing global threat caused by North Korea. North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile on Friday that experts said could reach the western half of the United States, if not the whole country, with a flatter trajectory.

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Daily Video July 10 2017

What was outcome of Trump-Putin meeting during G20 summit?

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Post July 06 2017

Democrats endure series of narrow losses in four special elections

Help students understand recent runoff elections with this explainer written by Extra intern Amanda Wilcox.

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