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Daily News Lesson February 26 2026

As America turns 250, historian Joseph Ellis examines the founders’ promise and their failures

Learn more why Ellis describes slavery and the treatment of Native Americans as great contradictions in American history

Campaign worker Kamisthial Jones adjusts a Vote Here sign outside a voting place for the midterm election in Detroit

Lesson Plan February 08 2024

Lesson plan: Reinventing American democracy

Discuss why more Americans are anxious about the future of democracy and review ideas to make U.S. democracy stronger

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