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Organizers and clergy hold a Poor People's Campaign rally at the U.S. Capitol
Daily Video May 18 2020

How felony convictions affect voting rights
In this PBS NewsHour EXTRA lesson plan, learn how people in Florida with felony records are fighting to regain their voting rights and Reverend William Barber's plan to fight voter suppression.
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Daily Video May 13 2020

Super Civics 2020: Voting during a pandemic
In this NewsHour EXTRA lesson plan, find out out different options for voting in November.
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Daily Video May 12 2020

PBS NewsHour EXTRA: Choose your own current event!
In this NewsHour EXTRA lesson, students choose their own current event! We also highlighted a special segment about a photographer who took photos of American bald eagles who was deported back to Yemen.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Athens
Daily Video May 06 2020

PBS 4-minute news summary: Choose your own current event!
In this current events lesson, check out PBS NewsHour's 4-minute news wrap and choose your own story to dive into!
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Daily Video March 31 2020

PBS 2-minute news summary: Choose your own current event!
In this current events lesson, check out the PBS NewsHour's 2-minute news wrap from Mon. March 31st.
Staff nurse Lt. Gretta Walter awaits the arrival of coronavirus test patients in the emergency room at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital in Fort Belvoir
Daily Video March 24 2020

Health care workers on the frontlines of war against coronavirus
In this NewsHour current events lesson, learn about how health care professionals are handling the challenges of the coronavirus.
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Daily Video March 23 2020

PBS 2-minute news summary: coronavirus, 2020 Olympics postponed, Afghanistan
In this current events lesson, check out the PBS NewsHour from Mon. March 23rd, on the cancellation of the Olympics and an update on Afghanistan.
Yo-Yo Ma Performs On SiriusXM's Symphony Hall At The SiriusXM Washington D.C. Studios
Daily Video March 20 2020

Yo-Yo Ma provides comfort in a time of crisis
In this NewsHour current events lesson. Yo-Yo Ma, one of the world’s most renowned and beloved musicians, provides comfort in this time of crisis.
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Daily Video March 18 2020

PBS NewsHour: Two-minute news wrap for students
Watch this PBS NewsHour two-minute news wrap from March 17th and answer the accompanying focus question.
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Daily Video March 17 2020

PBS NewsHour: Two-minute news wrap activity for students
Watch this PBS NewsHour two-minute news wrap from March 16th and answer the accompanying focus question.
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