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Daily News Lesson July 11 2025

Plans for a flood warning system fell apart in Kerr County, leaving it vulnerable

Learn more about the floods in Texas and how local officials are responding to the tragedy
Heat wave hits Germany
Daily News Lesson July 10 2025

Long-term health risks as extreme heat becomes new normal

Learn more about the current heatwave and how it's affecting people across the world.
Educator Voice Callout: Department of Education
Post February 07 2025

Calling Pre-K through higher ed educators

Classroom's Educator Voice blog highlights educators' thoughts on key subjects in education and current events
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Lesson Plan January 31 2025

Lesson plan: Identifying the problem you want to solve using invention

Learn how to identify problems you care about using the invention process
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Lesson Plan July 13 2023

Lesson plan: What does an inventor do?

Learn what strategies inventors use to solve problems they see around them
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Daily News Lesson February 22 2023

Top stories: Supreme Court case on regulating the internet + News wrap 2/22/23 + Student video
The Supreme Court is considering a challenge to laws that protect websites from lawsuits
U.S. House of Representatives passes the "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022," on Capitol Hill in Washington
Daily News Lesson September 23 2022

Will these key pieces of legislation pass ahead of 2022 midterms, including a bill making it harder to overthrow an election?
Learn what legislation is a priority ahead of midterm elections for the current Congress
A health worker examines a man during an HIV/AIDS awareness campaign on the occasion of World AIDS Day at the Kuchingoro IDPs camp in Abuja
Daily News Lesson September 22 2022

Global leaders pledge billions to combat infectious diseases — and other news for Sept. 23, 2022
A rainbow flag waves in the wind at the Stonewall National Monument outside the Stonewall Inn in New York
Daily News Lesson June 23 2022

Black trans activists' roles in leading 1969 Stonewall uprising

Explore the history of the Stonewall uprising, a series of protests started by a black transgender woman named Marsha P. Johnson
FILE PHOTO: The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, in Vienna
Daily News Lesson November 30 2021

News wrap Tuesday, Nov. 30: Iran nuclear deal recapped, as talks to revive it resume
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