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Daily News Lesson June 18 2024

Activist Sophia Kianni discuss youth-led activism and climate anxiety

Learn about youth-led activism and climate anxiety from student activist
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Daily News Lesson May 24 2024

Why students are pushing for climate change to be taught more in school

"I think it's really important that we don't lie to children, especially young children," says a professor of elementary science education
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Daily News Lesson May 06 2024

Brooks and Capehart on campus protests and Trump's vision for a 2nd term

Students: Share your thoughts on these matters
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Daily News Lesson April 30 2024

Climate effects in West Africa cause chocolate prices to soar worldwide

Learn why weather in West Africa is sending chocolate prices soaring in the U.S. and across the world
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Daily News Lesson April 19 2024

New report reveals high turnover within local election offices

Learn about threats to poll workers and the response of volunteers around the country
Big Oil's new plastic recycling solution littered with failures
Daily News Lesson March 21 2024

The plastic industry knowingly pushed recycling myth for decades, new report finds

The plastic industry knowingly pushed recycling myth for decades, new report finds
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Daily News Lesson March 05 2024

How governors are working on solutions amid intense political polarization

Hear from two governors who are working on plans to reduce political polarization in the U.S.
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Daily News Lesson February 11 2024

Father of American teen killed in West Bank discusses son’s death

Tawfic Abdel Jabbar is one of the 94 children, and 370 Palestinians total, killed in the West Bank since Oct. 7.
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Daily News Lesson February 10 2024

How to revitalize American democracy

Examine Americans intense dissatisfaction with government in this America at a Crossroads piece
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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