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The Department of Education in Washington
Daily News Lesson March 12 2025

Trump administration slashes Education Department staff

Learn about dramatic cuts to the Department of Education and budget negotiations in Congress
FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington
Daily News Lesson March 10 2025

Trump foreign aid freeze blocked by Supreme Court

Discuss checks and balances and the reason the Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration's plan to stop payments to foreign aid contractors
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump delivers a speech to a joint session of Congress
Daily News Lesson March 07 2025

House censures Democratic Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump’s speech

Learn about Green's protest and what it means to censure a lawmaker.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits Washington, D.C.
Daily News Lesson March 03 2025

In clash with Zelenskyy, Trump deepens diplomatic rift over Russia's war in Ukraine

Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian delegation left without the economic deal that they came to the U.S to sign. Moscow responded with glee.
crossroadsputnam
Daily News Lesson February 28 2025

Is political extremism partly caused by loneliness?

Discuss one theory about the rise of political extremism in the US
crossroadsputnam
Daily News Lesson February 26 2025

Community Connections: Is political extremism partly caused by loneliness?

Discuss one theory about the rise of political extremism in the U.S.
An American flag flies at the U.S. Capitol on day 30 of a partial government shutdown
Daily News Lesson February 20 2025

Comparing Trump's second term to autocracies around the world

Learn about the differences between Trump's first and second terms
A view of the U.S. Department of Education building in Washington
Daily News Lesson February 13 2025

Trump's vision for dismantling the Department of Education

DOE oversees student loans, federal funds for lower-income students, special education programs and more
birthright
Daily News Lesson February 11 2025

The legacy of birthright citizenship in the U.S.

Discuss the history of birthright citizenship and how it has shaped the U.S.
Purple Apron Program Provides Food to Diabetic Patients
Daily News Lesson February 10 2025

How federal funding disruption is impacting community health and Head Start services

Discuss the impact of frozen federal payments on local community programs
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