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Giant number '23' arrives in Times Square ahead of ball drop
Post January 03 2023

Classroom activity: What were the most important stories of 2022?
Discuss the biggest news to come out of the past year
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Daily News Lesson December 14 2022

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried indicted on battery of fraud charges
Learn why one of the biggest names in cryptocurrency is facing criminal charges for fraud
Illustration shows FTX logo and representation of cryptocurrencies
Daily News Lesson November 15 2022

Collapse of FTX raises questions about cryptocurrency’s viability
Discuss the ways instability in cryptocurrency threatens its future
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Daily News Lesson October 17 2022

Economy among key issues on voters' minds this midterm season — and other news for October 18, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
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Daily News Lesson October 12 2022

Factors driving up the cost of food — and other news for October 12, 2022
FILE PHOTO: Congressional delegation to Amazon plant
Lesson Plan September 02 2022

Lesson plan: Role of labor unions today and in the past

Explore the history of workers' rights including examples of working-class Americans standing up to corporate giants
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Lesson Plan September 01 2022

Lesson plan: For Labor Day, explore this labor/management 'negotiation' scenario

In this NewsHour lesson plan, learn about the role unions played in workers' rights and why we have Labor Day.
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Daily News Lesson June 13 2022

Skyrocketing home prices and rents create housing crisis
Learn about why home prices are spiking and how that impacts housing availability
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Daily News Lesson June 05 2022

Americans struggle with the high cost of living — and other news for June 6, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building is seen in Washington
Daily News Lesson May 04 2022

Federal Reserve implements largest interest rate hike since 2000 — and other news for May 5, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
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