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Mask wearing residents share hand sanitizer in front of skyline amid global outbreak of coronavirus disease in Houston, Texas
Daily Video July 09 2020

Will political pressure affect the way schools open in the fall?
Discuss how competing interests may be putting conflicting pressures on schools planning their fall reopenings.
Daily Video July 01 2020

Summer coronavirus wave scrambles re-opening plans
Examine shifts in public policy and plans for the fall as coronavirus cases ramp up in mid-summer.
FILE PHOTO: Carrefour teams up with Uber Eats for lockdown deliveries
Daily Video June 29 2020

Who is taking your money when you order takeout?
In this lesson plan, uncover the hidden economy behind our quarantine takeout orders.
A man stands in front of a Modell's store that is closed, as retail sales suffer record drop during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID19) in New York
Daily News Lesson June 15 2020

Kahoot activity: How COVID has affected U.S. economy
Try this fun Kahoot quiz to better understand
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Daily Video June 12 2020

Coronavirus update: How states are preparing to reopen
Find out the latest updates on the coronavirus and how states are preparing to reopen.
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Daily Video June 10 2020

Inequality in education funding
In this lesson plan, learn about one state's attempts to remedy an alarming gap between the funding of its wealthiest and poorest school districts.
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Daily Video June 02 2020

Could working from home become the new norm?
In this NewsHour lesson plan, discuss how working from home could become the new norm.
U.S. President Trump visits Ford Rawsonville Components Plant in Ypsilanti, Michigan
Daily Video May 27 2020

Economic role of government now and during Great Depression
In this NewsHour EXTRA lesson, learn how the coronavirus is impacting the economy and how it compares to the Great Depression.
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Daily Video April 09 2020

PBS news summary: Choose your own current event activity
In this current events lesson, check out the PBS NewsHour's 2-minute news wrap from April 8, 2020.
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Daily Video April 02 2020

Social justice and the coronavirus
In this NewsHour Extra lesson plan, learn how the coronavirus relates to issues of social justice.
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