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The Wider Image: The Deciders: Meet the voters defining America's politics
Daily Video June 25 2020

Will young voters turn out to vote this year?
Some members of Generation Z are preparing to vote in their first national election. Examine historical youth turnout and ways it could be improved.
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Daily Video June 23 2020

Sports franchises push for paid holiday this Election Day
Examine the ways public figures and organizations can help push forward causes such as voter turnout.
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Daily News Lesson June 17 2020

How Generation Z is changing the world
In this lesson plan, discuss ways Generation Z is taking new approaches to activism and demands for reform.
An election worker places a mail-in ballot into an election box at a drive-through drop off location at the Registrar of Voters in San Diego, California
Daily Video June 12 2020

Will more voters vote by mail this fall?
Examine the debate around increasing access to vote by mail as coronavirus presents new challenges.
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Daily Video June 10 2020

Election 2020 update: As Biden clinches nomination, candidates set strategies
In this lesson plan, explore the strategies of Democratic and Republican presidential nominees while learning about the impact of polling station closures.
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Daily Video May 28 2020

Social media's role in monitoring misinformation
In this NewsHour EXTRA lesson, learn about Twitter's new initiative to fact check the tweets of influential figures such as President Trump and how it has stirred debate over the role of social media platforms as content moderators.
Organizers and clergy hold a Poor People's Campaign rally at the U.S. Capitol
Daily Video May 18 2020

How felony convictions affect voting rights
In this PBS NewsHour EXTRA lesson plan, learn how people in Florida with felony records are fighting to regain their voting rights and Reverend William Barber's plan to fight voter suppression.
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Daily Video May 13 2020

Super Civics 2020: Voting during a pandemic
In this NewsHour EXTRA lesson plan, find out out different options for voting in November.
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Daily Video May 10 2020

Shields and Brooks on the politicization of American institutions
In this NewsHour lesson plan, watch the Shields and Brooks segment on the politicization of American institutions.
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Daily Video April 16 2020

Super Civics 2020: Fmr President Barack Obama endorses Joe Biden
In this NewsHour lesson plan, learn if presidential endorsements matter and find out the latest endorsements for likely Democratic nominee former Vice President Joe Biden.
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