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Daily News Lesson November 02 2021

News Wrap: Facebook to shut down facial recognition system
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FILE PHOTO: 2020 U.S. presidential election in Pennsylvania
Daily News Lesson October 08 2021

How false claims of election fraud are eroding American democracy
Hear from one law professor about the risk to our electoral system and how to ensure election security going forward
Mail-in ballots are counted in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Lesson Plan November 06 2020

Ballad of the Ballots
Understand the history of ballots in the U.S. and why voting reform has always been a topic of debate
GOP poll challengers react after being asked to leave due to room capacity at the TCF Center after Election Day in Detroit, Michigan
Daily Video November 05 2020

Trump declares victory prematurely, seeks to delegitimize election
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Post November 02 2020

Top 10 songs for Election 2020
Photo of John Lennon with Yoko Ono behind wearing blindfold, performing Instant Karma. Photo by Ron…
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Lesson Plan October 07 2020

Lesson plan: Down-ballot voting and the role of local elections

Understand the importance of local elections and ballot measures with this lesson plan
FILE PHOTO: Voters line up to cast their ballots in Atlanta
Daily Video September 28 2020

Why the presidential election might not end on November 3
Why this year has the chance to be a longer, more chaotic (but not unprecedented) voting process than usual
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Post March 16 2020

Distance learning: PBS NewsHour classroom resources for students
Use these teacher-produced resources and lesson plans to create your own packets for students. We w…
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Daily Video March 11 2020

How do voters decide who they will support in the primaries?
Find out the latest updates on the Democratic primaries using Extra's Super Civics 2020 resource.
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Post February 24 2020

Educator Voice: How journalism builds curiosity and confidence in our students
By Mitch Schwartz, Cynthia Booker and Amy Woods As Scholastic Journalism Week hosted by the Jou…
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