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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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Lesson Plan July 29 2020

Lesson plan: Civic engagement and how students can get involved

Why does civic engagement matter? How can your students get involved?
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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…
The first copies of the inaugural Los Angeles Register newspaper run off the presses in Santa Ana
Daily Video December 23 2019

How the disappearance of local news hurts civic engagement
Directions : Read the summary, watch the video and answer the questions. You can turn on the "CC" …
A youth holds up a "Now We Vote" sign as they take part in a National School Walkout anti-gun march in Washington Square Park in the Manhattan borough of New York City
Student Voices November 06 2018

Student Voices: Here are the election issues most on teenagers' minds
NewsHour Extra asked middle and high school students across America: What issue would you like to hear 2018 candidates discuss where you live and why? Read their responses below and check out the election videos produced by Student Reporting Labs on how to turn out the youth vote.
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Daily Video November 05 2018

Teen reporters interview Senate candidates about gun control and immigration
If you were born in 2000, there's a good chance you will be eligible to vote in the 2018 midterm elections. The PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Lab's Mason Berger reports on how organizations in Florida are trying to mobilize young voters around issues like the cost of college and gun violence.
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Student Voices November 05 2018

Student Voice: Three ways voters can support transgender students
"It is our job to vote with everyone’s best interests at heart," writes seventh grader Ava Michelman of Virginia, who asks voters to think of transgender youth on Election Day.
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