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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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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
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