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Daily News Lesson August 10 2022

FBI searches Donald Trump’s Florida home
Learn what is known about an FBI search of Donald Trump's hotel and residence in Florida
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Daily News Lesson April 22 2022

Sen. Mallory McMorrow's "We will not let hate win" speech — and other news for April 22, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
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Daily News Lesson August 11 2021

Cuban protests find youth allies in Miami
Discuss protests in Cuba and Miami, and explore who is leading them and what voices may be left out
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Daily Video July 14 2020

Teachers in Florida push back against reopening mandate
Florida's governor and education commissioner are pushing for full classroom reopenings this fall, but some teachers and health authorities are pushing back.
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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 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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Daily Video October 24 2018

Monitoring the Midterms: Voter ID laws and America's history of voter suppression
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Directions: Read the summary with your students, watch the video (…
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Daily Video September 05 2018

Monitoring the Midterms: Why Arizona, Nevada and Florida are worth watching
Have your students choose the most relevant and interesting races to watch in the 2018 midterm elections. They should start with their own local and state elections!
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Daily News Lesson February 15 2018

What can we learn from the Stoneman school shooting?
This NewsHour Extra lesson provides teachers with a summary and discussion questions about Wednesday's school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in which 17 people were killed.
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Daily Video September 12 2017

Hurricane Irma: Determining the road to recovery and the role of climate change
Seven million Floridians remain without power along with 1.5 million people in Georgia and millions more in the Caribbean after Hurricane Irma struck those areas over the last week.
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