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The U.S flag and the Texas State flag fly over the Texas State Capitol as the state senate debates the #SB6 bathroom bill in Austin

Daily News Lesson November 25 2024

Texas school board approves course material with Bible passages

Discuss the moves some states are making to include the Bible in school lessons

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Educator Voices October 17 2023

Educator Voice Recap: Understanding books bans in your state

More than 70 educators from across the country joined NewsHour Classroom's Educator Voice onli…

FILE PHOTO: British author Salman Rushdie listens during an interview with Reuters in London

Daily News Lesson August 16 2022

Salman Rushdie, literary champion of free speech, recovering after attack

Learn about Salman Rushdie, a novelist and free expression advocate who was recently attacked

Philippine court finds news site chief Maria Ressa guilty of libel

Daily News Lesson December 12 2020

Activity: Are press freedoms under threat?

Hear from a journalist convicted of "cyber libel" in the Philippines and research threats to press freedoms in the U.S.

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Daily Video October 02 2015

Prophet Muhammad cartoon debate continues 10 years later

DOWNLOAD VIDEO Vocab Prophet Muhammad — in Islam, the man believed to…

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