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Student Voices May 07 2013

Constitution Still Resonates with Today's Youth
http://vimeo.com/65671954 By: Alyssa Goard, PBS NewsHour Extra WASHINGTON - In the m…
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Post April 15 2013

Gun Buyers Face Greater Scrutiny in Senate Bill
Families of the first graders killed in the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Co…
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Post March 28 2013

Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Same-Sex Marriage
Published March 27, 2013 Two landmark cases regarding gay marriage will be argued before the…
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Post March 21 2013

Obama Visits Israel and West Bank
Published March 21, 2013 President Barack Obama is in Israel this week, marking his first pr…
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Daily Video March 19 2013

Republican Party Rethinks GOP Brand
Teachers: this video includes a 3-minute story followed by a discussion. Four months after the …
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Lesson Plan March 01 2013

What is sequestration? - Lesson Plan
Subject(s): Economics, U.S. Estimated Time: One 45-minute class period Gr…
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Post February 28 2013

Sequestration Is Happening, But Effects Are Unclear
Related Lesson Plan: What is Sequestration? The government in Washington is about to g…
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Lesson Plan February 25 2013

What can you do for your country? - Lesson Plan
Subject(s) Social Studies, Government, History Estimated Time Three class period…
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Daily Video February 15 2013

Senate Hears Appeal for Immigration Reform
"Our immigration system is not just broken; it is hurting our country," Secretary of Homeland Secur…
Guatemalan migrant Corio, who is waiting for her court hearing for asylum seekers that returned to Mexico to await their legal proceedings under a new policy established by the U.S. government, baths her daughter at migrant shelter in Ciudad Juarez
Lesson Plan February 15 2013

A picture is worth a thousand words
Subject(s) Art/Media, Social Studies, ELA, English, Civics Estimated Time Two class …
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