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Afghan refugees stay at Joint Base McGuire-Dix- Lakehurst in New Jersey

Daily News Lesson January 03 2022

Many Afghan refugees, including unaccompanied minors, remain in legal limbo in the U.S.

Learn why many Afghan refugees are struggling to find placement in the U.S.

Daily News Lesson January 02 2022

Jan. 3, 2022: World rings in second pandemic New Year

The World Food Program suspends operations in part of Sudan over violence, Colorado governor grants pardons and more

Daily News Lesson December 26 2021

Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace winner, dies at 90

Learn about the life and legacy of the South African icon and Nobel Peace Prize winner

Lesson Plan December 23 2021

Lesson plan: Navigating life after wrongful conviction

Learn how many struggle after being exonerated for crimes they did not commit

House Speaker Pelosi hosts enrolment signing ceremony for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) relief bill on Capitol Hill in Washington

Daily News Lesson December 23 2021

Dec. 23, 2021: Nearly $100B in COVID relief was stolen, Secret Service says

Record number of Americans sign up for health insurance through ACA, COVID infections in South Africa falling after huge spike

Daily News Lesson December 22 2021

How arrest records become ‘invisible handcuffs’ that keep people unemployed

Learn how arrest records can linger in public and limit future opportunities, even for those not convicted of crimes

Lesson Plan December 22 2021

Lesson Plan: Some federal prisoners are under home confinement because of COVID, but what about your state?

Understand why federal and state governments can change lives and communities through resentencing, especially during crises like COVID

FILE PHOTO: A sign encouraging participation in the U.S. Census lies on a sidewalk in Somerville

Daily News Lesson December 22 2021

Dec. 22, 2021: U.S. population growth hits lowest recorded rate

Biden's gives COVID speech, Kellogg strike ends with workers getting new contract

Daily News Lesson December 21 2021

Why dozens of men spent most of their lives in prison after Louisiana reneged on plea deal

FILE PHOTO: A poster of Daunte Wright is seen after the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial was announced at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.

Daily News Lesson December 20 2021

Jury begins deliberations in Kim Potter trial over Daunte Wright shooting

Jury deliberations began in trial of Kim Potter who shot and killed Daunte Wright; Chile's new president-elect, progressive Gabriel Boric, vows to fight poverty and inequality

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