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Ida Roars Toward Louisiana With Near Record-Setting Winds

Daily News Lesson August 30 2021

Hurricane Ida hits Louisiana coast

Discuss the impact and potential fallout of a powerful storm that has made landfall in Louisiana

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Lesson Plan August 29 2021

Lesson plan: Native American boarding schools and human rights

Students will examine primary source photos before and after learning about Native American boarding schools in the U.S. and the long-term effects of such policies

Feb 13, 2021; Austin, TX, USA; Warming centers have opened Saturday for people experiencing homelessness as temperatures

Daily News Lesson August 27 2021

One city in Texas criminalizes tent camps used by homeless people

Discuss new laws in one city that criminalize actions associated with homelessness

Children receive Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New Hyde Park, New York

Daily News Lesson August 26 2021

Why approval for COVID vaccines in kids under 12 is taking time

As officials prepare for adult boosters, plans to vaccinate kids of all ages with their first shot are lagging

Aftermath of a 7.2 magnitude quake in Pestel

Daily News Lesson August 25 2021

Haitian survivors still seeking relief 10 days after earthquake

Hear why aid to Haitians recovering from the recent earthquake is slow

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing in Washington

Daily News Lesson August 24 2021

The FDA grants full approval for vaccine

Hear the latest from Dr. Anthony Fauci about formal vaccine approval and what it might mean for lagging vaccination rates

People wait outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul

Daily News Lesson August 23 2021

Chaos outside Kabul airport as U.S. seeks to evacuate thousands

Hear from U.S. authorities and Afghan citizens on a chaotic evacuation following Taliban takeover of Kabul

U.S. forces assist in Afghanistan evacuation

Daily News Lesson August 23 2021

Afghan refugees face massive bureaucratic hurdles coming to U.S.

Learn about some of the difficulties refugees face in getting out of Afghanistan

People look at a damaged house after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes

Daily News Lesson August 17 2021

Haitians left homeless by 7.2 magnitude earthquake now brace for storm

Understand the disaster unfolding in Haiti, and learn what is most needed now

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on federal government coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response in Washington

Daily News Lesson August 13 2021

Dr. Fauci explains booster shots and the delta variant’s threat to children

Understand the delta variant and how unvaccinated children can take precautions

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