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Daily News Lesson May 15 2023

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Remembering Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian American to go to space

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Daily News Lesson May 14 2023

Brooks and Capehart on U.S. border policy + Newswrap 5/15/23 + Student video

Watch New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics

FILE PHOTO: A view of Duke Energy's Marshall Power Plant in Sherrills Ford

Daily News Lesson May 12 2023

EPA considers rule to slash carbon emissions + Newswrap 5/12/23 + Student video

Learn how the Environmental Protection Agency might move to further slash dangerous greenhouse gases

U.S. Representative George Santos (R-NY) at Central Islip Federal Courthouse

Daily News Lesson May 10 2023

Congressman George Santos charged with fraud + Newswrap 5/11/23 + Student video

Learn about charges facing on Congressman, as well as what happens next

Eight Dead After Shooting At Outlet Mall In Texas

Daily News Lesson May 10 2023

Remembering the 8 people killed in Texas mall attack + Newswrap 5/10/23 + Student video

Remember the people whose lives were taken in a mass shooting in Texas

FILE PHOTO: DHS Secretary Mayorkas speaks at the White House in Washington

Daily News Lesson May 09 2023

Border towns prepare for end of COVID migrant restrictions + Newswrap 5/9/23 + Student video

Discuss the end of Title 42, and what that will mean for immigration and border towns like El Paso, Texas

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Educator Voices May 08 2023

Educator Voice Zoom: How racism and inequality affect our students; a conversation with Heather McGhee

Teachers join Heather McGhee in discussion of her book 'The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together'

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Daily News Lesson May 08 2023

Top lesson: Brooks and Capehart on Clarence Thomas + Newswrap 5/8/23 + Student Video

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics

A view shows a classroom one day before the return of the students to school after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions were adjusted, in Louisville

Daily News Lesson May 05 2023

Test scores for history and civics drop + Newswrap 5/5/23 + Student video

Discuss why key middle grade testing scores have dropped

Inmates make phone calls from their cell at the Orange County jail in Santa Ana

Daily News Lesson May 04 2023

Understanding high cost of staying in touch for incarcerated

Learn why costs of basic services for incarcerated people makes it harder to return to life outside jails and prisons

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