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Acting White House Chief of Staff Mulvaney answers questions at media briefing at the White House in Washington
Daily Video October 18 2019

Impeachment inquiry: How civics helps eclipse partisanship
Use this NewsHour lesson plan to hear about Trump's chief of staff Mick Mulvaney's press conference on the impeachment inquiry.
Democratic presidential candidates pose together at the start of the fourth U.S. Democratic presidential candidates 2020 election debate at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio U.S.
Daily Video October 16 2019

Super Civics 2020: The fourth Democratic debate
Use this NewsHour Extra lesson to discuss Tuesday's Democratic Debate, debate strategies that work and the number of candidates on the debate stage.
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Daily Video October 02 2019

Frontline's "The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia" and the murder of Jamal Khashoggi
In this NewsHour lesson, learn more about Saudi Arabia's Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the latest PBS Frontline special.
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Daily Video September 29 2019

Super Civics 2020: Impeachment recap for students via Shields and Brooks
Use this NewsHour lesson plan to take a deeper look into the first week since Speaker Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with sheriffs from across the country on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington
Daily Video September 25 2019

Origins of the impeachment inquiry
Use this NewsHour current events lesson to discuss the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg participates in a youth climate change protest in front of the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan
Daily Video September 21 2019

Greta Thunberg on the urgency of the climate crisis
Use this NewsHour Extra lesson plan to learn more about Greta Thunberg and other youth activists' fight against climate change.
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Daily Video September 10 2019

On the 19th anniversary of 9/11, ask your students: How has the world changed?
Discuss with your students how the U.S. and the world have changed
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Lesson Plan September 06 2019

Lesson plan: Inventing assistive devices that give people their independence

Learn about assistive devices and how innovation plays a key role in the invention process
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Lesson Plan September 04 2019

Lesson plan: PBS 'Time for School' series explores what going to school in six countries is like
Using the art of the personal essay and social media, explore what school means
Drinking straws protrude from a glass in a illustration picture in Loughborough
Lesson Plan August 30 2019

Lesson plan: How student inventors can help solve the Earth's plastic problem

Use this NewsHour lesson plan to learn more about invention education and how students are creating solutions to help improve plastic pollution
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