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U.S. Senator and Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris campaigns at a town hall meeting in North Charleston
Daily Video April 18 2019

Democratic 2020 candidates debate reparations
Directions : Read the summary, watch the videos and answer the discussion questions below. You m…
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Daily Video April 16 2019

Teacher's guide: Notre Dame Cathedral fire
Learn more about the Notre Dame fire and the history of the cathedral with this PBS NewsHour lesson plan.
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Post March 28 2019

6 things to know about Trump's national emergency
Directions: Read the summaries, watch the videos and answer the discussion questions below. If stra…
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Daily Video February 18 2019

At George Washington's Mount Vernon, remembering the enslaved people who built America

Presidents Day is observed on George Washington's birthday, Feb. 18. Follow a tour guide at Washington's Mount Vernon estate, who is also a distant relation of an enslaved person at the former plantation, who offers his perspective about American history, slavery and the founding fathers.
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Daily Video January 15 2019

Native American tribes feel the impact of government shutdown
In this NewsHour lesson plan, learn how the government shutdown has affected Native American tribes who rely on federal funds allocated by treaty rights.
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Daily Video October 24 2018

Monitoring the Midterms: Voter ID laws and America's history of voter suppression
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Directions: Read the summary with your students, watch the video (…
An elections official demonstrates a touch-screen voting machine at the Fairfax County Governmental Center in Fairfax Virginia
Lesson Plan November 14 2017

Monitoring the midterms: Do midterm elections matter?
Understand midterm elections and discuss reasons why voter turnout remains low
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Daily Video July 18 2017

The legacy of Liu Xiaobo, Nobel laureate and human rights activist
For decades, Liu Xiaobo was one of the Chinese government's most outspoken critics and advocates for peaceful change and democratization.
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Daily Video November 21 2016

DACA Dreamers fear Trump’s immigration policy
Throughout the 2016 presidential campaign, President-elect Donald Trump promised to crack down on undocumented immigration, including hundreds of thousands of young people who have obtained temporary legal status under the Obama Administration.
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Lesson Plan October 25 2016

Lesson Plan: To Vote or Not to Vote

Explore why voting is an important responsibility for citizens
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