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Daily News Lesson March 06 2018

Ways to share your students' solutions to gun violence

PBS social media activity: In addition to walkouts, what are ways to express your solutions to gun violence? Tag @NewsHourExtra using #StudentGunReformIdeas via Twitter

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Daily News Lesson February 24 2018

Students walk out of school to rally for gun reform

This lesson plan discusses the student walks outs in the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, and the role of student activism.

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Daily News Lesson February 15 2018

What can we learn from the Stoneman school shooting?

This NewsHour Extra lesson provides teachers with a summary and discussion questions about Wednesday's school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in which 17 people were killed.

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Daily Video October 07 2016

Election issue: Clinton and Trump on gun control

Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have very different approaches to the issue of gun control.

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Daily Video June 03 2016

President Obama talks guns at PBS town hall

President Obama answered a question about gun policy following PBS NewsHour’s town hall on June 1 in Elkhart, Indiana.

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Lesson Plan May 26 2016

Take a poll, debate the issue: Gun policy

Where do students stand on gun policy? In this lesson plan, have students take a poll before and after they debate the issue to see if their views change.

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