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Activists install 7000 shoes on the lawn in front of the U.S. Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington
Daily News Lesson March 14 2018

Does Trump's school safety plan make schools safer?
The Trump Administration shared its plan to end school shootings on Sunday. It was met with wide criticism for not doing enough to address the problem.
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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.
Police and rescue workers attend the scene near Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School following a shooting incident in Parkland
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 December 19 2016

U.S. opioid crisis reaches historic proportions, CDC says
In 2015, more than 30,000 people died from opioid overdoses, which caused almost two-thirds of all overdoses in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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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 September 09 2016

Chicago community groups look for solutions to frequent gun violence
Despite targeted efforts to reduce gun violence, the city of Chicago has already experienced 500 homicides in 2016 — the most in a single year in over two decades.
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Daily Video July 11 2016

U.S. not yet in post-racial society, Dallas pastor says
Recent police-related events in the U.S. have many Americans seeking ways to improve racial tensions throughout the country.
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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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Daily Video July 21 2015

Chicago debates how to stem gun violence
After seeing the murder rate drop over the past two years, Chicago police and residents have seen a startling rise in gun violence this summer, with dozens shot each weekend.
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