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Border Patrol Agents Detain Migrants Near US-Mexico Border

Daily News Lesson June 18 2018

Study guide: How separating children from parents became U.S. government policy

On Monday, the Trump Administration said they would not apologize over its “zero tolerance” policy separating families at the southern U.S. border.

Daily Video December 20 2017

Free eye exams and glasses give these students vision to learn

A new program called Vision for Baltimore provides eye exams and two pairs of glasses free of charge to every K-8 student in Baltimore City who needs them.

Daily Video October 30 2017

Harvey Weinstein, sexual harassment, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Today's Daily News Story discusses sexual harassment in the workplace as it pertains to revelations surrounding Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.

Daily Video October 10 2017

What are the effects of opioid addiction on young people?

Join PBS NewsHour for a Facebook Live on Wed., October 11th at 1 p.m. on how to talk to students about opioid addiction. We’ll take your questions LIVE on Facebook (enter in comments section and let us know your school and city/state) or tweet them to @NewsHour using #AskNewsHour. It's important for teachers and students voices to be heard on this issue!

Daily Video August 10 2017

Antibiotics keep animals healthy, but some dangerous superbugs are resistant

As high-density, industrial-scale livestock feeding operations become the norm, farmers have had to take extra steps to keep animals healthy. Illnesses and diseases grow and spread quickly when large numbers of similar animals are kept in close proximity.

Lesson Plan May 30 2017

Lesson plan: Invent an app that helps your community

Design an app that helps your community, modeled after young entrepreneurs in California's rural Salinas Valley

Daily Video October 14 2016

Why lead went from household staple to dangerous toxin

Lead has been used in pipes and plumbing dating back to ancient times, but its role as a public health hazard only emerged in recent decades.

Lesson Plan June 10 2016

Inventions: How do innovation and design help people with disabilities?

Learn about the role of inventions in improving accessibility for people with disabilities and create a paper or cardboard prototype of their own invention

Daily Video May 23 2016

Food and drink labels will more accurately report sugar

The Food and Drug Administration hopes to cut down on high rates of obesity and diabetes across the country by redesigning the labels that appear on food and drinks.

Daily Video January 21 2016

Poison water in Flint affects everyone’s health—especially kids

A man-made water crisis in Flint, Michigan began five years ago when the city government decided to switch water sources in an effort to save money.

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