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Coronavirus Pandemic Causes Climate Of Anxiety And Changing Routines In America
Daily News Lesson May 02 2022

Harvard University details its ties to slavery and promises a reckoning
U.S. President Trump speaks about the U.S response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic during an address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House
Daily Video March 12 2020

Coronavirus update: Health questions, Trump's speech, schools' response
Use this NewsHour Extra lesson to learn about Trump's address concerning the coronavirus and how schools and colleges are reacting.
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Daily Video March 29 2019

Students' take on the college admissions scandal
Use this NewsHour lesson plan to learn more about the college admissions bribery scam and to hear directly from students on the matter.
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Daily Video November 05 2018

Teen reporters interview Senate candidates about gun control and immigration
If you were born in 2000, there's a good chance you will be eligible to vote in the 2018 midterm elections. The PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Lab's Mason Berger reports on how organizations in Florida are trying to mobilize young voters around issues like the cost of college and gun violence.
FILE PHOTO: Graduating students arrive for Commencement Exercises at Boston College in Boston
Daily Video October 11 2018

Maine experiments with paying residents' student loans
Maine is attempting to attract more recent college graduates by helping to repay their student loans. Talk to your students about college and student loans and whether or not they agree with Maine's plan.
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Daily Video August 19 2015

Should high school students take college courses?
In a region of South Texas with high poverty and low levels of education, one school district offers students a chance at a better future through higher education.
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