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Student Voices May 30 2024

Student Movie Recommendation: 'Bridge of Spies' finds a connection between the two sides of the Cold War

Hear from one high school student about why a movie set in during the Cold War is relevant today

Educator Voices May 24 2024

Educator Voice: Why the March on Washington was a revolutionary act

Watch these clips explaining the March on Washington and how it is still relevant today

Daily News Lesson February 27 2024

Researchers use AI to decipher ancient scrolls from near Vesuvius

Learn about a team of researchers and volunteers who are using AI to solve a mystery from the ancient world

Lesson Plan February 16 2024

Lesson plan: Analyze 2020 and 2024 presidential campaign ads

In this lesson plan, students will discuss what makes advertisements effective and examine ads produced by the 2020 presidential campaigns.

Jewish Solidarity March Held In Response To Rise In Anti-Semitism

Educator Voices January 29 2024

Educator Voice: Teaching about antisemitism, 'the longest hatred'

Explore this list of resources on antisemitism from various educational organizations

A child holds a photograph of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Black boy who was lynched in 1955,

Daily News Lesson August 04 2023

National monument dedicated to Emmett Till amid debate over how to teach race and history

Learn about a proposed monument to the victim of a racist murder

Supporters of those arrested in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol protest between the U.S. Supreme Court and the Capitol in Washington

Daily News Lesson July 13 2023

How the American Revolution has become part of the current political divide

And the role of historians in helping more Americans understand history

Daily News Lesson June 28 2023

First cash reparations in the US

Discuss the experience of Evanston, Illinois, since the town passed the first reparations law in American history

A view shows a classroom one day before the return of the students to school after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions were adjusted, in Louisville

Daily News Lesson May 05 2023

Test scores for history and civics drop + Newswrap 5/5/23 + Student video

Discuss why key middle grade testing scores have dropped

Tennessee Republicans vote to expel Democratic lawmakers from statehouse in Nashville, TN

Lesson Plan April 12 2023

Lesson plan: Why Frederick Douglass and Rep. Justin Pearson discussed the Fourth of July in their speeches

In this lesson, students will read excerpts from Rep. Justin Pearson’s speech and Frederick Douglass’s famous speech, “What To The Slave is the Fourth of July?”

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