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Daily News Lesson April 11 2019

Brexit explained: Background and latest news

Unsure how to teach Brexit? (

Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi speaks at an event hosted by Middle East Monitor in London

Daily Video October 22 2018

Jamal Khashoggi's legacy and freedom of the press

Freedom of the press is legally protected by the First Amendment in the Constitution. What other professions are specifically named or protected in the Constitution? Why do you think this was the case?

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attends a welcoming ceremony after arriving in Singapore

Daily News Lesson June 11 2018

North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump meet face-to-face

President Donald Trump announced plans on Monday morning to depart early from his summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, according to White House officials, stating that nuclear talks with North Korea have moved “more quickly than expected.”

A man selling fried plantain walks along a street in Port-au-Prince

Daily News Lesson January 12 2018

DACA debate upended by President's explicit language

Today's Daily News Story contains explicit language that lawmakers say President Donald Trump used at a meeting while discussing immigration. The text below reflects the latest updates in the story.

A firefighter working on extinguishing the Lilac Fire a fast moving wildfire is seen in Bonsall

Daily Video December 08 2017

Study guide: Impact of Southern California wildfires

Use this NewsHour lesson plan to discuss the significance of the Southern California wildfires with your students.

Daily Video June 16 2017

After 70 years, voices of Holocaust survivors sing again

When the concentration camps of Europe were liberated at the end of World War II, David Boder, a psychologist from Chicago, recorded interviews with dozens of former prisoners.

Daily Video June 16 2017

At the 50th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia, an author looks back on race in America

June 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of Loving vs. Virginia, which struck down Virginia’s laws banning interracial marriage.

Lesson Plan May 22 2017

Lesson plan: How to create a balanced budget — it's a 'balancing act'

How do we know that our government is fulfilling its duties to us, the public? How do we decide what those duties are? As efforts to pass the federal budget get underway, students will have the power to re-prioritize how money is spent using the interactive tool Balancing Act. What changes will they make?