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Lesson Plan November 04 2024

Lesson plan: Should 16-year-olds be allowed to vote?

Learn about the role of local school boards and debate whether students should help elect them or be allowed to vote in other elections.

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Daily News Lesson November 04 2024

Fun facts with PBS News election countdown

Follow along for fun facts about Election 2024!

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Daily News Lesson September 12 2022

Politics Monday team on the end of primary season — and other news for Sept. 13, 2022

Primary season officially comes to a close Tuesday, and attention now turns toward the general election

Student Voices November 02 2020

Every vote and voice deserves to be heard

The first in our series of Student Voices on how students can stay engaged as citizens—even after the election

FILE PHOTO: In-person early voting in Milwaukee

Daily Video October 27 2020

What should students know with one week until the election?

With one week to go before the election, what should students understand about the presidential race and other races?

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Lesson Plan October 07 2020

Lesson plan: Down-ballot voting and the role of local elections

Understand the importance of local elections and ballot measures with this lesson plan

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Daily News Lesson August 21 2018

Monitoring the Midterms: Should the voting age be 16?

Vote16DC is a coalition made up of youth and adults in Washington D.C. with one goal in mind: to lower the voting age to 16. This issue is sure to generate some debate in your class, especially ahead of the upcoming 2018 midterm elections.

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