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Asylum seeking migrants in Penitas, Texas
Daily News Lesson March 29 2021

How migrants are being ‘expelled’ from the U.S. border
The Biden administration has been struggling to solve the migrant crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Migrants from Central America camp outside the El Chaparral border crossing, hoping to cross and request asylum in the U.S, in Tijuana,
Daily News Lesson March 10 2021

Biden administration scrambles to respond to surge of migrant children at border
This lesson discusses the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border with the number of detained migrant children tripling in recent weeks.
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Daily Video March 31 2020

PBS 2-minute news summary: Choose your own current event!
In this current events lesson, check out the PBS NewsHour's 2-minute news wrap from Mon. March 31st.
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Daily News Lesson January 27 2019

Student breakdown on the government shutdown
Use this PBS NewsHour lesson plan with your students for the latest on the government shutdown.
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Daily Video January 09 2019

Lesson plan: Trump's government shutdown speech through a media literacy lens
In this NewsHour lesson plan, students will analyze President Trump's primetime speech about immigration and the government shutdown.
Claudia Maquin mother of Jakelin Caal, a 7-year-old girl who handed herself in to U.S. border agents earlier this month and died after developing a high fever while in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, reacts during her daughter's funeral
Daily Video December 27 2018

Why children in U.S. custody need specific pediatric expertise
In this NewsHour lesson plan, learn why specific pediatric expertise is needed in the care for immigrant children.
Flags of the U.S., Canada and Mexico fly next to each other in Detroit, Michigan
Daily Video October 09 2018

Inside the new trade deal between the U.S., Mexico and Canada
What's in the new US-Mexico-Canada trade deal that replaced NAFTA? In this lesson, students will strengthen their understanding of economics and trade negotiations.
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