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Daily News Lesson May 14 2025

Family who lived through 1950s U.S. deportation effort reflects on current climate

Produced by Student Reporting Labs, News Hour's youth journalism program
First group of White South Africans arrives in U.S. Under Trump's Refugee plan in Dulles
Daily News Lesson May 13 2025

White South Africans arrive in U.S. after receiving refugee status from Trump

Learn why the Trump administration is giving White Afrikaners expedited refugee status to the United States
Pope Francis waves during his "Urbi et Orbi" address from a balcony in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican
Daily News Lesson April 22 2025

A look at Pope Francis' legacy and focus on social justice

Learn why Pope Francis was overwhelmingly popular among majority of Catholics
Tents are pitched on a sidewalk in Skid Row, Los Angeles
Daily News Lesson December 30 2024

U.S. sees dramatic rise in homelessness among families in 2024

With an activity inviting students to examine potential solutions to homelessness in the U.S.
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Daily News Lesson January 10 2024

New York City looks to amend ‘right to shelter’ rule as it struggles to house migrants

Learn how cities are changing policy in response to increased migration
People look at a damaged house after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes
Daily News Lesson August 17 2021

Haitians left homeless by 7.2 magnitude earthquake now brace for storm
Understand the disaster unfolding in Haiti, and learn what is most needed now
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.
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Daily Video July 03 2019

Lesson Plan: The power of photographs from Vietnam to the border crisis
Use this PBS NewsHour Extra lesson plan to understand the power of photographs and the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Daily Video December 17 2018

Human geography lesson: Why one-third of the Marshall Islands has left for the US
In this lesson plan, students will learn why one-third of the Marshall Islands’ population has moved to the U.S. mainland.
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Daily Video November 13 2015

Refugee crisis causes Sweden to tighten borders
After initially welcoming refugees seeking asylum from places like Syria, Sweden announced it will impose borders controls due to its inability to handle the number of refugees that have already arrived.

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