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FILE PHOTO: A Fox News channel sign is seen on a television vehicle outside the News Corporation building in New York City, in New York
Daily News Lesson April 29 2021

How misinformation is used to amplify and strengthen ideology
Discuss why correcting disinformation can have less of an impact than disinformation itself
FILE PHOTO: A person holds census information at an event where U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) spoke at a Census Town Hall at the Louis Armstrong Middle School in Queens, New York City
Daily News Lesson April 27 2021

How the 2020 census affects balance of power in Congress
Discuss the ways the census affects political outcomes, and look into the results of the census on the official site
Arsenal fans protest against owner after failed launch of a European Super League
Daily News Lesson April 26 2021

Plans for European soccer ‘Super League’ backfire on team owners
Learn why an attempt to create an international super-league failed
Discarded face masks in Wampatuck State Park Hingham. Part of a larger issue about medical trash on Tuesday April 13, 2021 Greg
Daily News Lesson April 23 2021

How pandemic pollution contributes to plastic problem
Learn about how single-use plastics are piling up as a result of the pandemic
News conference after the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, in Minneapolis Minnesota
Daily News Lesson April 20 2021

George Floyd’s family vows to ‘keep fighting’ for just policing after Chauvin verdict
Watch George Floyd's family react to Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict and discuss what the verdict means for policing going forward
Law enforcement vehicles line up at the perimeter of a shooting site at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder
Daily News Lesson March 25 2021

Senate debates gun control amid mass shootings
Discuss gun violence in the United States, and what it means to normalize gun violence
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Daily News Lesson March 15 2021

One year into COVID-19 in the U.S.
As COVID lockdowns reach their anniversary, remember the past year and discuss what happens next.
End The Violence Toward Asians Rally
Daily News Lesson March 12 2021

Asian Americans face a wave of discrimination during the pandemic
Discuss the wave of anti-Asian violence in the U.S. and how best to address it.
FILE PHOTO: COVID-19 vaccines are administered in Martinsburg, West Virginia
Daily News Lesson March 04 2021

Answering questions about COVID-19 vaccines
This NewsHour lesson on vaccinations asks students: How can helping people overcome vaccine skepticism help your community?
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Educator Voices February 24 2021

Educator Voice: Educators/staff discuss the other pandemic — gun violence
Educators from around the country discuss ways to teach students about gun violence as part of our ZOOM series.
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