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Daily Video October 02 2019

Frontline's "The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia" and the murder of Jamal Khashoggi
In this NewsHour lesson, learn more about Saudi Arabia's Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the latest PBS Frontline special.
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Daily Video September 29 2019

Super Civics 2020: Impeachment recap for students via Shields and Brooks
Use this NewsHour lesson plan to take a deeper look into the first week since Speaker Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump.
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg participates in a youth climate change protest in front of the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan
Daily Video September 21 2019

Greta Thunberg on the urgency of the climate crisis
Use this NewsHour Extra lesson plan to learn more about Greta Thunberg and other youth activists' fight against climate change.
Jose Enrique, Founder of World Kitchen Central, speaks on a cellphone at Odyssey Aviation in Nassau, Bahamas
Daily Video September 05 2019

How chef José Andrés feeds the storm-stricken Bahamas
In this PBS NewsHour lesson, find out why José Andrés, now a Nobel Prize nominee, decided to create an organization focused on providing homemade meals to people in disaster zones.
The Statue of Liberty is seen on Liberty Island in New York Harbor
Daily Video August 21 2019

How the Statue of Liberty poem provides a lesson in immigration history
Use this NewsHour lesson plan to learn about the Trump administration's changes to immigration policy and how it relates to the Statue of Liberty's famous inscription.
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Daily Video August 13 2019

How public art builds community - Student Reporting Labs
Teachers with PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs created lessons on the importance of public art based on the work of SRL's teen reporters. Check out these uplifting resources that cut across various disciplines!
A woman reacts after a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso
Daily Video August 05 2019

What do El Paso, Dayton gun massacres say about America?
Use this NewsHour lesson plan to talk with your students about the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, which took place over the weekend.
Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller testifies before House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Mueller Report on Capitol Hill in Washington
Daily Video July 25 2019

Main takeaways from Robert Mueller's testimony
Use this NewsHour Extra lesson plan to examine the testimony of Robert Mueller during Wednesday's House hearing.
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Daily Video July 17 2019

Super Civics 2020: How to get along with our political opposites
In this NewsHour Extra lesson plan, learn how Americans are struggling to approach opposing political opinions with civility instead of contempt and what can be done to fix the problem.
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Daily Video July 09 2019

How the U.S. women's World Cup victory is the perfect civics lesson
In this NewsHour Extra lesson, students will learn about the U.S. women's soccer World Cup victory and how it is also a good civics lesson.
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