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Daily News Lesson October 27 2022

How one group is breaking the cycle of youth returning to prison

Searching for Justice series contains lessons to teach your students what happens AFTER people leave prison

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Daily News Lesson September 13 2022

Congress ends free meal program for students at same time child poverty declines — and other news for Sept. 14, 2022

Republicans blocked another extension of the program, saying the worst of the pandemic was over

Pennsylvania Schools Distribute Lunches While Closed For Coronavirus

Daily News Lesson June 28 2022

Congress extends school lunch program at last minute

Learn how late vote may have jeopardized summer meals for nearly 7 million children

Poor People's Campaign hosts Moral March on Washington

Lesson Plan June 23 2022

Lesson plan: Amid rising economic inequality, does America need a third Reconstruction?

Learn about the Poor People's Campaign and explore its historic roots

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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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Post May 22 2019

Educator Voice: The hard work of softening resistance to trauma-informed teaching

by Melissa Monzyk, English teacher, Ritenour High School, St. Louis, Missouri I lo…

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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 December 20 2017

Free eye exams and glasses give these students vision to learn

A new program called Vision for Baltimore provides eye exams and two pairs of glasses free of charge to every K-8 student in Baltimore City who needs them.

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Daily Video June 19 2017

After statewide efforts, Hawaii sees homelessness rate decrease

Despite its relatively small population and land area, Hawaii has one of the highest rates of per-capita homelessness in the United States. Homelessness affects about 505 out of every 100,000 people there.

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Daily Video February 24 2017

Baltimore program hopes to overcome violence with mindfulness

Schools in Baltimore, Maryland are experimenting with meditation as a way to help students deal with stress and trauma.

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