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Daily News Lesson March 19 2024

Vote 2024: Student guide to the primaries

Check this page to get the latest of election 2024 news coverage for your classroom!

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Lesson Plan February 17 2024

Lesson plan: Create your own presidential campaign ad

Students will explore historical presidential campaign ads and then create their own TV ads

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.

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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 April 18 2016

How do party delegates and the Electoral College work?

As the primary season starts to draw to a close, the likelihood that the Republican’s presidential candidate will be contested at July’s National Convention in Cleveland increases.

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Daily Video April 13 2016

Meet some of the women candidates who preceded Hillary Clinton for president

While Hillary Clinton remains the front-runner for the Democratic nomination, previous female candidates have also sought the nation’s highest office.

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Lesson Plan January 08 2016

How to Use "PBS Election Central" Videos with Your Students

Subjects Social studies, civics, English Estimated Time One 45-minute class …

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