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Demonstrators protest inside the President's House and Presidential secretariat, after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled, in Colombo
Daily News Lesson July 12 2022

World history class discussion: What made Sri Lankans take over palace and oust leadership
The lack of gasoline is affecting Sri Lanka. What other issues could scarcity of gasoline lead to?
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
Ben Crump and family of Patrick Lyoya hold news conference after Lyoya was killed by police
Daily News Lesson April 15 2022

Protests erupt in Michigan after a Black man is killed by police during a traffic stop — and other news for April 15, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
Murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin
Daily News Lesson April 06 2021

The trial of Derek Chauvin
Trump supporters breach the US Capitol
Daily Video January 06 2021

Classroom resource: Three ways to teach the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol
Here are three ways to discuss Wednesday's insurrection at the Capitol with your class.
Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in Washington
Post January 06 2021

How to engage students in civil discourse following events at the U.S. Capitol
In this resource, teacher David Cutler of Brimmer and May School in Mass. shares three civic action…
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Businesses are boarded up in anticipation of protests in Louisville
Daily Video September 24 2020

Do charges in Breonna Taylor case show officers are 'above the law'?
Discuss why many from protesters to scholars think the charges in the police killing of Breonna Taylor are inadequate.
Demonstrators gather for the "Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" march
Daily Video August 31 2020

Monday News Roundup: Week of August 31
Discuss what's been happening in the news this past week.
Illinois Suffrage Pennant
Lesson Plan August 28 2020

Lesson plan: Build your own knowledge of the suffrage movement

Learn some of the often overlooked stories of the suffrage movement
FILE PHOTO: NBA: Playoffs-Orlando Magic at Milwaukee Bucks
Daily Video August 27 2020

NBA playoff and other pro sports called off in protest of racial injustice
In this NewsHour lesson, learn why all three NBA playoff games on Wednesday were postponed based on players' decisions to boycott racial injustice.
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