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Jill Biden delivers commencement address at Arizona college

Daily News Lesson May 28 2024

How the school experience was different for the class of 2024

Hear from graduating seniors in high school and college about the last four years of education

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Student Voices February 01 2022

Student voice: What it's like to be free on a college campus after finishing high school in quarantine

Hear from a first-year college student on how the freedom of college can be an adjustment after finishing high school in quarantine

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Daily News Lesson March 19 2021

Student Reporting Labs: Teenagers reflect on how their worlds changed during the pandemic

Discuss how this last year has changed you.

Vials of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine candidate are seen in an undated photograph

Daily News Lesson March 01 2021

News Roundup: COVID relief bill passes as vaccination efforts continue to roll out

A new vaccine is approved, but some experts fear that states may be opening up a little too early

Registered nurse Glenda Perez waits to test people for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in East Los Angeles

Daily Video November 13 2020

News Roundup: Post-election recap, COVID vaccine trials show promising results

World leaders have been calling to congratulate Joe Biden as president elect, while COVID rates skyrocket amid new vaccine trials.

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Daily Video November 12 2020

How musical traditions are passed on to new generations

Explore how one young blues artist took up the tradition, and how the music industry is changing

Children return to school for the first time since March, in Rome

Daily Video September 14 2020

How do teenagers feel about heading back to school?

Listen to some students' reactions to this very odd back-to-school season.

FILE PHOTO: Carrefour teams up with Uber Eats for lockdown deliveries

Daily Video June 29 2020

Who is taking your money when you order takeout?

In this lesson plan, uncover the hidden economy behind our quarantine takeout orders.

A man stands in front of a Modell's store that is closed, as retail sales suffer record drop during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID19) in New York

Daily News Lesson June 15 2020

Kahoot activity: How COVID has affected U.S. economy

Try this fun Kahoot quiz to better understand

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Student Voices June 09 2020

Student Voice: When TikTok and Tiger King are more important than homework

"Do what makes you happy," writes eleventh grader John Barnes. "If that’s scrolling on TikTok for three hours, then by all means, go for it."

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