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Daily News Lesson April 07 2022

Former Soviet republic of Moldova fears it could be Russia's next target — and other news for April 8, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
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Daily News Lesson March 08 2022

Class activity: Discuss how Ukraine's refugees of color are experiencing racism as they flee Ukraine
Why have Alexander Somto Orah pictured here and other African, Middle Eastern and Indian refugees from Ukraine faced such discrimination at the border?
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Daily News Lesson February 28 2022

How Europe is responding to a flood of Ukrainian refugees
Learn how Russia's attack on Ukraine is creative a refugee crisis, and how the rest of Europe plans to help
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Daily Video June 13 2019

How Michigan schools welcome refugees from Syria and Yemen
Use this NewsHour lesson plan to learn about the challenges and the triumphs of recent refugee students to the U.S.
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Daily News Lesson October 15 2018

UN Climate Change Report: What your students need to know
Talk with your students about the UN's latest report on climate change and how young people can use their voice to support policies that protect the environment.
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Daily Video November 19 2015

Paris attacks raise security concerns throughout Europe
Politicians across Europe began voicing renewed concern for the ongoing refugee crisis that has brought hundreds of thousands of Syrians to Europe in search of safety.
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Daily Video November 18 2015

Some governors want to refuse Syrian refugees
In the wake of Friday’s terror attacks in Paris, more than half of governors in the United States, mostly Republicans, say they oppose a plan to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees into the country by next fall.
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Daily Video November 16 2015

France searches for answers to Paris attacks
The city of Paris is trying to come to terms with a series of violent attacks on a scale France has not seen since World War II.
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Daily Video November 13 2015

Refugee crisis causes Sweden to tighten borders
After initially welcoming refugees seeking asylum from places like Syria, Sweden announced it will impose borders controls due to its inability to handle the number of refugees that have already arrived.
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Daily Video September 21 2015

For refugees, arrival in Germany means more waiting
After dangerous crossings and sleepless nights, refugees fleeing violence in Syria reach their goal only to find that a longer bureaucratic journey has just begun.
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