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Immigrant rights advocacy volunteers patrol streets for ICE activity in Los Angeles

Daily News Lesson March 11 2025

Schools brace for immigration arrests after Trump administration changes ICE policy

Learn about Trump's new immigration policy and how students, parents and teachers are responding.

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Daily News Lesson September 05 2024

14-year-old accused of killing 4 in Georgia school shooting

With a Student Voice piece on where students stand on gun violence in America today

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Student Voices October 11 2022

Student Voice: False gun threats at schools are traumatizing students

Hear from one Virginia high schooler who has experienced multiple threats on campus

Ms. Martinez, a teacher at Iroquois High School, juggles between hers and her children's classes during a virtual learning day

Daily News Lesson June 15 2022

‘Teachers are not okay' after school shootings

Hear from teachers on how recent school shootings have impacted their mental health and work in the classroom

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Daily News Lesson May 27 2022

Lesson plan: How to talk as a class about gun violence in schools

Develop tools to address anxieties about school violence, including shootings

Aftermath of shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan

Educator Voices December 08 2021

Thoughts from a Michigan teacher on the Oxford shooting

Hear from one Michigan educator on what can be done now to address school shootings in the wake of tragedy at Oxford High School

Mask wearing residents share hand sanitizer in front of skyline amid global outbreak of coronavirus disease in Houston, Texas

Daily Video July 09 2020

Will political pressure affect the way schools open in the fall?

Discuss how competing interests may be putting conflicting pressures on schools planning their fall reopenings.

Student Voices July 07 2020

What "back to normal" means for this Chinese student

In this student voice feature, Zhiming Gu reports from China about life with few cases of COVID-19 but the ever-present danger of return.

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Daily Video June 17 2020

What will schools look like when they reopen?

Explore the plans of one school district in Texas that is re-opening now. Consider ways schools might re-open safely and fairly in the fall.

People hold up the phone lights during a moment of silence at a vigil for the victims of the shooting at the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) School in Highlands Ranch

Daily Video May 10 2019

Ways to discuss school shootings with students after STEM School and UNCC

Use this NewsHour lesson plan to discuss the effects of school shootings on students and teachers.

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