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Daily News Lesson September 19 2022

Why 15,000 nurses went on strike in Minnesota
Learn why thousands of nurses are striking in one state
Trafficking Victim Sentenced
Daily News Lesson September 14 2022

Iowa teen who killed her rapist ordered to pay $150,000 to man's family — and other news for Sept. 15, 2022
Write down all the different legal terms from this story and generate a list of questions about them
FILE PHOTO: Grocery store in Washington
Daily News Lesson September 14 2022

Inflation remains stubbornly high
Learn why inflation remains a persistent problem with the national economy
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Daily News Lesson September 13 2022

Congress ends free meal program for students at same time child poverty declines — and other news for Sept. 14, 2022
Republicans blocked another extension of the program, saying the worst of the pandemic was over
FILE PHOTO: Jackson, Mississippi, to go without reliable drinking water indefinitely
Daily News Lesson September 12 2022

How Jackson, Mississippi’s water crisis is a sign of larger racial inequities
Hear why the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi reveals racial inequality
21st anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, in New York City
Daily News Lesson September 11 2022

Honoring lives lost in the 9/11 attacks

Hear how some marked the lives lost more than 20 years ago on September 11
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Lesson Plan September 10 2022

Lesson plan: Make a playlist of top news stories from the summer
Take a look at the biggest stories from the summer and decide which ones you think are most important
Queen Elizabeth II visits Goodenough College in London
Daily News Lesson September 08 2022

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, dies at 96
Learn about the life of Queen Elizabeth II, who was queen for 70 years until her death in 2022
Migrants arrive at Union Station in Washington
Daily News Lesson September 08 2022

Emergency declared as Republican governors send migrant buses to Washington — and other news for Sept. 9, 2022
Let your students choose which news story they want to learn about today!
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Lesson Plan September 01 2022

Lesson plan: For Labor Day, explore this labor/management 'negotiation' scenario

In this NewsHour lesson plan, learn about the role unions played in workers' rights and why we have Labor Day.
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