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Daily News Lesson June 30 2022

Devastating mental health crisis among American teens today, doubling during pandemic
Learn about why current mental health care in American is not enough to deal with rising depression and anxiety among youth
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Lesson Plan June 29 2022

Lesson plan: What's in the frame? How media literacy helps students watch and dissect the news

Learn how editorial choices about what goes in the camera frame influence our understanding of news and media
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Daily News Lesson June 28 2022

What Americans think about Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade
Recent polls by PBS NewsHour show how Americans are responding to the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
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Lesson Plan June 28 2022

Lesson plan: Life of LGBTQ+ activist Marsha P. Johnson and her legacy at Stonewall

June 28 is the anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. Learn about Black trans activist Marsha P. Johnson's role at Stonewall.
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Daily News Lesson June 28 2022

Congress extends school lunch program at last minute
Learn how late vote may have jeopardized summer meals for nearly 7 million children
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Daily News Lesson June 26 2022

How women will be forced to manage their abortion across half of America
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
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Daily News Lesson June 24 2022

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
The decision is expected to lead to abortion bans in approximately half the states.
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Daily News Lesson June 24 2022

FDA bans Juul vaping products as teen has spiked across country
Learn why federal authorities have decided to ban certain vaping products as part of push to limit nicotine sales
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Daily News Lesson June 23 2022

Teachers' guide to LGBTQ youth resources

The following list of resources is designed to aid teachers looking for ways to support LGBTQ students
A rainbow flag waves in the wind at the Stonewall National Monument outside the Stonewall Inn in New York
Daily News Lesson June 23 2022

Black trans activists' roles in leading 1969 Stonewall uprising

Explore the history of the Stonewall uprising, a series of protests started by a black transgender woman named Marsha P. Johnson
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