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Gang violence in Haiti's capital forces residents to flee their homes
Daily News Lesson May 24 2022

Hundreds of years after Haiti paid to be free from slavery the costs are still being felt
Learn why a colonial legacy in Haiti has impacted life there today
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Daily News Lesson May 23 2022

Georgia Republicans vote in a heated primary — and other news for May 24, 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 May 23 2022

Students confront gun violence through one way they know how — theater
Learn how some students are using the arts to confront the trauma of gun violence
Wildfires near Las Vegas, New Mexico
Daily News Lesson May 22 2022

New Mexico wildfires amid historic drought — and other news for May 23, 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 May 19 2022

How abortion debate in Latin America compares to the U.S.
Lesson features NewsHour video and discussion questions
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Educator Voices May 18 2022

Today my daughter was called n—. Here's my advice to parents.

Hear from one educator and mother on what steps helped her address a racist incident that her daughter experienced in school
Scene of a shooting at a Tops supermarket in Buffalo, New York
Daily News Lesson May 17 2022

Remembering the victims of the mass shooting in Buffalo — and other news for May 18, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
People are tested for COVID-19 at the Tower Theatre in Oklahoma City
Daily News Lesson May 16 2022

Why the fight against COVID appears to have stalled in the U.S. — and other news for May 17, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
Vigil for victims of shooting in Buffalo
Daily News Lesson May 15 2022

Gunman targets Black community in Buffalo — and other news for May 16, 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 May 12 2022

Report details brutal treatment of Indigenous children attending U.S. boarding schools
Learn about a recent report that outlines the 'cultural genocide' of Native American boarding schools in the U.S.
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