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Service members of pro-Russian troops look on as they ride an armoured vehicle during fighting in Ukraine-Russia conflict in the city of Mariupol
Daily News Lesson April 01 2022

Russia shifts focus to Ukraine’s south amid stiff resistance — and other news for April 1, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
A "We Deserve Justice" button is seen as people protest the recent killings of three trans women, Muhlaysia Booker, Claire Legato, and Michelle Washington during a rally at Washington Square Park in New York
Daily News Lesson April 01 2022

Transgender community marks day of visibility as state laws target LGBTQ youth
Discuss what trans youth in the United States are facing as new laws are passed state to state
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Daily News Lesson March 29 2022

Oscar-winner Troy Kotsur reflects on his historic victory for ‘CODA’
Discuss actor Troy Kotsur's hope for bridging deaf and hearing communities
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Daily News Lesson March 25 2022

States call in the National Guard to mitigate school staffing shortages
Hear why some schoolrooms across the country have turned to national guard troops to fill teacher shortages
FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks before an interview in Washington.
Daily News Lesson March 23 2022

Remembering the life and legacy of Madeleine Albright
Learn about the legacy of Madeleine Albright, former secretary of state
FILE PHOTO: A combine harvests wheat in a field in Kyiv region
Daily News Lesson March 22 2022

Russia’s war in Ukraine disrupts worldwide food prices and supply
Learn how war in Ukraine leads to threats to a larger part of the world
U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington
Daily News Lesson March 21 2022

Senate confirmation hearings begin for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson
Discuss what happened in the first day of Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation hearing
FILE PHOTO: Members of Russia's National Guard patrol the Red Square in Moscow
Daily News Lesson March 20 2022

How Western sanctions are affecting the lives of Russians
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Student Voices March 18 2022

'I learned to relish the details' — Student Logan Tsukiyama on anniversary of pandemic
Read what these students think about what the last two years have been like and where to go from here
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Educator Voices March 18 2022

Why we have to teach 'sad things'
Hear from one teacher on why its so important to teach accurate history, especially when it causes discomfort
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