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Post September 17 2014

Teaching girls' empowerment in the developing world
PBS NewsHour recently interviewed Malala Yousafzai, who has become a worldwide symbol for girls' em…
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Lesson Plan September 11 2014

Lesson plan: The 9/11 anniversary in the classroom
A man places roses at the 9/11 Memorial ahead of the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks i…
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Daily Video August 12 2014

Why we still need Freedom Schools, 50 years later
Half a century ago, students and local organizers banded together to fight to end segregation and discrimination against African-Americans in the United States.
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Daily Video August 12 2014

Anger and unrest in Missouri after police kill unarmed teenager
Witnesses say that Michael Brown, a black 18-year-old from a suburb of St. Louis, did not resist officers and put his hands over his head even as he was shot repeatedly.
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Post April 30 2014

60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education resources
  May 17, 2014 will mark the 60th anniversary of the monumental Supreme Court case Bro…
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Daily Video April 19 2014

Clippers owner banned from NBA for life for racist statements
DOWNLOAD VIDEOThe National Basketball Association (NBA) came down hard on Donald Sterling, the bill…
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Student Voices April 15 2014

Pakistani youth ambassadors are “inspiration to all who feel helpless"
Keegan and Elisa from the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Lab at John F. Kennedy High School …
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Lesson Plan April 08 2014

Toxic trial: taking responsibility for environmental problems
By Katie Gould , PBS NewsHour Teacher Resource Producer Introduction This lesson…
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Post March 20 2014

Character Day resources
Thursday March 20, 2014 is official global Character Day. Use the resources below to help your stud…
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Post March 17 2014

"Inspire, Inform, Act" resources
It's great when students want to personally get involved and make a difference in the environment o…
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