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Student Voices August 06 2013

Firefighting Summer Camp Seeks Female Recruits
by Elizabeth Jones Fewer than four out of every 100 firefighters are women, accordin…
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Lesson Plan August 05 2013

Lesson Plan: Child labor in Burkina Faso
by Katie Gould, Teacher Resource Producer at NewsHour Extra Article by Marc Sollinger …
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Post July 26 2013

Trayvon Martin Case Provokes Justice and Race Debate
On the night of February 26, 2012, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed in a Florida neig…
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Post July 03 2013

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Gay Rights

Wednesday morning, the Supreme Court issued two rulings on the ongoing debate over same-sex marriag…
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Student Voices June 25 2013

Student Documentary Looks at the Human Side of The Voting Rights Act
Students at McComb High School in McComb, Miss., recently came to Washington, D.C., to premiere a 1…
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Post June 24 2013

Facebook and Twitter Crack Down on Hate Speech
After a string of consumer complaints and court cases, social media giants Facebook and Twitter are…
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Post May 31 2013

Guns Made for Kids Spark Safety Debate
Gun manufacturers, like nearly every other industry, have strategies to market to kids and encourag…
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Student Voices May 31 2013

Chicago Youth Challenge Images of Violence in Their Local News Cycle
The soaring crime rate in the city of Chicago has become national news, but are local news stations…
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Student Voices May 22 2013

"Joplin Was Able To Rise From the Ashes"
Joplin High School in Joplin, Mo., after the tornado.   Joplin High School in Joplin, Mo., …
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Student Voices May 19 2013

"Sometimes I feel like the only Muslim in the world"
image via Reuters   image via Reuters In light of news coverage that often over-emph…
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