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Holocaust Memorial Berlin

Lesson Plan January 27 2025

Holocaust Remembrance Day learning resources

The collection is designed to provide teachers with meaningful resources about the Holocaust

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Daily News Lesson August 02 2023

Understanding the high cost of staying in touch for the incarcerated

Families of incarcerated people in the U.S. spend as much as $500 a month to keep in touch with loved ones

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Daily News Lesson June 10 2021

U.S. Capitol Police officer shares firsthand account of Jan. 6 attack

Learn more about a first-hand experience of the Jan. 6 riot on the capital.

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Daily News Lesson June 01 2021

Tulsa Massacre's effects on Black community 100 years later

Discuss the Tulsa Massacre and how the attack still shapes a city today

One year anniversary of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis

Daily News Lesson May 26 2021

What's changed since George Floyd's death one year ago

Discuss what has changed — and what hasn't — since George Floyd was killed one year ago

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Daily Video January 20 2021

Inauguration special: Gen Z discuss hopes for the future of democracy

DOWNLOAD VIDEO Directions: Read the summary, watch the videos and answer the discussion…

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Daily Video September 24 2020

Do charges in Breonna Taylor case show officers are 'above the law'?

Discuss why many from protesters to scholars think the charges in the police killing of Breonna Taylor are inadequate.

Organizers and clergy hold a Poor People's Campaign rally at the U.S. Capitol

Daily Video May 18 2020

How felony convictions affect voting rights

In this PBS NewsHour EXTRA lesson plan, learn how people in Florida with felony records are fighting to regain their voting rights and Reverend William Barber's plan to fight voter suppression.

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Daily Video May 12 2020

PBS NewsHour EXTRA: Choose your own current event!

In this NewsHour EXTRA lesson, students choose their own current event! We also highlighted a special segment about a photographer who took photos of American bald eagles who was deported back to Yemen.

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Daily Video May 09 2020

Ahmaud Arbery’s family speaks of their son's murder

In this NewsHour EXTRA lesson plan, learn about the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed African American in Georgia over two months ago, and steps law enforcement are now taking.

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