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Daily Video October 31 2016

FBI investigates new set of Clinton-related emails

DOWNLOAD VIDEO Essential question How important do you think the last week of…

Daily Video October 28 2016

This nine-year-old boy is destined to become a spiritual leader

Jalue Dorje is not your everyday nine-year-old Minnesota boy. While Dorje enjoys soccer, swimming and Pokemon, he is believed to be the reincarnation of an eminent Buddhist spiritual leader who died nine years ago.

Lesson Plan October 25 2016

Lesson Plan: To Vote or Not to Vote

Explore why voting is an important responsibility for citizens

Daily Video October 24 2016

Will Americans living in poor rural areas vote?

Some poorer residents of rural America say their voices are not being heard as part of the national political dialogue and the presidential election.

Daily Video October 19 2016

How teachers and students discuss the election in the classroom

Ahead of the third and final debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, educators around the country have found themselves struggling to teach and discuss this turbulent election in the classroom.

Daily Video October 17 2016

Political commentators on presidential candidates’ behavior

Political columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks, who usually fall on different sides of the political spectrum, agreed on Friday that Donald Trump’s behavior in recent days has harmed his campaign.

Lesson Plan October 16 2016

Student Reporting Labs STEM Lesson Plan: Solar Cars and S'mores

Can you think of innovative ways we can use the sun to provide us with energy? In this NewsHour lesson, students will design their own solar cars and research how to make their vehicles ecologically friendly.

Daily Video October 07 2016

Election issue: Clinton and Trump on gun control

Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have very different approaches to the issue of gun control.

Daily Video October 03 2016

How do different racial groups view the police?

Only one-third of African Americans think the police are doing an excellent job, compared to roughly three quarters of white people, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center. But Newark, New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka has worked to change those numbers.

Lesson Plan September 28 2016

9 points about gerrymandering and how redistricting impacts elections

Most states have some rules for redrawing district lines, but cases of gerrymandering in order to give one party an electoral advantage over the other remain widespread.

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