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Daily Video May 18 2016

Muslim American students face high rates of bullying

Some 50 percent of all Muslim students in the U.S. have been bullied by their peers, surveys by the civil rights group Center on American-Islamic group suggest.

Daily Video April 13 2016

Meet some of the women candidates who preceded Hillary Clinton for president

While Hillary Clinton remains the front-runner for the Democratic nomination, previous female candidates have also sought the nation’s highest office.

Lesson Plan April 11 2016

Clues to Queen Nefertiti's Hidden Tomb - Lesson Plan

Could the famous ancient Egyptian queen secretly be hidden behind the tomb of her son, King Tut? Explore new developments in Egyptology and find out how archeologists may have recently uncovered clues about the location of Queen Nefertiti's remains.

Daily Video April 08 2016

Anita Hill’s legacy continues in new HBO movie

Twenty-five years ago, Anita Hill testified about sexual harassment she said she experienced from then-U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas.

Daily Video April 06 2016

A new underwater vista requires art lovers to take a dive

Visitors must don scuba gear in order to explore a new art gallery located 90 feet below the surface. The exhibit is made up of 12 photo illustrations mounted on the sunken remains of a WWII-era ship in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

Lesson Plan March 29 2016

"Well-behaved women seldom make history"

This lesson plan challenges students to identify negative stereotypes about women and men, introduces students to Anne Bonny (a woman who breaks traditional gender stereotypes) and gives them the opportunity to use creative writing skills to create their own profile on one of four other “rule-breaking” women in history.

Lesson Plan March 21 2016

Women with Character, Women Who Inspire – Lesson Plan

For Women's History Month, PBS NewsHour Extra would love to know the women in your students' lives who have inspired them. Share a picture and description on social media using the hashtag #PBSWomenWhoInspire

Daily Video March 21 2016

Shields and Brooks talk Trump, Supreme Court nominee

Political columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks usually sit on different sides of the political aisle, but they currently agree on one thing: Donald Trump is looking like the Republican nominee for president.

Daily Video March 14 2016

Cleanup continues at Japan power plant five years after tsunami

Over the past five years, radioactive contamination levels have decreased at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. But they still pose a threat to the 7,000 workers who aid in the cleanup.

Lesson Plan February 18 2016

Lesson Plan: How the Civil Rights Movement embodied a time of change

The Civil Rights Movement did not begin suddenly in the 1960s, nor was it a short battle. To understand the enormity of the famous March on Washington, we compiled a timeline of major civil rights events in the 100 years leading up to August 20, 1963.