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Daily News Lesson April 18 2023

Crosley Green returns to prison after his release two years ago

Learn about a Florida man who has been sent back to prison after having spent years out due to an overturned conviction

Kansas City man charged for shooting Black teen who went to the wrong house

Daily News Lesson April 18 2023

Top lesson: 16-year-old Ralph Yarl shot + Newswrap 4/18/23 + Student Video

Take the time to discuss with your students why Ralph Yarl, 16, was shot for going to the wrong house

Daily News Lesson April 16 2023

Top lesson: Brooks and Capehart on Election 2024 + Newswrap 4/17/23 + Student Video

Hear New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics

Daily News Lesson April 14 2023

On Our Minds: How gymnast Jordan Chiles had to fill 'the the hugest shoes of all time'

Hear from Jordan Chiles on how she manages the stress of expectations

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court justices pose for their group portrait at the Supreme Court in Washington

Daily News Lesson April 14 2023

Top lesson: Justice Clarence Thomas faces new scrutiny + News wrap 4/14/23 + Student Video

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is facing questions again about his failure to disclose transactions with a Republican megadonor

Tennessee Republicans vote to expel Democratic lawmakers from statehouse in Nashville, TN

Lesson Plan April 12 2023

Lesson plan: Why Frederick Douglass and Rep. Justin Pearson discussed the Fourth of July in their speeches

In this lesson, students will read excerpts from Rep. Justin Pearson’s speech and Frederick Douglass’s famous speech, “What To The Slave is the Fourth of July?”

U.S. President Joe Biden visits Cleveland, Ohio

Daily News Lesson April 12 2023

Top lesson: Biden visits Ireland + News wrap 4/13/23 + Student Video

Learn about the president's visit to Northern Ireland and why the White House thought the visit necessary

A photo illustration shows a stethoscope and blood-pressure machine as a French general practitioner works in a doctor's office in Bordeaux

Daily News Lesson April 11 2023

Top lesson: Millions face loss of Medicaid + News wrap 4/12/23 + Student Video

Learn about a rule that could cost millions access to health insurance

FILE PHOTO: Aerial view of the Pentagon is seen in Washington

Daily News Lesson April 10 2023

Top lesson: U.S. scrambles after military secrets leaked + News wrap 4/11/23 + Student Video

Learn about a leak of intelligence documents that expose critical government secrets

Daily News Lesson April 09 2023

Top lesson: Capehart and Abernathy on Trump’s hold on the GOP + Newswrap 4/10/23 + Student Video

Hear Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and columnist Gary Abernathy to discuss the week in politics

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