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Daily Video November 21 2014

Obama orders deportation relief for millions of immigrants

Obama announced a large-scale executive action on immigration that will allow nearly five million undocumented immigrants to remain in the country.

Daily Video September 30 2014

Hong Kong protests for greater democracy

A Chinese government proposal to limit voting rights in Hong Kong has spurred hundreds of thousands of protesters to fill the streets this week.

Daily Video September 29 2014

Wave of undocumented students challenges schools

The increased number of unaccompanied minors entering the U.S. has challenged school systems by swelling enrollment numbers.

Daily Video September 26 2014

Obama calls for international response to Ebola

President Obama told world leaders at the United National General Assembly that the international community is “not moving fast enough” to contain the Ebola epidemic.

Daily Video August 12 2014

Why we still need Freedom Schools, 50 years later

Half a century ago, students and local organizers banded together to fight to end segregation and discrimination against African-Americans in the United States.

Daily Video August 12 2014

Anger and unrest in Missouri after police kill unarmed teenager

Witnesses say that Michael Brown, a black 18-year-old from a suburb of St. Louis, did not resist officers and put his hands over his head even as he was shot repeatedly.

Daily Video August 11 2014

U.S. sends weapons to stem violence in Iraq

Officials stated this morning that the U.S. has begun arming Kurdish forces in Iraq to stop the advancement of a militant Islamic group that threatens to take over the region.

Daily Video August 06 2014

Israel withdraws troops from Gaza on second day of ceasefire in 2014 turmoil

A 72-hour cease-fire between Israel and Hamas has lasted for much of a second day as leaders from both sides arrive in Cairo, Egypt to discuss a lasting cease-fire.

Lesson Plan June 10 2014

Celebrate high school seniors with Flocabulary's "18 years in rap" - Lesson Plan

Looking for a great way to celebrate your graduating seniors? Try out Flocabulary's "18 Years in Rap", which covers major world events from 1996, the year most of this year’s graduating seniors were born, to 2014.

Lesson Plan April 24 2014

Lesson plan: Lidice & Lezaky — their stories through stamps

Understand the Holocaust through the commemoration of two Czech villages

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