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Student Voices February 15 2013

Domestic Violence is Also a Teen Problem
Violence in the home can often go unseen and unreported, but it can have a profound effect on those…
Guatemalan migrant Corio, who is waiting for her court hearing for asylum seekers that returned to Mexico to await their legal proceedings under a new policy established by the U.S. government, baths her daughter at migrant shelter in Ciudad Juarez
Lesson Plan February 15 2013

A picture is worth a thousand words
Subject(s) Art/Media, Social Studies, ELA, English, Civics Estimated Time Two class …
Government Assistance Programs Aid Underprivileged Communities In New York State
Daily Video February 14 2013

Chicago Early Education Program Aims to Close Achievement Gap
Children who grow up in middle class and educated households tend to absorb more vocabulary than th…
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Daily Video February 12 2013

Can Teachers Prevent Dropouts?
In Chicago, 23 of the school district's high schools have taken an unconventional approach to incre…
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Student Voices August 10 2012

Finding Purpose in Community Service
The Young World Foundation in Kansas City seeks to improve the lives of young people by invo…
Martin Luther King Giving "Dream" Speech
Student Voices January 17 2012

Students remember Martin Luther King Jr.'s celebrated speech
Fifty-nine years ago, civil rights leader Martin Luther King climbed the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and delivered his well-known "I Have a Dream" speech.
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Lesson Plan September 10 2004

The juvenile death penalty - Lesson Plan
By Michelle Parrini, a Chicago-based editor and writer of teaching materials Subjects Law, …
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