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The U.S flag and the Texas State flag fly over the Texas State Capitol as the state senate debates the #SB6 bathroom bill in Austin

Daily News Lesson June 17 2021

What Texans stand to gain and lose from the redistricting battle now underway

Learn about Texas's redistricting as a response to population growth and the implications of redistricting for congressional seats

Daily Video February 22 2021

Daily News Lesson: Recovery may take months even as more help reaches storm-hit Texas

What do you think federal and local authorities should do in response to an emergency like the storms in Texas?

Daily Video February 16 2021

Classroom Resource: Is the recent wave of severe weather across the U.S. a harbinger for climate change?

Discuss the extreme winter weather this week and how it might be linked to climate change

Daily Video July 23 2020

Texas teachers create 9 STEM news lessons that engage with students' communities

Use these teacher-written lesson plans to inspire your students to engage with their communities.

Daily Video June 17 2020

What will schools look like when they reopen?

Explore the plans of one school district in Texas that is re-opening now. Consider ways schools might re-open safely and fairly in the fall.

A woman reacts after a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso

Daily Video August 05 2019

What do El Paso, Dayton gun massacres say about America?

Use this NewsHour lesson plan to talk with your students about the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, which took place over the weekend.

Daily Video May 24 2019

High school journalists report on sex education and public health

Learn how PBS' teen reporters are covering important health care issues like teen pregnancy in this STEM Student Reporting Labs "Health Innovators" series.

A youth holds up a "Now We Vote" sign as they take part in a National School Walkout anti-gun march in Washington Square Park in the Manhattan borough of New York City

Student Voices November 06 2018

Student Voices: Here are the election issues most on teenagers' minds

NewsHour Extra asked middle and high school students across America: What issue would you like to hear 2018 candidates discuss where you live and why? Read their responses below and check out the election videos produced by Student Reporting Labs on how to turn out the youth vote.

Demonstrators rally in front of the Supreme court before oral arguments on Benisek v. Lamone in Washington

Daily Video September 25 2018

#MonitoringTheMidterms: How gerrymandering impacts your vote

Use this lesson plan to learn more about how gerrymandering impacts your vote.

Daily News Lesson July 26 2018

12 video stories that make STEM meaningful for students

NewsHour Classroom delivered a workshop, "How to make STEM meaningful through current events" at Texas A&M's K12 Summer Institute in Kerryville, Texas

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