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2020 U.S. presidential election in Wisconsin
Daily News Lesson October 11 2022

Low literacy voters struggle to cast ballots in the face of restrictive voting laws
Learn how some voter laws are making it difficult to vote for people who struggle to read
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Daily News Lesson October 10 2022

How restrictive voting laws hurt voters who struggle with reading — and other news for October 11, 2022
FILE PHOTO: Control of U.S. Senate hangs in the balance as Georgia begins counting ballots
Daily News Lesson April 14 2022

Maine passes law protecting poll workers facing increased threats since 2020 election — and other news for April 14, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
Alabama Redistricting
Daily News Lesson January 26 2022

How the 2020 census data has started new gerrymandering battles
Explore how census results lead to battles over how states are divided into political districts
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Jim Crow 2021: The Latest Assault on the Right to Vote, in Washington
Daily News Lesson January 13 2022

Sen. Warnock on the prospects for voting rights legislation: ‘This is about our democracy’
Hear from one Democratic senator on why his party sees voting rights as a priority in Congress
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Daily Video November 04 2020

What to discuss with your students on the day after Election Day
Topics to discuss on Nov. 4th: how votes are counted, media literacy and contested elections from U.S. history
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Post November 02 2020

Top 10 songs for Election 2020
Photo of John Lennon with Yoko Ono behind wearing blindfold, performing Instant Karma. Photo by Ron…
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Daily Video November 02 2020

Teaching Resources for Election Day: Gen Z's Prom at the Polls!
Engage your students this Election Day with these outside-the-box activities!
FILE PHOTO: People vote at an early voting site in Fairfax, Virginia
Daily Video October 15 2020

Which is better: Paper ballot or voting machine?
What do experts and voting officials think is the most secure way to vote?
FILE PHOTO: A voting booth is seen at a polling center inside a fire station in the Coral Gables neighbourhood during the Democratic presidential primary election in Miami
Post October 09 2020

Educator Voice: How to empower students this election season
By Sari Beth Rosenberg For the first time in my 19 years of teaching, I met my new student…
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