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An election worker places a mail-in ballot into an election box at a drive-through drop off location at the Registrar of Voters in San Diego, California
Daily Video June 12 2020

Will more voters vote by mail this fall?
Examine the debate around increasing access to vote by mail as coronavirus presents new challenges.
Voters line up to cast their ballots in Atlanta
Daily Video June 10 2020

Election 2020 update: As Biden clinches nomination, candidates set strategies
In this lesson plan, explore the strategies of Democratic and Republican presidential nominees while learning about the impact of polling station closures.
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Daily Video May 13 2020

Super Civics 2020: Voting during a pandemic
In this NewsHour EXTRA lesson plan, find out out different options for voting in November.
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Post February 24 2020

Educator Voice: How journalism builds curiosity and confidence in our students
By Mitch Schwartz, Cynthia Booker and Amy Woods As Scholastic Journalism Week hosted by the Jou…
The first copies of the inaugural Los Angeles Register newspaper run off the presses in Santa Ana
Daily Video December 23 2019

How the disappearance of local news hurts civic engagement
Directions : Read the summary, watch the video and answer the questions. You can turn on the "CC" …
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.
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Daily Video November 05 2018

Teen reporters interview Senate candidates about gun control and immigration
If you were born in 2000, there's a good chance you will be eligible to vote in the 2018 midterm elections. The PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Lab's Mason Berger reports on how organizations in Florida are trying to mobilize young voters around issues like the cost of college and gun violence.
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Student Voices November 05 2018

Student Voice: Three ways voters can support transgender students
"It is our job to vote with everyone’s best interests at heart," writes seventh grader Ava Michelman of Virginia, who asks voters to think of transgender youth on Election Day.
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Post November 02 2018

Listen to this teacher and student talk about gun control this election
Editor's note: This election season, Wisconsin Public Radio is going “ Beyond The Ballot …
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Daily Video November 01 2018

Youth vote in America: Why these teens say low voter turnout days are done
Why do young people hold some of the lowest voter turnout levels in the U.S.? Is it really their fault? NewsHour's teen reporters talk about the youth vote in America and why the 2018 elections could see young people voting in historic numbers.
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