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Daily News Lesson February 18 2022

Maryland teens stage walkout to protest schools' handling of COVID-19

Hear about student protests against COVID rule changes last month, and discuss who should have power to make the rules

Activists install 7000 shoes on the lawn in front of the U.S. Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington

Daily News Lesson March 14 2018

Does Trump's school safety plan make schools safer?

The Trump Administration shared its plan to end school shootings on Sunday. It was met with wide criticism for not doing enough to address the problem.

Carly Novell Stoneman Douglas student

Daily News Lesson March 06 2018

Ways to share your students' solutions to gun violence

PBS social media activity: In addition to walkouts, what are ways to express your solutions to gun violence? Tag @NewsHourExtra using #StudentGunReformIdeas via Twitter

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