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People attend a protest against the U.S attack on nuclear sites, in Tehran, Iran

Daily News Lesson June 23 2025

What we know about the U.S.’ unprecedented direct attack on Iran

Learn more about the details of the United States' military strike on Iran's nuclear sites and how Iran might respond

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Lesson Plan November 09 2024

Lesson plan: Veterans Day and the meaning of sacrifice

Use this PBS News Hour lesson plan to help students understand the significance of Veterans Day

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Daily News Lesson May 02 2023

Top lesson: Sudan crisis reaches breaking point + Newswrap 5/2/23 + Student video

Hear the latest about a growing war in Sudan and efforts to help those fleeing

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Daily News Lesson February 22 2023

Top stories: Supreme Court case on regulating the internet + News wrap 2/22/23 + Student video

The Supreme Court is considering a challenge to laws that protect websites from lawsuits

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Student Voices August 23 2022

Student Book Recommendation: Graphic novel 'The Best We Could Do,' a Vietnamese family's journey to America

Hear from a student reader why you should pick up Thi Bui's graphic novel "The Best We Could Do"

Protest against the assassination of Iranian Major-General Soleimani in Tehran

Daily Video January 06 2020

Study guide: US kills Iran's top general

In this NewsHour lesson plan, students will learn about the hostilities taking place in Iraq, including the U.S. killing of Iran's top General Qassem Soleimani.

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Daily Video August 23 2017

Afghanistan: What your students should know about the new strategy in America's longest war

On Monday, President Donald Trump announced plans to deploy 4,000 more U.S. troops in the 16-year long Afghanistan War, the longest war in our country's history.

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Daily News Lesson April 06 2017

How World War I changed the world forever

April 6, 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the day Congress declared war and the U.S. entered World War I.

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Daily Video June 23 2015

Military conducted race-based experiments during WWII

The U.S. tested the effects of highly toxic mustard gas on troops in nonconsensual, race-based experiments during World War II, according to a new NPR investigation.

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Daily Video February 24 2015

Months after 2014 war ended, Gaza struggles to rebuild

The war in Gaza killed left thousands of families homeless, living in makeshift shelters.

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