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Daily News Lesson September 04 2024

D.C. youth volunteer to preserve historic Black cemeteries

Discuss how students can help preserve the past in their communities

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Daily News Lesson October 21 2020

Fact or Fiction? How can students sort through the misinformation?

As election season turns up the dial on online misinformation, how can students determine truth from fiction?

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Daily Video October 07 2020

"Face the Facts" with four first-time voters

Hear from four teens about their engagement with politics and what they expect from upcoming elections

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Daily Video March 14 2020

How young people feel about the coronavirus

Teens across the PBS Student Reporting Labs network were asked what information they've heard regarding #coronavirus.

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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.

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Daily Video March 21 2019

What opportunity looks like for these three teens: Trades, dance and service

Use this NewsHour lesson plan to explore the video series, "Opportunity in America" by PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs, about teenagers who share their dreams, expectations and the barriers they must overcome to achieve their goals.

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Daily Video February 14 2019

How students feel about new school security measures since Parkland

Directions: Read the summary, watch the video and answer the discussion questions. You may…

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Student Voices January 17 2019

Student Voice: During teachers' strike, LA school felt like a "ghost town"

Learn more about the Los Angeles teacher's strike through the lens of LA high school senior Noor Aldayeh.

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Lesson Plan December 10 2018

Hawaii's fix for food deserts | STEM Student Reporting Labs

Watch the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs STEM video “Aquaponics Hawaiian Style” to understand the importance of organic and urban farming in small spacescreate a sustainable agricultural system

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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