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Daily News Lesson: Pulse shooting survivors continue fight for gun reform on fifth anniversary
activismFive years after the Pulse shooting discussion continues around gun reform and gay rights Continue reading
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Daily News Lesson: High school students in L.A. help divert millions of law enforcement funding
activismStudent Reporting Lab’s Julia Escobar reports on the recent cut to funding for L.A. school resource officers Continue reading
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Hear from two former secretaries of education about the debate over free community college Continue reading
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What educators & school staff tried to tell you about teaching during the pandemic
coronavirus pandemicMonise L. Seward, Ed. (left), Dr. Theresa Chapple (center) and host Sari Beth Rosenberg (right) share their thoughts on what teachers and school staff’s had to say about working in a school during the coronavirus pandemic. by Sari Beth…
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José Vilson during EXTRA’s Zoom on Covid and teaching. If you would like to sign up for NewsHour EXTRA’s Educator Zooms, click here. On Tues., June 1, guest José Vilson, educator and founder of #EduColor, joined host Sari Beth Rosenberg, a high…
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Lesson Plan: Design a thermoelectric generator to help meet UN Sustainable Development Goals
Learn about a promising source of renewable energy and make your own sustainable design Continue reading
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Lesson Plan: Inventing beetle bike helmets
In this invention lesson, students will make tiny bike helmets based on the diabolical ironclad beetle. Continue reading
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Lesson Plan: Compare state voting laws today with laws of the Jim Crow era
Compare the new wave of voting restrictions bills to the legacy of Jim Crow Continue reading
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Lesson Plan: Poetry as a window into modern history
This poetry lesson illuminates U.S. history, as the poets address profound human connections amid critical events. Continue reading
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Lesson Plan: How Derek Chauvin trial highlights trauma of police brutality
This lesson plan has students analyze the facts of the Derek Chauvin trial as well as any potential stereotypes used in the case and the racial undertones thereof. Continue reading
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