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Hear from middle school to college-aged students in the U.S. and China about the effects of coronavirus on their education. Continue reading
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In this current events lesson, check out the PBS NewsHour’s 2-minute news wrap from Mon. March 31st. Continue reading
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In this NewsHour current events lesson, learn about how health care professionals are handling the challenges of the coronavirus. Continue reading
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In this current events lesson, check out the PBS NewsHour from Mon. March 23rd, on the cancellation of the Olympics and an update on Afghanistan. Continue reading
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In this NewsHour current events lesson. Yo-Yo Ma, one of the world’s most renowned and beloved musicians, provides comfort in this time of crisis. Continue reading
News and Media Literacy
Use these classroom resources to teach students the importance of becoming smart news consumers. Learn More
Student Reporting Labs
Student Reporting Labs connect students to local PBS stations and news professionals in their community to produce original, student-generated video news reports. Check out our full curriculum and find out how you can become a lab! Learn more on the SRL
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Super Civics 2020
Teaching resources for middle and high school students on Election 2020. Learn more
Lesson Plans
Browse free, high-quality lesson plans and teaching tools that make it easy to bring current events and issues into the classroom. Lesson plans are aligned to National and Common Core Standards.
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Seven engaging civics lesson plans
Looking for classroom resources for the 2020 elections? Check out these 7 videos on key issues like political parties, voting rights, media bias and the importance of local & state elections. Continue reading
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Lesson plan: Decoding media bias
Students will view the We The Voters film “MediOcracy,” and then examine current news stories and how they’re covered by the three main cable news outlets. They will conclude by examining news stories for bias/point of view. Continue reading
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What are the Primaries and Caucuses? – Lesson Plan
In this NewsHour Extra lesson plan, students will learn about the primaries and caucuses ahead of Election 2020. Continue reading
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Lesson plan: The State of the Union Address
Use this NewsHour lesson plan to evaluate the State of the Union speech and learn its history. Continue reading
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Lesson plan: What 2019 news stories mattered most to your students?
For a fun end-of-year activity, students will create an online magazine using Flipboard of their top 10 news stories from 2019 to share with classmates and family members. Continue reading
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