Our Mission
Mission
Using the standards and resources of PBS’s NewsHour, PBS NewsHour Extra provides middle and high school students and teachers with quality educational resources based on current issues and events.
Extra’s mission is to help middle and high school students understand world events and national issues and answer the question, “Why should I care about the news?”
Extra helps educators spark young people’s interest in the world around them by:
a) providing news articles written for students with the background and context needed to understand complex topics,
b) creating high-quality, free lesson plans and teaching tools that make it easy to bring current events and issues into the classroom, and
c) offering an outlet for young people to speak out on issues important to them by publishing original work, including essays and video reports. These student works are directly related to the news and give adults insight into how events affect young people.
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Civic engagement? Students reflect on combative impeachment hearing
In Monday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing, Democrats summed up their case for impeachment of President Trump. Continue reading
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Lesson plan: House drafts impeachment articles
Use this NewsHour lesson plan to find out the latest on the impeachment hearings of President Donald Trump. Continue reading
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Educator Voice: Why private schools need more student journalists
In order to fulfill school mission statements that extol leadership and student voice, high…
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Lesson plan: After helping Pilgrims, today’s Wampanoag tribe fight for their ancestral lands
Students will examine current issues facing the Wampanoag people, the ancestors of the Native American tribes who welcomed the Pilgrims, including the continued fight for their ancestral lands and the preservation of their native language. Continue reading
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Impeachment hearing wrap-up: Sondland, Hill and Holmes
In this NewsHour lesson plan, hear from witnesses from Day 4 and 5 of the impeachment hearings: Gordon Sondland, Fiona Hill and David Holmes. Continue reading
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