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Educator Voices: Exploring current events through media literacy and civic action

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KQED’s Learn and NewsHour EXTRA’s Journalism in Action websites provide students with ways to explore key issues in the news through media literacy and civic…read more

Lesson Plan: Were COVID restrictions constitutional?

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Research Constitutional considerations surrounding COVID and discuss the balance of private rights and public good. Continue reading →

Lesson Plan: Contested elections in American history

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Learn more about contested elections in US history and explore possible legal challenges for the 2020 election Continue reading →

Lesson Plan: Decode the Electoral College and predict the next president

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Let your students predict the next president with the Electoral Decoder, an interactive cartogram. Students will look at how the Electoral College has affected presidential…read more

Lesson Plan: Build your own knowledge of the suffrage movement

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In this NewsHour EXTRA lesson plan, learn some of the often overlooked stories of the suffrage movement. Continue reading →

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