Lesson Plan: Voter suppression then and now
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Explore voter suppression in the United States from Reconstruction to today. Continue reading
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Why the presidential election might not end on November 3
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Why this year has the chance to be a longer, more chaotic (but not unprecedented) voting process than usual Continue reading
Explainer: How election officials and the postal service handle ballots
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Learn how the USPS and state election officials work together to manage mail-in ballots. Continue reading
How felony convictions affect voting rights
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In this PBS NewsHour EXTRA lesson plan, learn how people in Florida with felony records are fighting to regain their voting rights and Reverend William Barber’s plan to fight voter suppression. Continue reading
2019 State of the Union address recap for students
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Use this NewsHour lesson to discuss President Trump’s 2019 State of the Union address. Continue reading