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PBS News Hour Classroom December 07, 2020

Why Does The Trump Administration Want to Change Who Is Counted in the Census?

Ask students: Why do you think it’s important to get an accurate count of all people living in the United States?

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AFT December 04, 2020

A Woman's Lifelong Compassion Serving Immigrant Students

One student says the DREAMers Center gives her a sense of belonging and that she really feels how much the people and teachers there want her to succeed.

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PBS News Hour Classroom December 03, 2020

With a limited supply of vaccine doses coming soon, who gets it first?

Ask students: What is a vaccine and how does it work? Why do you think so many Americans are skeptical about taking the coronavirus vaccine?

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PBS News Hour Classroom December 03, 2020

Dolly Parton: “A Force in American Life”

Ask students: What is something creative, like songwriting to Dolly Parton, that helps you cope with different aspects of life?

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Digital Promise December 03, 2020

How to Improve the Teacher of Color Pipeline? Ask Teachers of Color

How can we increase recruitment of teachers of color and create meaningful solutions to address a worsening systemic shortage?

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Rosamund Looney December 02, 2020

Adjusting to the New Normal

Top Blog of 2020: Honorable MentionYes, it’s a chaotic, demanding, uncertain, cringe-inducing tightrope walk. Yes, we are all swamped with fatigue. But it’s really just a new normal Tuesday.

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PBS LearningMedia December 01, 2020

A Call for Anti-Racist Action to White Educators

A white educator discusses learning about, and committing to, anti-racist action, and what we can do as educators to support meaningful change. 

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The Nature Conservancy November 23, 2020

How Can We Inspire Children to Protect Nature When They Live in a Virtual World?

Nature Lab is an online platform that teaches the science behind how nature works and how we can act now to safeguard it for future generations.

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Digital Promise November 19, 2020

Where Are The Teachers of Color? Addressing a Pressing Problem

It’s not a secret: The teacher workforce does not reflect the demographics of our student population. Today, 54 percent of students are of-color while only 18 percent of teachers are of-color.

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