News Roundup: Historic and Contested Election; COVID Cases Rise
Use this news lesson to help support classroom discussion of why the 2020 election is both a historic and contested election.
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‘Many Threads, One Fabric’: NYSUT and AFT Weave Together Equity and Inclusion
Learn more about “Many Threads, One Fabric,” a series of virtual conversations with notable antiracist leaders like Ibram X. Kendi and Peggy McIntosh.
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Responding to Crisis Within A Tiered Supports System: How To Launch A School Crisis Plan
Turnaround for Children offers a variety of resources to support and help inform the creation and launch of a school crisis plan.
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Sharing Light and Love: The Great Thanksgiving Listen
The Great Thanksgiving Listen is a national movement that empowers young people—and people of all ages—to create an oral history of the contemporary United States by recording an interview with an elder, mentor, friend or someone they admire.
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Trump Declares Premature Victory, Seeking to Delegitimize Election
Why has the Trump campaign launched various lawsuits against states in the last couple of days? Do you think Trump should proceed with the lawsuits?
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Michigan High School Students React to Vote Counts in Their State
How does the Detroit area and mail-in ballots help the Democratic party? Why do you think Michigan switched from red to blue?
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What to Discuss with Your Students After Election Day
Why are we still unsure who won the election? Why did certain states like Pennsylvania and Michigan not allow mail-in ballots to be counted until Election Day?
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Four Election 2020 Kahoots! To Engage Your Students
Kahoot! Academy has teamed up with PBS NewsHour EXTRA to launch a collection of games focused on engaging students in key issues about this year’s election.
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Judy Woodruff Discusses the Election and Media Literacy with EXTRA
How does media literacy allow you to discuss controversial topics? Do you think this election will be remembered as an especially unusual one?
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Teaching Resources for Election Day: Gen Z’s Prom at the Polls!
PBS NewsHour EXTRA sat down with the Gen Z civics leaders behind @PromAtThePolls to discuss youth civics leadership and how young people can make a difference.
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