. Skip to main content

scotus front
PBS News Hour Classroom July 02, 2021

Supreme Court’s Latest Ruling Further Guts Voting Rights Act of 1965

Ask students: Who declared Arizona’s new voting rules constitutional? Why did the opponents of Arizona’s new voting laws sue to have them thrown out?

Read More
Tim and Charlotte Smyth talk to Sari Beth Rosenberg | PBS NewsHour Extra
PBS News Hour Classroom July 02, 2021

Make Art to Share Your Own Community’s COVID Experience

Ask students: Why does Tim suggest teachers of many different disciplines should bring art into the classroom?

Read More
hog on the hill scene
PBS News Hour Classroom July 01, 2021

Fighting Erasure and Honoring the Influence of Black Cuisine

Ask students: What is High on the Hog? Who is High on the Hog about? Why did the show’s creators make High on the Hog according to this segment? 

Read More
Randi Weingarten June 30, 2021

Why Students Should Have Access to Stamped

There is power in numbers—not power for its own sake, but power to transform our ideals into action.

Read More
immigrant experience and journey blog
Christina Bartolomeo June 28, 2021

Teaching the Immigrant Experience and Journey

This blog features free teaching resources centered around the immigrant experience and journey that comprise our present and past.

Read More
PBS News Hour Classroom June 24, 2021

One Indigenous Man’s Journey in Fatherhood, Addiction and Healing

Ask students: Who is William Greenland?  What was the turning point for William Greenland? Why did William engage in self-destructive behaviors in the past?

Read More
PBS News Hour Classroom June 23, 2021

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Student-Athlete Compensation

Ask students: Who is fighting against the NCAA? Why are they filing lawsuits against the NCAA? Why does the NCAA not want to grant what they are asking for?

Read More
Kelly Booz June 22, 2021

I’m the Frog: Reclaiming Your Normal

It wasn’t until last month—when I was putting together a Google document of the schedule and routine for my kids’ grandparents, so my husband and I could get away for a much needed mental health trip—that I realized how much I’ve just accepted this year’s insane schedule as normal.

Read More
Beth Gorman June 22, 2021

How the Salina Garden Allowed Us to Integrate Project-Based Learning and Support English Language Learners

Several years ago, we were given the opportunity to receive a grant and create a school garden. I was asked by my principal to take the lead and I accepted.

Read More
in the heights
PBS News Hour Classroom June 22, 2021

‘In the Heights’ and Reframing Hollywood Roles

Ask students: Who wrote, “In the Heights”? Why is “In the Heights” different from other blockbusters, according to this piece?

Read More
Subscribe to