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AFT May 13, 2021

Return, Recover and Reimagine: Toward A Renaissance in America's Public Schools

During this time when so many schools had to close for in-person teaching and learning, there has been a new appreciation for public schools. There is no doubt: Schools must be open.

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PBS News Hour Classroom May 12, 2021

What Latest Jobs Report Means for the Economy

Ask students: What are some of the reasons these experts think the jobs report isn’t worth panicking over? How does the Biden administration hope to stimulate more hiring and a faster growing economy

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PBS News Hour Classroom May 12, 2021

How Legendary Dancer Jacques d’Amboise Brought Dance to Public School Kids

Ask students: Who was Jacques d’Amboise? When and Where did he begin to work with public school children and bring dance education to the classroom?

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PBS News Hour Classroom May 10, 2021

Student Free Speech Makes it to the Supreme Court

Ask students: Why is this case important to students everywhere? How does this case impact free speech in and out of schools?

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PBS News Hour Classroom May 10, 2021

What waiving vaccine patent rights might mean for big pharma

Ask students: Who controls the patents on coronavirus vaccines? Why is the U.S. government considering waiving these patents?

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PBS News Hour Classroom May 10, 2021

Discuss India’s Deepening COVID-19 Crisis

Ask students: When did the current COVID spike in India begin? How has the international community including the U.S. government responded to India's COVID-19 crisis?

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PBS News Hour Classroom May 07, 2021

U.S. plans to reunite more than 1,000 families separated at the border

Ask students: Who is being reunited and why did they come to the U.S.? Why does the Biden administration continue to turn families and others away at the border?

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Christina Bartolomeo May 06, 2021

Resources for Fighting Anti-AAPI Racism

Here are resources from Share My Lesson to help you celebrate this month with your students, including recognizing AAPI achievements and contributions in America, exploring never-more-relevant concepts of anti-racism and multiculturalism, and seeing the AAPI history in our country with fresh and appreciative eyes.

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Lee & Low Books May 04, 2021

Shedding Light on the Brutal Realities of Colonialism in India

Supriya Kelkar writes about the need to have conversations surrounding the atrocities committed in the name of colonialism and whose story is routinely told and whose story is left out.

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PBS News Hour Classroom April 30, 2021

Discuss Biden's Address with Your Students

Ask students: What subjects did President Biden discuss in these clips? How do you think the President will carry out his plans?

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