@NewsHourExtra

PBS News Hour's current events website, grades 6-12. Also on: https://xitter.cf/t.co/bGvxoSUbVU And: https://xitter.cf/t.co/q3N5VJfZXG

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Joined December 2008
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NCTE CEL@ncte_celAug 27
Kick off the 2026–2027 school year with a Social Hour on Aug 27 at 11:00 am ET. Connect, network, and share the challenges and opportunities of literacy leadership in individual contexts. Register here: ncte.org/leaning-into-why/
Social Hour. Leaning into why: strengthening our start-of-year initiatives. Thursday, August 27. 11:00 AM ET. CEL. A constituent group of NCTE.

ALT Social Hour. Leaning into why: strengthening our start-of-year initiatives. Thursday, August 27. 11:00 AM ET. CEL. A constituent group of NCTE.

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@NewsHourAug 17
U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Monday. to.pbs.org/4xGke51

U.S. school vaccination rates inch down again as exemptions reach record high

It’s the fourth consecutive year that the national average exemption rate has reached a new record, and the vast majority are parents withholding shots for nonmedical reasons.

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Retro Report
@RetroReportJun 30
Lonnie G. Bunch (@SmithsonianSec) considers the role of Martin Van Buren in building the modern American political system in this short by @RetroReport, based on @InPursuitUSA, for @PBS. To access free #America250 classroom resources for #CivicSeason, visit @RetroReport's website today: retroreport.org/america-250-…
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CFR Education
@CFR_EducationJun 24
Why is it important to learn about global affairs? Esther Brimmer, James H. Binger Senior Fellow in Global Governance at the Council on Foreign Relations, shares her thoughts. Explore CFR Education's global affairs teaching resources here: on.cfr.org/4t1U6jc
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Harshal S Chhaya@hschhayaJun 18
Replying to @NewsHourExtra @NewsHour
A few years back my daughter was very surprised that her cousins from the mid-Atlantic area had no idea about the importance of Juneteenth. So she recorded a podcast and sent it to them. She published a follow up when it became a federal holiday open.spotify.com/episode/7it…

Riya's Ramblings: Ep 15 - History and importance of Juneteenth

Riya's Ramblings · Episode

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Mr. Werenka@MrW_THSMay 2
Good to know we had one of the best in the business helping us out on social media. Thank you @zdlowe and @CSPANClassroom for letting us host.
Zach Lowe, Ph.D., NBCT@zdloweMay 2
Kevin & @MrW_THS definitely gave me a run for my money this morning as I was live-tweeting C-SPAN’s annual #Cram4TheExam review show. So much useful #APGov information - and so much typing! But in all seriousness - a fantastic job, both! Best of luck to your students on Tues.!
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@NewsHourApr 30
If the U.S. isn't already in the midst of a student loan delinquency and default crisis, we may be rapidly approaching one, experts told PBS News. to.pbs.org/4uhrmTZ

As student loan defaults rise, experts worry about what's next

If the U.S. isn’t already in the midst of a student loan delinquency and default crisis, we may be rapidly approaching one, experts told PBS News.

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PBS News Classroom@NewsHourExtraApr 30
PBS @NewsHour Classroom Daily News Lesson: Art exhibition shines light on Romani persecution during Holocaust Ask students: Why do you think Ceija Stojka explored various forms of art (music, writing, painting) to tell the story of the Roma people? pbs.org/newshour/classroom/d…

Art exhibition shines light on Romani persecution during Holocaust

Ceija Stojka: Making Visible at The Drawing Center, a museum in New York, is the first major U.S. exhibition on the artist.

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Vic Pasquantonio@vicpasquantonioApr 6
NEW @pbsnews.org PBS News Classroom lesson plan from educator Madeline Stoddard, founder of InventHERS! Take a cue from Josephine Cochrane, inventor of the washing machine, and learn to invent by improving. #InventEd loom.ly/kXcJ910

Lesson plan: Redesign the washing machine

Discuss how doing the dishes could be made a lot easier by following this process!

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@NewsHourMar 28
Two students were killed and at least seven other people were injured Friday in a school bus crash in west Tennessee, officials said. to.pbs.org/3O622kc

Tennessee school bus crash leaves 2 students dead, at least 7 others injured

Two students were killed and at least seven other people were injured Friday in a school bus crash in west Tennessee, officials said.

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Vic Pasquantonio@vicpasquantonioMar 7
Join us on Monday to kick off #CivicLearningWeek with **guaranteed joy** as @historycomics shares ideas for teaching the Constitution using comics books & graphic novels🦹🏼‍♀️📙#sschat #engchat
PBS News Classroom@NewsHourExtraMar 7
Join PBS @NewsHour Classroom for this special #CivicLearningWeek event! Everyone is welcome 🌏 Find new ways to teach about the Constitution📜 using COMIC BOOKS w/ teacher & author Tim Smyth @historycomics! RSVP: bit.ly/PBS-CivicLearningWeek
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CFR Education
@CFR_EducationMar 8
For International Women's Day, use this free activity and have your students identify the widespread costs of gender inequality and assess proposed solutions using case studies, CFR indexes, and UN data: on.cfr.org/4u3GKUv
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PocketLab
@ThePocketLabFeb 27
12,000 page views of our PBS Antarctica content in Notebook — after the live event ended. 80K students showed up live. Then their teachers kept coming back. That's not an event. That's a resource. 🌎🔬 @NewsHourExtra @milesobrien
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David Cutler
@spineduFeb 26
So proud of @brimmerandmay and my Head of School! bmgator.org/48811/opinion/ed… @SPLC @CSPA @NSPA @nationalJEA

Editorial: Head of School Signs Press Freedom Affirmation Statement

Brimmer and May establishes itself as a national leader in student press rights among independent schools, thanks to Head of School Judith Guild.

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Civic Learning Week@NationalCLWFeb 25
The #CivicLearningWeek National Forum is less than two weeks away! Be sure to register for the livestream to join us for TWO DAYS of civic education conversations: hubs.la/Q044ywHj0
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Vic Pasquantonio@vicpasquantonioFeb 26
Yes!!!! Come have some fun this #CivicLearningWeek exploring the Constitution in ways you couldn't imagine with our superhero pal @historycomics! 🦹‍♀️🇺🇸🦸🏿‍♂️🌟
PBS News Classroom@NewsHourExtraFeb 26
Educators: Learn NEW ways to teach about the Constitution using COMIC BOOKS this #CivicLearningWeek! RSVP: bit.ly/PBS-CivicLearningWeek
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PocketLab
@ThePocketLabFeb 23
🚨 New inside the PocketLab app: a FREE PBS NewsHour Education channel. Curated lesson content. Classroom-ready worksheets. Ongoing updates from @NewsHourExtra — starting with our live Antarctica event footage with @MilesOBrien. Free. For every classroom. Right now. → hubs.ly/Q044crLq0 #PBSNewsHour #K12 #ScienceEducation #ngss #EdTech
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How did William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass' perspectives on the place of the Constitution in our society differ? @ConstitutionCtr content fellow @tsully1712 explores this question for #ConstitutionDaily this #BlackHistoryMonth. Read now: ow.ly/jV0E50Yj3S6

Douglass, Du Bois, and Garrison and the Search for a More Plural Constitution

National Constitution Center content fellow Trey Sullivan takes a look at the complicated relationship between William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass, and their acutely different perspectives...

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Thanks to the @CivicsRenewal partners and #NCCed TAB members who supported #Teaching250. You made this all possible!
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Vic Pasquantonio@vicpasquantonioFeb 8
At #America250 convening ⁦@ConstitutionCtr⁩ in Philadelphia w/ educators & civics orgs ~ ⁦@NewsHourExtra⁩ ⁦@RetroReport⁩ ⁦@CenterOnRepGovt⁩ ⁦@BRInstitute⁩ & more ⁦@CivicsRenewal⁩ orgs ~ where teachers are writing #Teaching250 curriculum!✨🇺🇸
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