PBS Education’s Election Central is a teacher-targeted online destination of election-related resources and content with age-appropriate content to engage K-12 students in the political process. Created in partnership with PBS NewsHour Extra and PBS LearningMedia, Election Central helps students gain a better understanding of the topics that are important to voters and to form their own opinions in a constructive environment.


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PBS Election Central: After the Election

After a winner is announced in a Presidential election, the U.S. begins a peaceful transition of power from the President to the President-elect in or...

A Guide to Debates in the Classroom from PBS Election Central

PBS Education has partnered with EXPLO and the Commission on Presidential Debate...

Hosting a Presidential Debate

Students will watch one of the 2016 debates and then hold a debate of their own focusing on the major issues that emerged from that debate. Students w...

The General Election

Every four years, voters across the United States cast ballots to decide who will be the next president. This video helps students to make sense of th...