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How Has Technology Changed the Way Candidates Run for President? – Lesson Plan
The purpose of this lesson plan from PBS Learning Media, called, "How Has Technology Changed the Way Candidates Run for President?" is to examine the ...
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Where do the Presidential Candidates Stand on Supreme Court Nominees?
No one likes an even number on a court that makes decisions by majority vote. Yet that’s just what the Supreme Court has been left with, eight justi...
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Jill Stein and the Role of Third Party Candidates in Presidential Elections
For this daily video, PBS Neshour Extra asks the question: What is the importance of parties to our political system? Included is a video from Gr...
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How did first-time voters see this year’s conventions?
The Student Reporting Labs team covered the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, exploring each host city to...
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PBS Reporting Labs Video Letters
Encourage youth to talk about election issues that matter to them by producing a video letter to our next president. PBS NewsHour Student Reporting La...
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PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs at the National Conventions
Three journalists from the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs will be providing on-the-ground coverage at the Republican National Convention in Cleve...
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PBS NewsHour Extra Election 2016: News for Students and Teacher Resources
At PBS News Hour Extra, find the full archive of information, videos, and lesson plans related to the 2016 Election, including news on election events...
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Behind the Scenes at the PBS NewsHour Democratic Primary Debate
The night of the PBS NewsHour Democratic Primary Debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, four Wauwatosa West High School students had an all-access pass to fi...
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Do Now: What Would You Ask Candidates in a Presidential Debate? #DoNowDebate
KQED’s Do Now by PBS NewsHour Extra asked: "What would you ask candidates in a presidential debate?" ...
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