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...
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A Guide to Debates in the Classroom from PBS Election Central
PBS Education has partnered with EXPLO and the Commission on Presidential Debate...
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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...
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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...
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- Informational