Gun Violence as a Public Health Crisis in Chicago
Click here to download the video The city of Chicago is home to one of the highest gun violence rates of any U.S. city, and the numbers are only getting worse. Only two months into 2013 and the death...
View ArticleKey issues to watch in the midterm election
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Along with determining the members of the House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate, the midterm elections will decide a number of important local policy issues around the...
View ArticleHow have gun laws changed since Sandy Hook?
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Two years ago, Adam Lanza went on a shooting rampage in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, that left 28 people dead—20 children, six educators, his mother and himself. Since then, the state has...
View ArticleHow one elementary school recovered from a shooting
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Four years later, an elementary school in San Diego, CA is still grappling with the effects of a shooting that rocked the community. On Oct. 8, 2010, 41-year-old Brendan O’Rourke brought...
View ArticleObama Team Tries to Stem Rising Violence in Border Drug War
The Obama administration announced new stringent security measures along the border with Mexico to deal with the increasingly bloody drug war there. Since December, 2006, 10,000 people have been...
View Article10 Years After Columbine: Gun Sales and Violence Up
Two years after the college shootings at Virginia Tech and ten years after the high school shooting in Columbine, Colorado gun violence is still a hot button issue in the United States. Since early...
View ArticleU.S. Guns Fuel Mexico Drug Violence
Just over the U.S border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, a dozen more people were killed this weekend continuing a disturbing trend. Last year there were 1,600 killings. That’s not just a lot of lives...
View ArticleTake a poll, debate the issue: Gun policy
Where do students stand on gun policy? In this lesson plan, have students take a poll before and after they debate the issue to see if their views change. Subjects Social studies, history, government...
View ArticlePresident Obama talks guns at PBS town hall
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Essential question What is the media’s role in presidential elections? President Obama answered a question about gun policy following PBS NewsHour’s town hall on June 1 in Elkhart,...
View ArticleElection issue: Clinton and Trump on gun control
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Essential question Why is the debate over gun control so heated in the U.S.? Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have very different approaches to the issue of gun...
View ArticleHow should elected officials react to mass shootings?
DOWNLOAD VIDEO For the sake of time, start video at 0:22s and stop at 4:01s. For guidance on how to talk with students about mass shootings, you may want to read SAMHSA’s “Tips for Talking With and...
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Ways to share your students’ solutions to gun violence
PBS social media activity: In addition to walkouts, what are ways to express your solutions to gun violence? Share @NewsHourExtra using #StudentGunReformIdeas Carly Novell is a senior at Marjory...
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Does Trump’s school safety plan make schools safer?
DOWNLOAD VIDEO See the extension activity below to share your class’s own solutions to gun violence in schools @NewsHourExtra via Twitter using #StudentGunReformIdeas. Video summary: On Sunday,...
View ArticleWill school walkouts inspire lawmakers to act?
DOWNLOAD VIDEO See the extension activity below to share your class’s solutions to gun violence in schools @NewsHourExtra via Twitter using #StudentGunReformIdeas. Discussion questions: Essential...
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‘March For Our Lives’ offers valuable civics’ lesson: Don’t be afraid of your...
Caitlin Glastonbury (left) and her peers make posters at Webster Schroeder High School near Rochester, New York, in preparation for the March For Our Lives in Washington D.C. on March 24th. Glastonbury...
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Connection Challenge: Students leave social comfort zones to build stronger,...
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Inspired by Parkland students, three schools across the U.S. participated in the Connection Challenge as a way to step out of their comfort zones and connect with other young people at...
View ArticleHow to discuss anti-Semitism in the wake of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Directions: Read the summary with your students, watch the video (if helpful, follow along with the transcript) and then answer the discussion questions. Teachers’ note: PBS Learning...
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Student Voice: Three ways voters can support transgender students
By Ava M., 7th grade, Glasgow Middle School in Lincolnia, Va. Sadly, active shooter drills have been implemented as a security strategy in schools everywhere. The purpose of these drills is to...
View ArticleStudent Voices: Here are the election issues most on teenagers’ minds
NewsHour Extra asked middle and high school students across America: What issue would you like to hear 2018 candidates discuss and why? Read their responses below and check out the election videos...
View ArticleHow media literacy helps teachers and students talk about gun violence
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Directions: Read the summary, watch the video (be sure to preview) and then answer the discussion questions below. All of this week’s discussion questions have been based around media...
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