MAP: What Are the Most Popular Halloween Costumes Near You?
If you’re still on the desperate hunt for a distinctive last-minute Halloween costume, you should probably steer clear of superheroes/villains and clowns. That’s according to Google, at least, which...
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WATCH: One Oakland High School Student’s Fight for Racial Justce in the...
This video is part of “Stepping Up,” a short video series featuring four impressive young people working for real change in their communities and explaining what sparked them to action. Watch all four...
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WATCH: A Teen Anti-Abortion Activist Forges Her Own Path in the Liberal Bay Area
This video is part of “Stepping Up,” a short video series featuring four impressive young people working for real change in their communities and explaining what sparked them to action. Watch all four...
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What’s Net Neutrality and How Will the Internet Change Without It?
Whether you’re heading to Amazon or your grandma’s cat grooming blog, every site and application on the internet is supposed to be delivered at the same speed. But that’s likely to be a thing of the...
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Before #MeToo: The Long Struggle Against Workplace Sexual Harassment (with...
In October, the dam finally broke. That’s when multiple women, including female employees and actresses, began to accuse powerful film producer and studio executive Harvey Weinstein of explicit sexual...
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New Tax Plan Got You Confused? Find Out What It All Means with These Handy...
All that’s left to do now is sign the darn thing. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives gave final approval Wednesday (for the second time) to a $1.5 trillion tax cut, the biggest overhaul...
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Reefer Madness! The Twisted History of America’s Marijuana Laws
Teach with the Lowdown Suggestions for nonfiction analysis, writing/discussion prompts and multimedia projects. Browse our lesson plan collection here. Lesson Plan: Weed Laws (PDF) Talk about a buzz...
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Six Big Issues Trump Will Likely Address in His First State of the Union
a.specialhover:hover img { background-color: #37B1A9; } a.entry-content img { border: #000000 3px solid; } Marking his first year in office, President Trump is scheduled to deliver his premiere State...
View ArticleActivism Isn’t Just for Adults! See How These Students Are Creating Change in...
Last year, KQED Education produced a series of videos about four high school students from around the San Francisco Bay Area who were “stepping up” to create change in their own communities. We then...
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Inside America’s Devastating Opioid Epidemic: How It Started and Where It’s...
The United States is dealing with the deadliest drug epidemic it has ever experienced. Teach with the Lowdown Suggestions for nonfiction analysis, writing/discussion prompts and multimedia projects....
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How Much Does Presidential Popularity Really Matter?
In the presidential popularity pageant, President Trump isn’t faring so well. Using The Lowdown and Above the Noise in the Classroom Ideas for analysis, discussion and multimedia projects. Browse our...
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Too Young to Vote, Old Enough to Act: A Brief History of Major Youth-Led...
Almost immediately after 17 students and faculty were shot to death at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. on Feb. 14, a group of student survivors turned horrific tragedy into a...
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How to Stop a Nuclear War: The Non-Proliferation Treaty, Explained
A 50-year-old compromise that helped pull the world back from the brink of nuclear disaster now faces an uncertain future (as does the world). The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons...
View ArticleKQED’s Youth Takeover!
The first-ever Youth Takeover of KQED News is in full swing. From students’ personal experiences with post traumatic stress to the future of farming (hint: it involves lots of fish poop), Bay Area...
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