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Download a lesson based on political cartoons and print it out for use in your classroom. (PDF format)

This week's lesson: When it gets close, politics gets rough

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Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.

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NIE Special Report

In celebration of Black History Month, we complied a selection of videos from NBC Learn's 'Finishing the Dream' to use as an aid to teach the struggles and celebrate the triumphs of the Civil Rights movement over the span of 60 years. 'Finishing the Dream' is a project by NBC Learn, the educational arm of NBC News, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation

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This week's word in the news: COUNTERVAILING

DEFINITION:
Acting against with equal force. Exerting force against an opposing and often bad or harmful force or influence.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The announcement came after the Government Accountability Board faced countervailing pressures from those who urged that the petitions be made readily available and from those who raised concerns about the safety of domestic abuse victims who wanted to keep their addresses confidential.
►Milwaukee Journal Sentinel -- 02/06/2012