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This BRAND NEW lesson, which features "Guardian" soccer columnist and author of "The Power and the Glory" Jonathan Wilso...
06/08/2026

This BRAND NEW lesson, which features "Guardian" soccer columnist and author of "The Power and the Glory" Jonathan Wilson, explores the history, politics, and corruption behind the FIFA World Cup since the tournament's origins in 1930: https://www.c-span.org/classroom/document/?26132.

06/08/2026

President Donald Trump announced a $700 million investment in the coal industry, remarking that the funding would help to protect 14 existing coal plants and 42 coal mines, as well as build two new plants.

For more, visit: https://www.c-span.org/classroom/document/?26116.

This week's C-SPAN Classroom e-newsletter is available at https://shorturl.at/zpSrr and features:⁉️ our end-of-year surv...
06/08/2026

This week's C-SPAN Classroom e-newsletter is available at https://shorturl.at/zpSrr and features:
⁉️ our end-of-year survey,
🏫 university level resources,
🇺🇸 our Flag Day collection,
🌐 Immigrant Heritage Month bell ringers and lesson plans,
🏳️‍🌈 and LGBTQ+ Pride Month resources.

in 2018, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration scientists announced the latest scientific discovery fro...
06/07/2026

in 2018, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration scientists announced the latest scientific discovery from the space agency's Mars rover. Scientists said they discovered methane compounds buried in the planet's surface. Learn more from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory experts: https://www.c-span.org/classroom/document/?8207.

After the Japanese attack on , the Japanese Imperial Navy and the United States Navy faced off over Japan's planned inv...
06/07/2026

After the Japanese attack on , the Japanese Imperial Navy and the United States Navy faced off over Japan's planned invasion of Midway Island, with the U.S. scoring a victory in 1942. Learn more from veterans and others: https://www.c-span.org/classroom/document/?6542.

Not long after midnight on June 5, 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy (D-NY) was shot and mortally wounded in the Los Angeles ...
06/06/2026

Not long after midnight on June 5, 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy (D-NY) was shot and mortally wounded in the Los Angeles Ambassador Hotel, dying 58 years ago. Learn more about and his death with archival C-SPAN video clips: https://www.c-span.org/classroom/document/?8216.

Congratulations to 8th grader Chelsea Chen from Eastern Middle School in Silver Spring, Maryland who won 3rd Prize in th...
06/05/2026

Congratulations to 8th grader Chelsea Chen from Eastern Middle School in Silver Spring, Maryland who won 3rd Prize in the Middle School Division of the 2026 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition for her video titled, “Our Future Protectors: The Civil Military Gap.”
https://www.studentcam.org/2026-3rd-prize-middle-school-division-our-future-protectors-the-civil-military-gap-by-chelsea-chen
Click the link above to view her video, a press release, and congratulatory messages from Governor Wes Moore, Senator Chris Van Hollen, and Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich.

Montgomery County Public Schools Comcast Rep. Jamie Raskin Senator Van Hollen Governor Wes Moore Delegate Jheanelle Wilkins Columbia University Center for Veteran Transition and Integration West Point - The U.S. Military Academy

06/05/2026

The U.S. Senate passed a $70 billion Republican reconciliation bill funding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and border patrol through 2029 by a vote of 52-47. There were 30 total votes during the Senate's 19 hour and 45 minute vote-a-rama session.

For more, visit: https://www.c-span.org/classroom/document/?26111.

Congratulations to Audrey Cheung, Matthew Dinh, & Racko Lee Cabunoc from Yerba Buena High School in San Jose, California...
06/04/2026

Congratulations to Audrey Cheung, Matthew Dinh, & Racko Lee Cabunoc from Yerba Buena High School in San Jose, California who won 3rd Prize in the High School Western Division of the 2026 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition for their video titled, “The Modern Ethnic Struggle,” about the past and present-day challenges of Asian communities, including Japanese and Filipino Americans.
https://www.studentcam.org/2026-3rd-prize-high-school-western-division-the-modern-ethnic-struggle-by-audrey-cheung-matthew-dinh-racko-lee-cabunoc/
Click the link above to view their video, a press release about their win, and a congratulatory message from Senator Alex Padilla.

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