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High School Humanities Class Studies Colonialism Using _Democracy Now!_

My 9th grade Humanities students have just begun a very brief study of European imperialism in Africa, and today's story (March 6th, 2007, segment:Ghana Celebrates 50 Years of Independence: Pan-African...

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A Learning and Teaching Tool for Educators

“I use Democracy Now! first and foremost as a learning tool for myself. I was a student-teacher last year for U.S. History and I often used the Democracynow.org search engine for the different subjects...

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_Democracy Now!_ Featured in Classrooms Around the World

“I always include DN! in a handout at the beginning of the semester that includes a list of alternative and independent media sources. I show the class the website, and show them how to use the search...

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Amazing Research Resource for College Students

I'm an educator in Minneapolis. I teach college age students—usually first and second year students (18-20 yrs old) and I teach a number of different courses, but I use DN! in my writing composition...

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Democracy Now! helps grad students in Sociology!

“Students watch the Democracy Now! broadcast two days a week and we watch and discuss some of the most relevant material in class the next day. Some notable moments were teaching students about...

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DN! Daily Digest Helps High School Teachers

"My name is Sam Parnell and I have taught in public schools in New Mexico since 1974. I currently teach at Valley HS in Albuquerque. I listen/view Democracy Now as often as possible. I receive it via...

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Students "Turned-On" by Current Events After Watching DN! in their Class

“I showed some of the Jena 6 coverage last week to the class, and the response was explosive, all over the political spectrum from some students aghast at this was happening now and some trying to...

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DN! Helps teachers introduce unreported topics of the American media to...

“I am an American ESL teacher. I have been working in Russia for the past two years as a university English instructor. I often used your transcribed interviews and reportage to illustrate and/or...

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Democracy Now! Introduces College Students to Media Issues

¨I use Democracy Now! fairly regularly now in the classroom. I teach philosophy at California State University, San Bernardino—about 70 miles east of Los Angeles. 40% of my students are...

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DN! Helps With Reading Comprehension!

¨Our school records indicate that about 68% of our students qualify for free or reduced lunches so it's absolutely necessary to focus on the needs and learning styles of that population. Last year I...

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DN! Keeps Kids Students Awake in Class!

¨I teach government at high school. I have been using DN for about a year. One of my favorite in DN is ACLU files. I have found that teaching Judicial Branch, interests groups, civil libertiies/rights...

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