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Interactive Map: Population Policies Around the World - Retro Report
Skip to content This interactive map delves into the population policies and population trends of 21 countries. It can be used in Geography classes in conjunction with the lesson plan, Population Policies Around the World. Enter the code sent to your email. Enter your password Sign in by entering the code we sent to , or clicking the magic link in the email. No saved videos yet Start exploring and save videos to see them here.
Interactive: Key Moments in LGBTQ+ History
This interactive map explores key moments in LGBTQ+ history, from the Stonewall uprising in New York City to Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court decision that guaranteed marriage equality to same-sex couples. Students can learn about activists and organizations committed to fighting for LGBTQ+ rights, as well as significant court cases, legislation and events through the decades. Three Retro Report short docs are linked on the map.
Interactive: Retro Report Periodically
This interactive resource connects Retro Report short docs to elements in the periodic table, complete with illustrations and explanations of the relevant elements. Students can learn more about particular elements and chemical compounds and watch Retro Report short docs that explore how science, history and society intersect. This map was made in consultation with Retro Report Council of Educators member Jackie Katz, who teaches biology and chemistry in Princeton, New Jersey.
Citizen Nation: How the Media Shaped the Narrative of Civil Rights and Disobedience
Taylor argues that the media had a significant impact on the modern Civil Rights Movement by broadcasting images for the country to see. Taylor knows that representation can be powerful, particularly when she’s told, “You make me want to do this,” by a Black classmate who sees her participating in the We the People program.
Citizen Nation: Finding Lessons in Defeat
Students from Maggie Walker Governor’s School in Virginia compete for a state civics title. Despite intense preparation, things don’t go as expected. Through it all, students learn that success isn’t only about winning, it’s about growing through the experience. This episode is for high school educators looking to teach students how to embrace success and setbacks while learning from the process.
Citizen Nation: The Hustle
Only the winners will advance to the final in Washington. Balancing deeply personal challenges and tricky team dynamics, these star students from Wyoming, Nevada and Virginia push themselves to the limits. A strong new contender could emerge from Wauwatosa, Wisc., if the team can survive a competition derailed by a blizzard.
Citizen Nation: Preparing for Success
In a charged season of preparation, high school teams push themselves to sharpen their knowledge and skills before a national civics competition. Students like Rohini, Alice, Avery and Skylar learn that true success lies in mastering their topics and preparing for anything. The students realize that win or lose, they’re growing into informed citizens.
Citizen Nation: Finding Your Political Identity - Retro Report
Elias, a high school student from a working-class neighborhood, prepares for a national civics competition with support from his father. Over a game of chess they discuss politics, the competition and Elias’s dreams of joining the Air Force. On a walk with Bully, the family dog, Elias reflects on the challenges of affording college and finding common ground in today’s divided nation.
Civics Skills: How to (Respectfully) Disagree
Watch as high school students dive into a discussion about whether certain books should be banned from school libraries. Their conversation isn’t just about the books themselves; it shows how to tackle difficult issues with civility and respect. Students share their views and listen to differing opinions without being disagreeable. This collection of six short videos is designed to empower students to participate confidently in civic life.
Civics Skills: Sweeten Your Argument
Which candy bar deserves to be the official candy bar of America? Students present arguments in a classroom hearing. For teachers Lesson plan 1: Civics Skills: Candy Bar Hearing Reflection Read transcript Book a producer
As SCOTUS Examines School Prayer, Families Behind a Landmark Ruling Speak Out
After a football coach at a public high school knelt in prayer on the field after games, school district officials tried to stop him on the grounds that his actions were coercive, making students feel that they were being forced to pray. The case landed in the Supreme Court, which ruled in 2022, in Kennedy v. Bremerton, that the school district had overstepped, saying it had violated his freedom of religion under the First Amendment.
Healing the Ozone: First Steps Toward Success - Retro Report
A worldwide effort to heal damage to the ozone layer is showing early progress. The Montreal Protocol has been recognized as a template for encouraging science-based policy and global cooperation to address environmental challenges. Today, as global warming caused by burning fossil fuels has become the most pressing climate problem, will the world be able to duplicate the Montreal Protocol’s success? This documentary was released in partnership with Scientific American. Stay up to date.
Local Communities at the Center: The Making of “Hitting Home”
Developing Trust in Times of Uncertainty We built strong relationships with tenants and landlords who were willing to let us into their homes and share the hard moments and emotions that can accompany an impending eviction. Our New York based producers, unable to travel because of Covid, maintained contact with our subjects by Zoom and phone throughout the production process, which lasted two years.
The Making of "Hitting Home"
When Covid-19 left millions of Americans unemployed and at risk of falling behind on rent, governors announced stay-at-home orders to preserve public health. Suddenly having a place to live became a matter of life or death, and the phrase "eviction moratorium" entered the nation's vocabulary.
Underground Modernist
Fig. 1. Power, the Nerve Centre of London’s Underground, designed by E. McKnight Kauffer (1890–1954), 1930, published by Transport for London, printed by Vincent Brooks, Day, and Son, London, 1931. Lithograph, 40 by 24 ½ inches. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer. All photographs are courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, and, except as noted, are by Matt Flynn, © Smithsonian Institution.
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Duro Olowu Selects is the twentieth installment in Cooper Hewitt’s Selects series, which invites designers, writers, and cultural figures to explore and interpret objects in the museum’s collection.
What Happens When a Sheriff Challenges an Eviction Order?
Millions of Americans risk losing their homes when back rent comes due in 2021. These two sheriffs, working decades apart, sought compassionate treatment for renters facing eviction. San Francisco Sheriff Richard Hongisto, left, served from 1972–1977. Sheriff Tom Dart is the sheriff for Cook County, Ill. (Getty Images) The Trump administration has ordered a moratorium on most evictions through the end of this year.
Impeached: How Presidents Handled it - Trump vs. Clinton.
Retro Report looks at the approach taken by Bill Clinton in the lead up to his 1998 impeachment, when he charged with lying to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice. Clinton created what one expert called a “parallel universe” to filter out distractions. President Trump, who has been charged with abusing power and obstructing Congress, has taken a different tack, using campaign rallies, press statements and his Twitter account to weigh in on the process very publicly.
Police Find No Evidence to Back Rolling Stone Story on UVA Rape
(Bloomberg) -- Police said they were unable to corroborate any details of a Rolling Stone article about an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia and suspended their investigation.
Tegan and Sara If It Was You
Published Jan 01, 2006 Calgary's way spunkier version of the Bobbsey twins are back with their second full-length release of poppy folk punk, and it lives up to all the potential that shined through in 2000's The Business of Art. In fact, it surpasses expectations with surprising maturity. Produced by John Collins and Dave Carswell, of the New Pornographers, If It Was You seems influenced by the latter Vancouver super-group's supreme pop sensibility and versatility.
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