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Each year, Retro Report works with educators across the nation who use our journalism and classroom resources in their teaching. Through that work, we learn how students engage with our materials and how those resources function in real classrooms.  Today, we’re pleased to announce the 2026 Teacher Advisor groups, made up of more than 400 […]

I teach an Advanced Government class in Loganville, Ga., and we are currently in the Civil Liberties and Civil Rights unit. When Retro Report released the video “Book Bans, Student Rights and a Fractured Supreme Court Ruling“, I thought it would be perfect for my class. We had just covered the First Amendment, and it was […]

Giving students the tools and space to practice civil discourse is key to creating a respectful classroom environment. Retro Report offers three lesson and activity combos that you can choose from or combine to create your own unique workshop. These resources connect to our skills-based video, “How to (Respectfully) Disagree,” which features high schoolers modeling […]

Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep. 15 – Oct. 15) presents a unique opportunity to introduce students to milestone events and civil rights movements that have shaped Latino culture and politics. The videos below have subtitles and transcripts in Spanish, and are accompanied by free lessons and student activities. They are included in our Retro Report en Español […]

The first days back in the classroom are often filled with icebreakers, introductions and setting expectations. This year, consider adding media literacy activities to the mix. These skills-based videos will equip students with media literacy skills that will serve them well both in and out of the classroom. You can also find them in our […]

Retro Report offers free teacher-vetted resources for AP courses. Our growing library includes hundreds of videos, lessons, activities and interactives that are aligned with six AP curricula: APUSH, AP Psych, AP Gov, APES, AP Human Geography and AP African American Studies. These resources are organized by units as per the College Board website. Find each […]

Whether you are a seasoned Econ teacher or preparing to teach the subject for the first time, Retro Report can help. Here are three economics resources for you to incorporate into this year’s Economics curriculum. Each comes with a short video, a standards-aligned lesson plan and a student activity printout. Our videos connect curriculum content […]

Retro Report welcomed 24 teacher advisors to its fourth annual Council of Educators summit in New York last week. Over three days, the council, composed of secondary-level teachers from across the country, collaborated with Retro Report on new classroom resources related to short docs, including lesson plans and interactive maps. Filiz Yargici, Retro Report’s education […]

Just as there is a lid for every pot, there is a student activity for every popular Retro Report video. In the first half of 2025, thousands of teachers took advantage of our free student activities for social studies courses.   Our activities are created and vetted by educators. They are available on Google Docs […]