Current Events

Resources for teaching about current events using New York Times content

Resources for teaching about current events using New York Times content

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  1. How Should Colleges Handle Student Protests?

    Where is the line between protecting students’ right to freedom of expression and ensuring their safety and ability to get an education?

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    Protesters gathered around Columbia University’s College Walk as a speaker addressed them from the Sundial.
    CreditC.S. Muncy for The New York Times
    Student Opinion
  2. Weekly Student News Quiz: Dubai, College Protests, Caitlin Clark

    Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.

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    CreditChristopher Pike/Associated Press
    Student News Quiz
  3. What Got Your Attention in the News Recently?

    All summer long we’ll be asking a similar question for our Summer Reading Contest. Practice here by posting a comment or a short video about a story that has interested you lately.

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    Volcanic vortex rings rising on Friday from Mt. Etna in Sicily.
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    Student Opinion
  4. What Students Are Saying About Why School Absences Have ‘Exploded’

    Chronic absenteeism has increased in American schools since the Covid-19 pandemic. We asked teenagers what they make of the trend.

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    Nationally, about 26 percent of students were considered chronically absent last school year, up from 15 percent before the pandemic.
    CreditKaylee Greenlee for The New York Times
    current events conversation

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    What’s This Image Saying? Teens Weigh In.

    Every week in our Picture Prompts, we post a mystery image and ask students what they think the message is. Here are their responses to three recent prompts.

    By The Learning Network

     
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    Our 15th Annual Summer Reading Contest

    Students are invited to tell us what they’re reading in The Times and why, this year in writing OR via a 90-second video. Contest dates: June 7 to Aug. 16.

    By The Learning Network

     
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    Teenagers on Saying ‘Like’

    Do filler words — “like,” “um,” “you know” — improve our communication or get in the way of it? Here’s what students think.

    By The Learning Network

     
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