COVID Vaccines for Kids: Why Approval Takes So Long
Ask students: Where are vaccine rates especially low for young people?
Why have so few young people been vaccinated, according to this piece?
Afghan Refugees Face Hurdles Coming to U.S.
Ask students: Where are some of the countries besides the U.S. that refugees are being relocated? How has the U.S. tried to speed up the process?
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Retirees invent way to help breast cancer survivors
Ask students: These women saw a problem that they all related to and had the ability to fix. What are some of the smaller problems in your life? Can you think of any innovations that you might be able to make to fix them?
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Simone Biles honors her mental health, leaves Olympic competition
Ask students: Simone Biles withdrew from the competition honoring her mental health. What are some ways in your everyday life that you can take a break and practice self-care?
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Latino Immigrants’ Long History in U.S. Baseball
Ask students: What is the focus of the exhibition, ¡Pleibol!? How did playing baseball in local Latino neighborhood communities in the U.S. connect players to larger communities?
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Hong Kong police arrest children’s book authors in free speech crackdown
Ask students: What is “Defenders of Sheep Village” about? What is it a metaphor for? Who wrote the book? Why were the authors arrested for writing it?
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17-year-old invents color changing sutures that detect infection
Ask students: What inside the sutures allows them to change colors? Why did Dasia feel inclined to make these sutures? What is she hoping to accomplish with them?
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A ‘Hail Mary’ to Save Bird Species in Maryland
Ask students: What is causing the decline of shorebird populations in Maryland? Why are these bird habitats disappearing?
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How to Discuss the Equal Rights Amendment with Students
Educators discuss how they might teach the current debate as to whether the deadline for ratification should be extended.
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