Search and Rescue Teams Stretched Thin with More Americans Hitting the Outdoors
Ask Students: Where have needed rescues increased dramatically? When did the number of needed rescues begin to increase significantly?
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Chinese President Xi Tightens Grip on Authority
Ask Students: Who is Xi Jinping, and what role does he serve in China? Why are some officials in the U.S. concerned about Xi’s leadership in China?
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U.S. Reevaluates Relationship with Saudi Arabia Over Cut in Oil Production
Ask Students: Why has the Biden administration decided to reevaluate ties to Saudi Arabia? What are some of the ways the U.S. has supported Saudi Arabia?
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When We Fail to Teach Our Kids the Basics About Civics, We Risk Losing Our Democracy
Students must learn the importance of democratic government, free and fair elections and the peaceful transfer of power, and to see government as their own.
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How Salmon Collapse in Alaska's Yukon River Is Drastically Changing Native Ways of Life
Ask Students: What has happened to the salmon population in the Yukon? Who are some of the people affected by the dwindling salmon population?
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Low Literacy Voters Struggle to Cast Ballots in the Face of Restrictive Voting Laws
Ask Students: What are some ways literacy tests have been used to block people from voting in the past, according to this interview?
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The Key Races That Could Decide Control of the Senate
Ask Students: Where are the Senate racing occurring that are described in this story? What are some of the issues the Senate candidates are running on?
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Ways to Validate Students: Identity Safety for LGBTQIA+ Students and Families
As educators, we owe it to children and youth everywhere who deserve to attend school and live in a world where they feel identity safe and included.
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How Pennsylvania’s Midterm Races Impact the Future of Politics
Ask Students: Why are some people watching races in Pennsylvania to try to predict the direction of politics in a wider part of the U.S.?
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Mississippi Water Crisis Flows from Decades of Neglect
By Virginia Myers Akemi Stout couldn’t sleep last night.
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