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Current Events

Every school day (except holidays) we offer 2 lessons, often at different reading levels. Articles are selected from various major news sources (we don't write 'em, folks!) to encourage debate and critical thinking. Sometimes they might push buttons or present uncomfortable or unpopular stances. We think students need to see, read, process, debate, and think critically about these issues. Selection of an article doesn't imply izzit.org agreement with the article or its perspective.

The questions are a critical part of the lesson. Without those, there is no lesson – only an article, and you could find that on your own!

Articles & Discussion Questions can be printed from the page. Articles are posted for one week due to copyright issues. After that, it's archived with the questions and a link to the original source of the article.

PLEASE NOTE: Lessons are archived for one year from posting date. If you might want to use a lesson in the future, we recommend you print it or otherwise save it.

PLEASE DO NOT unsubscribe to Current Events emails for the summer. Emails will not be sent during the summer. We will begin sending emails again after Labor Day. Lessons will continue through mid-June, and resume in mid-August. In the meantime, if you're logged in, you can use our Archive. You can also check out our Current Events Schedule now for more details, or keep an eye out for our new schedule for next school year to see when we will be posting new events!

Friday, December 6, 2024

President Biden pardons son Hunter Biden

From: CBS News

Readability Score: 12.7

Friday, December 6, 2024

ICYMI: Let’s learn about ancient pyramids

From: Science News Explores

Readability Score: 9.3

Thursday, December 5, 2024

Thursday, December 5, 2024

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Giant rat border agents could help put a stop to wildlife poaching

From: Science News Explores

Readability Score: 6.8

Monday, December 2, 2024

Monday, December 2, 2024