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Educational Initiatives
We believe that reaching younger minds is critical, and we have worked hand in hand with educational institutions across the country to attract the next generation of readers. We are committed to a number of efforts that teach students about the world and the news media from a young age into adulthood.
Student Sponsorship Program
The New York Times Student Sponsorship Program gives public schools and students in the United States free access to The Times. The program has brought our reporting to almost 4,000 public schools in 50 states and given access to as many as three million students.
We believe giving public school students access to quality, fact-based journalism and expert analysis encourages independent thinking and inspires a lifelong appreciation for a free press.
Through the program, which is supported by donations, teachers are able to integrate the world’s biggest stories into their curriculum, and educators have access to a wide range of educational resources through The Times Learning Network, which produces news-oriented curriculums for kindergarten to 12th-grade classrooms. Students and teachers benefit from the range of subject matter in Times journalism, including health, science and the arts.
The Learning Network
The Learning Network site is dedicated to helping people teach and learn with Times content. Every school day since 1998, it has offered fresh classroom resources — from lesson plans and writing prompts to news quizzes, student contests and more — all based on articles and images published on NYTimes.com.
With features like the daily Student Opinion question, thousands of teenagers each week join a global conversation on topics from politics to pop culture.
