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The War in Iran: A Place for Student Questions and Reactions
How are you making sense of this news? Whether you already understand some of the context or whether it’s all new for you, we hope our free materials can help.
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Weekly Student News Quiz: War, Blizzard, Monkey
Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.
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CreditArash Khamooshi for The New York Times Ask a Journalist: Making a Compelling Argument
Nicholas Kristof, an Opinion columnist, joins us in March to talk to teenagers all about opinion writing. Post your comments and questions by March 15.
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Open Letters: Our Opinion-Writing Contest
We invite students to write public-facing letters to people or groups about issues that matter to them. Contest dates: Feb. 25 to April 8, 2026.
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Take a Walk in Your Hometown. How Would You Change the Place Where You Live?
We invite you to explore a neighborhood in your community and imagine possibilities for transformation.
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CreditPete Gamlen Student OpinionWhat Teenagers Are Saying About Limiting A’s to Curb Grade Inflation
Students react to Harvard’s proposal to cap the number of A’s professors can award in an effort to make top grades more meaningful.
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CreditSophie Park for The New York Times current events conversationWhat It’s Like to Grow Up With A.I.: The Winners of Our Multimedia Challenge
Via essays, poems, videos, artwork and graphics, 35 students across the globe reflect on how this technology is affecting teenagers.
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CreditJiyan Turan ContestsHow A.I. Is Reshaping Our World: A Live Webinar for Students on March 4
Hear from journalists who are covering how this technology is changing life in and out of school. Teachers should submit students’ video questions about A.I. using the form below.
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Eight challenges that invite teenagers to engage, experiment, reflect and create — via writing, photography, audio, video and more.
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Picture PromptsParenting Advice
What is one tip you would give to parents?
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Word of the dayWord of the Day: veracity
This word has appeared in 66 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
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Word of the dayWord of the Day: capacious
This word has appeared in 82 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
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Student OpinionWould You Go to a Concert With Your Dad? (Yes, Your Dad!)
Across the country, fathers are donning sparkly blazers and purple wigs to bond with their kids at pop music shows. Is it heartwarming or just plain cringey?
By Jeremy Engle
Picture PromptsRiding the Bus
Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
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Word of the dayWord of the Day: interpolate
This word has appeared in three articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
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What’s Going On in This Picture? | March 2, 2026
Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.
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STEM Lesson PlanScience Practice | A Study on a Robotic Hand Design
A new robotic picker-upper can roam around freely, like Thing from “The Addams Family.”
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ContestAdapting to a New World: Teachers on How A.I. Is Reshaping the Classroom
We asked high school educators what it’s like to teach at a time when A.I. is transforming education. They answered in images, essays and videos.
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Student OpinionWhat Cultural or Family Traditions Are Important to You?
Asian cultures around the world are celebrating the Lunar New Year with a variety of rituals. How does tradition help you feel connected to your roots?
By Natalie Proulx
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