The news always seems to be moving a thousand miles an hour, with much of it impacting our students’ lives—either now or in the future. This two-part series will explore ways we connect those current ...

As a teacher of a high-school current-events course, I encourage other social-studies teachers not to shy away from including current events in the curriculum (“Teachers Leave Current Events Out of ...

A parent's complaint after a class conversation about Charlie Kirk highlights the larger challenges schools face in teaching ...

We’ve all been there. Students presenting current events, reciting the “news” but not having any idea what it actually means. The problem is that students’ lack of background knowledge, which is often ...

(TEXAS TRIBUNE) - Gov. Greg Abbott has signed the controversial bill that prescribes how Texas teachers can talk about current events and America’s history of racism in the classroom, according to ...

Discussing current events has always been an important practice in schools, with lessons tailored to the developmental level of the specific grade. This is not only critical in preparing students for ...

Wars, humanitarian crises, politics, shifting COVID-19 regulations, and many other issues dominate the media and public discourse week in and week out. To better help students fully utilize their ...

As the war in Iraq winds down professors of many disciplines are finding ways to incorporate discussions on the war and current events into their classrooms. Some professors have held discussions in ...

“Don’t talk about it."Reports of leaders instructing teachers to not talk about sensitive issues are growing. Here a comment from a reader of Madeline Will’s post, The Election Is Over, But for ...

In the traditional panoply of tricks, potions, and magic amulets every teacher brings to class, integrating “current events” holds a special, prideful place. By the nature of academic schedules, ...