The Awakening of Colin Kaepernick
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No Target Too Small, Trump Intervenes to Oust Ohio’s G.O.P. Chair
No Target Too Small, Trump Intervenes to Oust Ohio’s G.O.P. Chair President-elect Donald J. Trump pressured Republican activists by phone, determined to remove an Ohio Party official who had publicly opposed his campaign. Read More…
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650 Prompts for Narrative and Personal Writing Here are 650 student opinion questions that invite narrative and personal writing, all together in one place. Read More…
Read moreQ. & A.: How to Give Back During the Holidays
Q. & A.: How to Give Back During the Holidays Donations to charitable organizations can make a difference in your community and also reduce your tax burden. But how do you decide what to give and to which organizations, and what does it mean for your taxes? Your Money columnist Ron Lieber, re… Read More…
Read more401 Prompts for Argumentative Writing
401 Prompts for Argumentative Writing Scroll through this list of questions that touch on every aspect of contemporary life — from social media to sports, politics and school — and see which ones most inspire you to take a stand. Read More…
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On the Shooting in Florida, Student Activism, ‘Black Panther’ and the Olympics: Our Favorite Student Comments of the Week The best teenage comments from last week’s writing prompts, and an invitation to join the conversation this week. Read More…
Read moreBeyond the Bitcoin Bubble
Beyond the Bitcoin Bubble Yes, it’s driven by greed — but the mania for cryptocurrency could wind up building something much more important than wealth. Read More…
Read more‘I’m Just More Afraid of Climate Change Than I Am of Prison’
‘I’m Just More Afraid of Climate Change Than I Am of Prison’ How a group of five activists called the Valve Turners decided to fight global warming by doing whatever it takes. Read More…
Read moreThe Reckoning: Teaching About the #MeToo Moment and Sexual Harassment With Resources From The New York Times
The Reckoning: Teaching About the #MeToo Moment and Sexual Harassment With Resources From The New York Times Classroom ideas for confronting the questions and issues raised by this movement and its impact on our society. Read More…
Read moreCan A.I. Be Taught to Explain Itself?
Can A.I. Be Taught to Explain Itself? As machine learning becomes more powerful, the field’s researchers increasingly find themselves unable to account for what their algorithms know — or how they know it. Read More…
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