Current Issues
Classroom activities to engage students in learning about and discussing issues in the news
Some suggestions to give your students space to share their thoughts and feelings about the events surrounding the death of Tyre Nichols.
Students explore new angles on the life and ideas of Martin Luther King Jr., and consider their own responses and (re)commitments to justice.
Studies show that isolation and sadness among young people have increased since the pandemic. Students explore ways to address this problem as a society.
The gap between rich and poor is still growing. Students examine the evidence, and consider what young people, and others, are doing to raise wages and close the gap.
In a healing circle, students share their responses to the attack on an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs.
The shooting in Colorado Springs is on the minds of many young people - and adults. How can we create space for students to reflect on such upsetting news?
Students discuss evidence that meat production contributes to climate change, explore efforts to make food systems more sustainable, and share their own consumption choices.
Students learn about the demonstrations that have spread across Iran demanding women's rights and discuss how they relate to what is happening in other parts of the world, including the U.S.
An unusual hurricane season opens up an exploration of the climate crisis and steps toward climate justice.
Air travel is becoming one of the worst contributors to climate change. In this activity, students read about and discuss the impact of air travel on the climate crisis and what we should do about it - personally and as a society.