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In honor of Modern Love’s 20th anniversary, we invite you to share what your relationships — platonic, familial or romantic — have taught you.

Lesson OverviewFeatured article: “Noise Could Take Years Off Your Life. Here’s Why.”The sound of stomping feet from upstairs neighbors during your family dinner.A dog barking from the street while you do your homework.A blaring ambulance that rouses you from a deep sleep.We’ve all been annoyed — even infuriated — by the noises around us. But…

The James Webb Space Telescope is a giant leap in the history of stargazing. Our view of the universe will never be the same.In this lesson, based on The New York Times Magazine’s “A Beginner’s Guide to Looking at the Universe,” students learn about how Webb has helped scientists see the distant reaches of outer…

What do you notice about changes in the ways the census has asked about race and ethnicity over time? What do you think the questions and the language used in the form say about each of those decades in American history? What questions do these snapshots of the U.S. census raise for you?Part III: How…

None of us are immune to the negative effects of poor phone and social media habits. In this activity, you will read some expert advice and decide which tips you would like to incorporate into your daily life. Then, you’ll try out a few, reflect on the results and offer your own advice to others.First,…

Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Supreme Court Rejects Affirmative Action Programs at Harvard and U.N.C.” by Adam LiptakThe Supreme Court’s decision in June to reject race-conscious admissions at colleges and universities around the nation upended decades of law and the higher education landscape. The ruling will shift the makeup of many of America’s top universities as well…

Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “How to Print Money”It is often said that money doesn’t grow on trees. So if it doesn’t, where does it come from?In today’s featured article, The New York Times takes us behind the scenes of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Fort Worth, Texas, to find out how money is made…

Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Title 42 Is Gone, but Not the Conditions Driving Migrants to the U.S.” by Miriam JordanWhen the Biden administration allowed the coronavirus public health emergency declaration to expire on May 11, Title 42, a section of the Public Health Service Act of 1944, effectively ended. The rule, enacted during the pandemic, allows…

Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “G.O.P. State Lawmakers Push a Growing Wave of Anti-Transgender Bills” by Maggie Astor (Note: You can also listen to this article.)Over the past three years, Republican state lawmakers have put forward a barrage of bills to regulate the lives of transgender youths, restricting the sports teams they can join, bathrooms they can…

Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “G.O.P. State Lawmakers Push a Growing Wave of Anti-Transgender Bills” by Maggie Astor (Note: You can also listen to this article.)Over the past three years, Republican state lawmakers have put forward a barrage of bills to regulate the lives of transgender youths, restricting the sports teams they can join, bathrooms they can…