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Please note: We ask that adults respect the intent of our Student Opinion questions and refrain from posting here. While there are many other places on nytimes.com for adults to have their say, this is the only forum that explicitly invites the voices of young people.On Thursday afternoon, The New York Times reported the news…

We are honoring the Top 10 winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Peter Philpott, age 16.

Presidential Children’s Books, Pets and AllElizabeth A. HarrisReporting on publishingMs. Harris has also been the subject of picture books, including “Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice” by Nikki Grimes, and a book by her niece, Meena Harris, “Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea.” (Maya is Meena’s mom.)

The president last week erased the scientific finding that climate change endangers human health and the environment. What does that mean for you?

What are your own reactions? Do you understand why this story is dominating the news? To think about your reactions and opinions, read some different points of view from the Times opinion pages. The New York Times Editorial Board, a group of opinion journalists separate from the newsroom, writes that “The Trump Impeachment Inquiry Is…

Grappling with the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is hard enough for adults. How do you help children make sense of it? Two articles appearing this weekend in The New York Times for Kids, a section that runs the last Sunday of every month as part of the print newspaper, tackle that challenge. The…

In “Is Obstruction an Impeachable Offense? History Says Yes,” Adam Liptak tries to respond to the first question: President Trump has been consulting the Constitution. In a Twitter post on Monday, he recited part of Article II, Section 4, the provision that allows Congress to remove federal officials who commit “treason, bribery, or other high…

Find all our Lessons of the Day here.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Trump Administration Adds Six Countries to Travel Ban” by Zolan Kanno-YoungsIn 2017, the Trump administration enacted a travel ban from seven Muslim-majority countries, arguing that it was necessary for the safety and security of the United States. The ban was later revised, and on Friday,…

On Jan. 20, in the culmination of an extraordinary political comeback, Donald J. Trump was officially sworn in as president of the United States for a second time. Mr. Trump’s return comes four years after being voted out of office and being impeached for trying to overturn that election.Within hours of taking the oath of…

Find all our Lessons of the Day here.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Trump Impeached for Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress” by Nicholas Fandos and Michael D. Shear.President Trump became the third president in the history of the United States to be impeached.In this lesson, students will learn more about the historic vote in the House…