Lesson of the Day: ‘Trump, in Taped Call, Pressured Georgia Official to “Find” Votes...
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Trump, in Taped Call, Pressured Georgia Official to ‘Find’ Votes to Overturn Election” by Michael D. Shear and Stephanie SaulThe results of the 2020 election are expected to be certified by Congress during a…
Lesson of the Day: ‘Trump Administration Adds Six Countries to Travel Ban’
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,…
How The New York Times for Kids Explains the Capitol Attack
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…
Lesson of the Day: ‘Trump Impeached for Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress’
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…
Lesson of the Day: ‘The Trump Administration Is Reversing Nearly 100 Environmental Rules. Here’s...
The coronavirus has dominated headlines for the past two months. But all the while the Trump administration has continued to pursue other federal policy actions that shape our country and world.In this lesson, you’ll learn about one such action: In the three years that President Trump has held office, his administration has officially rolled back…
Lesson Plan on Trump Immigration Policy and Deportations
A lesson plan that invites students to explore how President Trump’s immigration enforcement is affecting their communities.
Should Congress Try to Impeach President Trump?
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…
Lesson of the Day: ‘Trump Acquitted of Two Impeachment Charges in Near Party-Line Vote’
Find all our Lessons of the Day here.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Trump Acquitted of Two Impeachment Charges in Near Party-Line Vote”The Senate acquitted President Trump on Wednesday of charges that he abused his power and obstructed Congress, as Republicans turned back an election-year attempt by House Democrats to remove him from office over accusations that he…
Lesson of the Day: ‘As Trump Seeks to Project Strength, Doctors Disclose Alarming Episodes’
During the Warm Up to this lesson, we asked you to list the sources of your information. How reliable do you consider them? How reliable do you consider The New York Times, the source of information in this lesson so far? Why?As the teacher and writer Kelly Gallagher suggests in the Twitter message above, taking…
What Is Your Reaction to the Trump Administration Ending the Government’s Power to Fight...
The president last week erased the scientific finding that climate change endangers human health and the environment. What does that mean for you?
