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New data on teen mental health during the pandemic suggests that for many, home life was full of stressors. In a nationwide survey of 7,705 high school students, percent said they suffered emotional abuse from a parent or another adult in their house in the preceding year, and 11.3 percent said they suffered physical abuse.

Each Wednesday we shine a spotlight on five student activities that support a broad range of learners. In this week’s roundup of accessible activities, we invite students to learn about a new species of spider, think about something amazing they’ve seen in nature, watch a film about young people dealing with grief, share how they…

Last week, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson spent two days answering senators’ questions about her Supreme Court nomination. Yet, according to a News Analysis, the aggressively hostile interrogation of Judge Jackson marred what could have been not only a reset for the Senate, but a significant national moment in seeing the first ascend to the pinnacle…

Each Wednesday we shine a spotlight on five student activities that support a broad range of learners. In this week’s roundup of accessible activities, we invite students to learn about one of the largest private Black history collections, reflect on their relationship with their grandparents, look closely at an image, share their March Madness predictions…

A recent Times special section on cryptocurrency describes it as a tech trend that is “too big to overlook” for both its economic and cultural power. These days, “crypto” usually refers to the entire universe of technologies that involve — the systems that power digital currencies like Bitcoin, but also serve as the base layer…

Each Wednesday we shine a spotlight on five student activities that support a broad range of learners. In this week’s roundup of accessible activities, we invite students to learn about cellular chicken, reflect on emotional intelligence, interpret an image with a brick on top of an egg, learn about Palau and try to figure out…

Each Wednesday we shine a spotlight on five student activities that support a broad range of learners. In this week’s roundup of accessible activities, we invite students to learn about the environmental benefits of peat, share the things they love to collect, watch a film about the 10th anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s death, talk about…

Each Wednesday we shine a spotlight on five student activities that support a broad range of learners. In this week’s roundup of accessible activities, we invite students to learn about pedestrian deaths during the pandemic, reflect on receiving good advice, share their reactions to the war in Ukraine, make observations about a photograph and consider…

After months of troop buildups, grim warnings of violence and vague assurances of peace, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began on Feb. 24. Despite efforts at diplomacy, Russia attacked several major cities, including the capital, Kyiv, resulting in dozens of deaths. Which of the following facts about Ukraine, Russia and the roots of this war are…

Each Wednesday we shine a spotlight on five student activities that support a broad range of learners. In this week’s roundup of accessible activities, we invite students to write a love poem, learn about truck drivers, watch a film about the “Queen of Basketball,” look closely at an intriguing photo and write an original story.Note:…