Archive for 2025
Centers for Disease Control drama spurs health concerns, criticism of Cabinet member Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
--09/08/2025
--09/08/2025
Warning sign: Bleaching of colorful ocean coral worsens off Australia, adding to concern
--09/01/2025
--09/01/2025
Tech refreshes for a new school year: Math calculator, digital note-taking, headphones, chargers, cool desk lamp
--08/18/2025
--08/18/2025
Billion-dollar cut in federal support for public TV and radio imperils stations nationwide
--08/11/2025
--08/11/2025
Government defends masks hiding immigration agents' faces, which raise 'secret police' concerns
--07/28/2025
--07/28/2025
Texas floods are example of climate change impact
--07/14/2025
--07/14/2025
Deportation protests: Soldiers on the streets of L.A. pose a test of presidential power
--06/16/2025
--06/16/2025
White House signals possible challenge to a key legal right – court hearings before deportation
--05/26/2025
--05/26/2025
Undersea warning sign: Coral bleaching spreads, weakening or killing vital tropical reefs
--05/19/2025
--05/19/2025
Courts try to halt rushed removals of alleged gang members, testing presidential powers
--04/28/2025
--04/28/2025
Academic freedom is on the line as government presses colleges to take steps or lose financial support
--04/21/2025
--04/21/2025
U.S. Education Department shrinks as the president tries to 'move education back to the states'
--04/14/2025
--04/14/2025
Top U.S. officials mistakenly leaked Yemen attack phone chat messages before jets and missiles flew
--03/31/2025
--03/31/2025
White House media policy changes spark lawsuit by AP and concerns about presidential access
--03/10/2025
--03/10/2025
'America has turned:' Trump veers away from backing Ukraine in war against Russian invaders
--03/03/2025
--03/03/2025
Washington whirlwind: Trump teams sweep through agencies with sharp cuts, data system takeovers
--02/24/2025
--02/24/2025
Nationwide bird flu affects egg prices and supplies, but generally isn't a risk to people
--02/17/2025
--02/17/2025
New deep-sea research base is called a step toward 'a permanent human presence in the ocean'
--01/27/2025
--01/27/2025
Breakthrough: Fighting stops and prisoner releases start as Israel and Hamas accept Gaza ceasefire
--01/20/2025
--01/20/2025
Ahead in 2025: Presidential change, TikTok legal uncertainty, strife in Gaza and Ukraine
--01/06/2025
--01/06/2025
Common Core State Standard
SL.CCS.1/2/3/4 Grades 6-12: An essay of a current news event is provided for discussion to encourage participation, but also inspire the use of evidence to support logical claims using the main ideas of the article. Students must analyze background information provided about a current event within the news, draw out the main ideas and key details, and review different opinions on the issue. Then, students should present their own claims using facts and analysis for support.
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