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A monthly column on the latest space discoveries and technologies for elementary students (Updated Monthly)

Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:

Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
►Archive of Geography quizzes
►Say goodbye to new pennies, a coin that outlived its purpose after 232 years
-- Front Page Talking Points Archive

Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
How well do you keep up with the world around you? Take this week’s quiz to test your knowledge of recent national and world events.

►Is yelling ‘traitor’ dangerous noise?
►Download the lessonThis week's word in the news: ACQUAINTANCE
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
When photographer Peter Turnley was just 20 years old, an acquaintance from the California Office of Economic Opportunity reached out to him with a question.
The Los Angeles Times -- 12/01/2025
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