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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
►Phone-free schools spread: 35 states now limit students' electronic devices
-- 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.
►Must generals, admirals slim down?
►Download the lessonThis week's word in the news: SEGREGATED
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The other flag, dubbed “History,” is a nod to the Black experience in St. Petersburg, which was once heavily segregated.
The Key West Citizen -- 10/13/2025
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