Wall Street Journal

Current Events Can Belong in the Classroom

As a teacher of a high-school current-events course, I encourage other social-studies teachers not to shy away from including current events in the curriculum (“Teachers Leave Current Events Out of ...
The Tufts Daily

Universities are bringing current events into the classroom

Sullivan feels that Tufts has a good balance of classes devoted exclusively to current events and classes that are more theoretical. "As a department, we strive to be scholars who can analyze an ...
The Daily Princetonian

Students need to understand current events. The classroom is the solution.

Wars, humanitarian crises, politics, shifting COVID-19 regulations, and many other issues dominate the media and public discourse week in and week out. To better help students fully utilize their ...
KWTX

Abbott signs “critical race theory” bill into law; limits teaching of current events, racism in classroom

(TEXAS TRIBUNE) - Gov. Greg Abbott has signed the controversial bill that prescribes how Texas teachers can talk about current events and America’s history of racism in the classroom, according to ...
The Tufts Daily

Classroom current events discussions fruitful, profs say

As the war in Iraq winds down professors of many disciplines are finding ways to incorporate discussions on the war and current events into their classrooms. Some professors have held discussions in ...