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Browse the Educators’ Catalog Database below to find articles and classroom activities that focus on a range of topics, geographies and learning outcomes. Scroll to the left to see the complete menu of options. You can also view the database in Google Sheets.
Excerpts from the most recent Educators’ Catalog:
Trading in bullets for ballots in Sri Lanka
After failed attempts to topple the Sri Lankan government, a rebel group has come to power through peaceful means, with the help of a youth movement.
How floods in Spain brought a deluge of disinformation
After massive floods in Valencia, fake news messages on the internet seemed targeted to intensify chaos and undermine trust in the authorities.
Decoder Replay: Why do people believe conspiracy theories?
Trump faked his assassination attempt. Princess Di wasn’t killed in an accident. The moon landing never happened. Why do people believe disproven ideas?
Decoder Replay: Beware of shorthand labels
Are the Houthis in Yemen “Iran-backed” or “Iran-aligned”? Are Hezbollah members “terrorists” or “liberators”? Labels can make a big difference.
Decoders
Our “Decoders” go beyond headlines to provide context for the big issues in the news. ND correspondents bring decades of journalistic expertise reporting on major world events to write exclusive news articles in English for our youth audience. Student reporters are trained in our Pitch, Report, Draft, Revise methodology to produce balanced, credible and authoritative news content.
Every article includes a list of questions to prompt discussion. Browse a selection of our news archive by categories below, or search by keywords on your desired topic or region in the Search box.
Israel-Palestine
Promoting peace through a prize
Each year a committee of Norwegians awards the Nobel Peace Prize to someone who has fought for peace. Is Donald Trump worthy?
Decoder Replay: When nations go too far
Even warfare has rules. But how can the world stop the mass slaughter and starvation of a people?
School closed on account of … war
Some 90 million students across the globe lose their access to education, not from snow or hurricanes, but from the political storms that rage around them.
Decoder Replay: Is peace in the Middle East even possible?
It is difficult to undo almost eight decades of hostility. To understand what’s happening now in Gaza you have to go back to the creation of the Israeli state.
Decoder Replay: Do the Geneva Conventions still have force?
Israel strikes crowds at food distribution sites. Russia bombs cities in the Ukraine war. Can we not hold nations to account?
Ukraine
The power of one voice
When a Russian pop star told the world, and Putin, that the Ukraine war must end, she had to go into exile. But her message was already out.
School closed on account of … war
Some 90 million students across the globe lose their access to education, not from snow or hurricanes, but from the political storms that rage around them.
Decoder Replay: Do the Geneva Conventions still have force?
Israel strikes crowds at food distribution sites. Russia bombs cities in the Ukraine war. Can we not hold nations to account?
Decoder: Do fixed borders guarantee peace?
While Russia and Ukraine war over their shared border, two Central Asian nations prove that borders can be changed by mutual agreement.
Decoder: From a cold war to a warm hug
How to get the significance of Donald Trump’s bitterness towards Europe? You have to look at the complicated dance between Russia and the United States.
Technology
You must use AI! Don’t use AI!
Navigating when and how to use AI in the work world depends on where you work. For many organizations it is a love-hate relationship.
Decoder: Does ‘less is more’ apply to tech companies?
How vulnerable are we as a society when our internet-delivery eggs are largely placed in one virtual global basket?
For World Space Week it’s time to look up
There are no national borders in outer space. On earth, astrophysicists work together across borders. Come explore space with us.
Before you click on that incredible deal…
Don’t trust internet offers that seem too good to be true. But how can you tell if its the real deal? We’ll show you some ways.
Designed in California but made … all over the world
Many people in the United States feel they can’t live without an iPhone. But its global components have put it is at the heart of an international trade battle.
Economy
Decoder: Does ‘less is more’ apply to tech companies?
How vulnerable are we as a society when our internet-delivery eggs are largely placed in one virtual global basket?
Decoder Replay: Why do people worry about inflation?
Think of inflation the way you think of Goldilocks and the Three Bears: too much or too little is a problem. Just a bit can be just right.
Decoder Replay: Can the world wean itself off petroleum?
The world seems to have reached a turning point in replacing carbon polluting fuels with clean, renewable energy.
Decoder Replay: Why all the fuss over interest rates?
When the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank lowers interest rates, that can affect the prices for all the stuff you buy. But do you understand how they work?
Decoder Replay: Gold is valuable. But you can’t drink it.
We’re marking World Water Week, a gathering in Sweden intended to solve water-related challenges such as droughts, floods and food security. Let’s invest in it.
Environment
Decoder Replay: Can we prepare for unpredictable weather?
There’s no denying climate change when a tornado rips through your town or a blizzard buries you in snow. So why blame the people who raise weather alarms?
To fight climate change, begin in the classroom
It is one thing for students to read what a teacher assigned. It’s another to discover information themselves and use it to inform others and take action.
Are you aware of your level of climate ignorance?
Ask people at random what countries emit the most greenhouse gases and you find we have long way to go in educating people about climate change.
Climate change brings new worries to an old industry
Grapes are notoriously sensitive to weather. That leaves grape growers struggling to adapt to the long-term effects of climate change.
Decoder: The high costs of cheap food
In many places people are shocked by the high costs of food. But cheaper options come with other costs to children’s health and the greater environment.
Health & Wellness
What’s not part of university requirements? Eating.
College students must pay for housing, books and course fees. For many, that leaves little extra for meals. Some campuses are working to fill that need.
What happens when people lose access to birth control?
Contraception reduces mortality and can improve the lives of women. But the United States has pulled its global funding for maternal health programs.
Dishing out healthy food options kids will eat
Can schools entice young people to choose foods that are better for their health and the health of the planet?
It is up to all of us to stand up to bullies
Bullies gain their power when people fear them. But sometimes our own inner strength is more powerful.
How one young woman broke free of a media addiction
When the screen becomes your escape from depression, can you find a way to face the reality around you?
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