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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
Hungarians show that Big Daddy tactics don’t always work
In the recent election, Hungarians proved that a strong-arm leader can be removed from power and that peaceful change is possible.
When war leaves you without heat, it’s time to dance
It is cold in Ukraine, where Russian bombs have cut off power for heat and electricity. To keep people warm and sane, DJs have sprung into action.
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?
Technology
When the algorithm tells you what to report
In India and across the world, journalists are finding that they must please a robot before they can get their story to an audience.
Decoder Replay: Can we control what teens do with tech?
Parents want to protect their children from harmful ideas. But when young people figure out ways past digital locks, is control over content even possible?
When women take up space
An invisible glue holding the universe together and launching telescopes into orbit: Those ideas came from women who elbowed their way into astronomy.
Is time running out to tame killer robots?
Wars are being fought by drones controlled by human operators thousands of miles away. What happens when we take the human out of that picture?
Who decides? The fight over teen phone use in schools
Schools are limiting how and when teens can use their phones. But some students say: Maybe give us a heads up first and ask what we think?
Economy
Cobalt and our (dis)connected realities
Devices keep us connected. But can we connect to the communities whose lives are upended in making those devices? A group of artists and activists show us how.Participants in a...
Decoder Replay: Canada’s sticky position in the world
As Canada’s relationship with the United States sours, Europe looks to sweeten its ties to the Land of the Maple Leaf. Here is a taste of what that means.
A sea of gray
Imagine no entry-level jobs and a world with way more old people than young. How can a teen dream up a future?
Decoder: Can we count on data our government provides?
People, businesses and organizations base their actions and decisions on data we get from the government. How reliable is that?
Should someone get paid more than you for the same work?
It seems like a no-brainer: People should get paid the same for the same work. So why do women around the world still have to fight so hard for that?
Environment
An artist mourned by a multitude
The death of musician Zubeen Garg brought an entire Indian state to a standstill. When people turn stardom into selflessness they can touch millions.
Decoder Replay: When glaciers melt off the mountains
The Himalayan mountains hold the largest concentration of ice and snow outside the polar regions. They are already melting.
Decoder Replay: Can Europe lead the world off plastics?
A new EU law restricts the use of plastics in consumer products. How dependent on plastic are we? Let’s explore.
Encircled by the sea: A photo essay
For the people who live on a central Indonesian island, rising sea levels aren’t theoretical. Constant flooding has washed away homes, communities and livelihoods.
Why so few human stories within the climate crisis?
One high school student took it on herself to show children how climate change affects people throughout the world.
Health & Wellness
Cobalt and our (dis)connected realities
Devices keep us connected. But can we connect to the communities whose lives are upended in making those devices? A group of artists and activists show us how.Participants in a...
Not quite what the doctor ordered
With so much health info online, many people scroll for medical advice instead of seeing a doctor. Is that bad?
Decoder Replay: Canada’s sticky position in the world
As Canada’s relationship with the United States sours, Europe looks to sweeten its ties to the Land of the Maple Leaf. Here is a taste of what that means.
A sea of gray
Imagine no entry-level jobs and a world with way more old people than young. How can a teen dream up a future?
Shouldn’t a disease-preventing drug be accessible to all?
Some promising new drugs have been shown to prevent new HIV infections. But for now, it seems, they go only to countries that can pay.
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