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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 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?
When your future has no entry point
Young people face a Catch-22: employers demand previous experience before they will hire, yet artificial intelligence is taking over the entry-level jobs.
Decoder Replay: We can’t stop scrolling. Whose fault is it?
Some think Big Tech is to blame for our inability to get off the social media that has left so many of us depressed. Why is it so hard to turn off the phone?
Economy
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?
Decoder Replay: Do stars have super powers in politics?
Endorsements by big stars in the 2024 U.S. election didn’t change the outcome. Can British movie stars stop a big media merger?
If innovation dehumanizes us, is that progress?
A new massive exhibition by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei asks us to reflect: What are the costs of mass production and global trade?
The resilience of history
As indigenous people in Peru harvest stories of their past tied to the rubber industry, governments and corporations find that history isn’t easy to erase.
Money is everything, except in the school curriculum
Upon adulthood, we are expected to saddle credit card debts and student loans, and sign leases and salary contracts. But schools mostly ignore all that.
Environment
Decoder: Turning a desert green takes more than money
An 8,000-km initiative to regreen Africa excited donors. But its success depends on the sweat and patience of farmers willing to work with nature.
Living on “Geothermal Island”
We can get clean energy by tapping the heat of the Earth. But in Indonesia, geothermal plants destroy the land and lives of people who have long lived there.
Is it time finally to move beyond fossil fuels?
The global fuel supply has been upended. We give you a range of News Decoder stories on the promise and problems of transitioning to alternative energy.
Decoder Replay: The world celebrates the world we live on
For Earth Day, we talk to the person who started the annual celebration to begin with. We learn that the best weapon for fighting climate change is education.
Ensuring survival of the furriest
In North India, people are learning to co-exist with an animal that has long terrified them.
Health & Wellness
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?
Decoder Replay: Do stars have super powers in politics?
Endorsements by big stars in the 2024 U.S. election didn’t change the outcome. Can British movie stars stop a big media merger?
If innovation dehumanizes us, is that progress?
A new massive exhibition by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei asks us to reflect: What are the costs of mass production and global trade?
The resilience of history
As indigenous people in Peru harvest stories of their past tied to the rubber industry, governments and corporations find that history isn’t easy to erase.
Decoder Replay: Global influence through medical aid
When a nation provides international aid for medical supplies and doctors it can gain allies around the world. Refusing aid builds resentment.
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