Learning Network: Teaching About Martin Luther King Jr. With The New York Times

Plus, The NYT Teaching Project, water scarcity and racism in soccer. [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP4QjAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS90ZW1wbGF0ZS9vYWt2Mj91cmk9bnl0Oi8vbmV3c2xldHRlci9iNWNlYzUxZC1jYzNmLTQ1ODEtOTU0NC1lNmJhMDNjOGUwNWEmdGU9MSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmcgbmV0d29yayZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIwMDExNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNTI0MCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTIwNDEwJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Ml9sbl8yMDIwMDExN1cDbnl0QgoAGwGcIV4ofckCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP0S-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP3RlPTEmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nIG5ldHdvcmsmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMDAxMTc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTUyNDAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yMDQxMCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTIyMDIwMDExN1cDbnl0QgoAGwGcIV4ofckCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)[Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-ad-marquee) ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYyMDk5JmxpPUxOJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1MTl8yMDIwMDExN1cDbnl0QgoAGwGcIV4ofckCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [NYTimes.com/Learning](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP0TOaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VjdGlvbi9sZWFybmluZz90ZT0xJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZyBuZXR3b3JrJmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjAwMTE3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE1MjQwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjA0MTAmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAyMDAxMTdXA255dEIKABsBnCFeKH3JAlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) January 17, 2020 Dear Reader, I see this newsletter as a way to communicate with you about everything that’s going on here at The Learning Network. Sometimes it reminds me of writing letters home to mom as a child from summer camp. Well, here’s what we did this week. … We just announced our [New York Times Teaching Project](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wMS8xMy9sZWFybmluZy9uZXcteW9yay10aW1lcy10ZWFjaGluZy1wcm9qZWN0Lmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmcgbmV0d29yayZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIwMDExNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNTI0MCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTIwNDEwJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMjAwMTE3VwNueXRCCgAbAZwhXih9yQJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), an opportunity to bring together a group of talented educators from around the country to share and collaborate on teaching with The Times. Indeed, travel to New York City and lodging are included. Applications are being accepted until Feb. 25. We published an updated [collection about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP4QtAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDEvMTUvbGVhcm5pbmcvbGVzc29uLXBsYW5zL3RlYWNoaW5nLWFuZC1sZWFybmluZy1hYm91dC1tYXJ0aW4tbHV0aGVyLWtpbmctanItd2l0aC10aGUtbmV3LXlvcmstdGltZXMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZyBuZXR3b3JrJmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjAwMTE3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE1MjQwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjA0MTAmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAyMDAxMTdXA255dEIKABsBnCFeKH3JAlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), including dozens of teaching ideas and resources, in advance of Monday’s holiday. It includes historic Times articles from the 1950s and ’60s, Michiko Kakutani’s analysis of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, and connections to protests and social justice issues today. While we’re judging Round 2 of our Review Contest, we’re also accepting entries for our [Connections Contest](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP4Q2AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMjEvbGVhcm5pbmcvb3VyLTNyZC1hbm51YWwtY29ubmVjdGlvbnMtY29udGVzdC1saW5rLXNvbWV0aGluZy15b3VyZS1zdHVkeWluZy1pbi1zY2hvb2wtd2l0aC10aGUtd29ybGQtdG9kYXkuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZyBuZXR3b3JrJmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjAwMTE3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE1MjQwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjA0MTAmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAyMDAxMTdXA255dEIKABsBnCFeKH3JAlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and our [15-Second Vocabulary Video Contest](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP4QOAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMjEvbGVhcm5pbmcvb3VyLXNldmVudGgtYW5udWFsLTE1LXNlY29uZC12b2NhYnVsYXJ5LXZpZGVvLWNoYWxsZW5nZS5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nIG5ldHdvcmsmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMDAxMTc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTUyNDAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yMDQxMCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTIyMDIwMDExN1cDbnl0QgoAGwGcIV4ofckCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). And, behind the scenes, we’re finishing up the details of our brand-new Writing to Inform unit and contest, with a STEM focus. We’ll give you all the details next week. What else have we been up to? We’ve published lessons about [racism in European soccer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP4QvAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDEvMTYvbGVhcm5pbmcvbGVzc29uLW9mLXRoZS1kYXktd2hlbi10aGUtbW9ua2V5LWNoYW50cy1hcmUtZm9yLXlvdS1hLXNvY2Nlci1zdGFycy12aWV3LW9mLXJhY2lzdC1hYnVzZS5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nIG5ldHdvcmsmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMDAxMTc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTUyNDAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yMDQxMCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTIyMDIwMDExN1cDbnl0QgoAGwGcIV4ofckCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), writing prompts about [Prince Harry and Meghan](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP4QUAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDEvMTAvbGVhcm5pbmcvd2hhdC1kby15b3UtdGhpbmstYWJvdXQtcHJpbmNlLWhhcnJ5LWFuZC1tZWdoYW4tc3RlcHBpbmctYmFjay5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nIG5ldHdvcmsmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMDAxMTc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTUyNDAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yMDQxMCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTIyMDIwMDExN1cDbnl0QgoAGwGcIV4ofckCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), graphs about [water scarcity](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wMS8xNi9sZWFybmluZy93aGF0cy1nb2luZy1vbi1pbi10aGlzLWdyYXBoLWphbi0yMi0yMDIwLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmcgbmV0d29yayZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIwMDExNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNTI0MCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTIwNDEwJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMjAwMTE3VwNueXRCCgAbAZwhXih9yQJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), and much more. Until next week. … Sincerely, Michael Gonchar, Editor CURRENT EVENTS AND MULTIMEDIA [What’s Going On in This Graph? | Jan. 22, 2020 Are the world’s largest cities at risk of running out of water? by the learning network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wMS8xNi9sZWFybmluZy93aGF0cy1nb2luZy1vbi1pbi10aGlzLWdyYXBoLWphbi0yMi0yMDIwLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmcgbmV0d29yayZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIwMDExNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNTI0MCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTIwNDEwJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMjAwMTE3VwNueXRCCgAbAZwhXih9yQJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wMS8xNi9sZWFybmluZy93aGF0cy1nb2luZy1vbi1pbi10aGlzLWdyYXBoLWphbi0yMi0yMDIwLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmcgbmV0d29yayZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIwMDExNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNTI0MCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTIwNDEwJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMjAwMTE3VwNueXRCCgAbAZwhXih9yQJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Film Club: ‘Darlin’ What is the effect of U.S. detention policy on immigrant families? by the learning network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wMS8xNi9sZWFybmluZy9maWxtLWNsdWItZGFybGluLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmcgbmV0d29yayZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIwMDExNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNTI0MCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTIwNDEwJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMjAwMTE3VwNueXRCCgAbAZwhXih9yQJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wMS8xNi9sZWFybmluZy9maWxtLWNsdWItZGFybGluLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmcgbmV0d29yayZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIwMDExNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNTI0MCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTIwNDEwJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMjAwMTE3VwNueXRCCgAbAZwhXih9yQJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [weekly news quiz for students Weekly News Quiz for Students: Iran Missile Attack, Earthquake, College Football Champion How well did you follow the news this past week? 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This Teen Found a Planet’ In this lesson, students will understand one way that planets are identified, and they’ll have an opportunity to participate in a citizen science project. by nicole daniels](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wMS8xNS9sZWFybmluZy9pbnRlcm5zaGlwLXBsYW5ldC1sZXNzb24tcGxhbi5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nIG5ldHdvcmsmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMDAxMTc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTUyNDAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yMDQxMCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTIyMDIwMDExN1cDbnl0QgoAGwGcIV4ofckCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wMS8xNS9sZWFybmluZy9pbnRlcm5zaGlwLXBsYW5ldC1sZXNzb24tcGxhbi5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nIG5ldHdvcmsmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMDAxMTc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTUyNDAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yMDQxMCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTIyMDIwMDExN1cDbnl0QgoAGwGcIV4ofckCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [current events Lesson of the Day: ‘Two States. Eight Textbooks. Two American Stories.’ In this lesson, students will learn how textbooks from California and Texas reflect deep partisan divides, and consider whether history can ever be neutral. by natalie proulx](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP4QYAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDEvMTQvbGVhcm5pbmcvbGVzc29uLW9mLXRoZS1kYXktdHdvLXN0YXRlcy1laWdodC10ZXh0Ym9va3MtdHdvLWFtZXJpY2FuLXN0b3JpZXMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZyBuZXR3b3JrJmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjAwMTE3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE1MjQwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjA0MTAmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAyMDAxMTdXA255dEIKABsBnCFeKH3JAlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP4QYAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDEvMTQvbGVhcm5pbmcvbGVzc29uLW9mLXRoZS1kYXktdHdvLXN0YXRlcy1laWdodC10ZXh0Ym9va3MtdHdvLWFtZXJpY2FuLXN0b3JpZXMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZyBuZXR3b3JrJmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjAwMTE3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE1MjQwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjA0MTAmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAyMDAxMTdXA255dEIKABsBnCFeKH3JAlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [What’s Going On in This Picture? | Jan. 13, 2020 Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see. by the learning network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDEvMTIvbGVhcm5pbmcvd2hhdHMtZ29pbmctb24taW4tdGhpcy1waWN0dXJlLWphbi0xMy0yMDIwLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmcgbmV0d29yayZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIwMDExNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNTI0MCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTIwNDEwJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMjAwMTE3VwNueXRCCgAbAZwhXih9yQJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDEvMTIvbGVhcm5pbmcvd2hhdHMtZ29pbmctb24taW4tdGhpcy1waWN0dXJlLWphbi0xMy0yMDIwLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmcgbmV0d29yayZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIwMDExNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNTI0MCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTIwNDEwJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMjAwMTE3VwNueXRCCgAbAZwhXih9yQJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [country of the week How Much Do You Know About Poland? Can you find Poland on a map? What else do you know about this European nation with about 38 million people? compiled by natalie proulx](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMC8wMS8xMy9sZWFybmluZy9Qb2xhbmQtR2VvZ3JhcGh5LVF1aXouaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZyBuZXR3b3JrJmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjAwMTE3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE1MjQwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjA0MTAmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAyMDAxMTdXA255dEIKABsBnCFeKH3JAlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMC8wMS8xMy9sZWFybmluZy9Qb2xhbmQtR2VvZ3JhcGh5LVF1aXouaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZyBuZXR3b3JrJmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjAwMTE3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE1MjQwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjA0MTAmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAyMDAxMTdXA255dEIKABsBnCFeKH3JAlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) WRITING, LITERACY SKILLS AND STUDENT VOICE [current events conversation What Students Are Saying About Improving School Lunch, ‘#Megxit’ and Emoji Fun. Teenage comments in response to our recent writing prompts, and an invitation to join the ongoing conversation. by the learning network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP4QhAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDEvMTYvbGVhcm5pbmcvd2hhdC1zdHVkZW50cy1hcmUtc2F5aW5nLWFib3V0LWltcHJvdmluZy1zY2hvb2wtbHVuY2gtbWVneGl0LWFuZC1lbW9qaS1mdW4uaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZyBuZXR3b3JrJmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjAwMTE3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE1MjQwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjA0MTAmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAyMDAxMTdXA255dEIKABsBnCFeKH3JAlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP4QhAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDEvMTYvbGVhcm5pbmcvd2hhdC1zdHVkZW50cy1hcmUtc2F5aW5nLWFib3V0LWltcHJvdmluZy1zY2hvb2wtbHVuY2gtbWVneGl0LWFuZC1lbW9qaS1mdW4uaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZyBuZXR3b3JrJmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjAwMTE3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE1MjQwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjA0MTAmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAyMDAxMTdXA255dEIKABsBnCFeKH3JAlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [student opinion Should Public Transit Be Free? Several cities in Massachusetts are experimenting with free public transit. Do you think that getting to and from work and school on public transportation should be a right? by nicole daniels](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wMS8xNi9sZWFybmluZy9zaG91bGQtcHVibGljLXRyYW5zaXQtYmUtZnJlZS5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nIG5ldHdvcmsmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMDAxMTc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTUyNDAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yMDQxMCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTIyMDIwMDExN1cDbnl0QgoAGwGcIV4ofckCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wMS8xNi9sZWFybmluZy9zaG91bGQtcHVibGljLXRyYW5zaXQtYmUtZnJlZS5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nIG5ldHdvcmsmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMDAxMTc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTUyNDAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yMDQxMCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTIyMDIwMDExN1cDbnl0QgoAGwGcIV4ofckCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [student opinion Would You Consider Serving in the U.S. Armed Forces? More and more, new military recruits come from the same small number of counties and are the children of old recruits. Is that fair? by jeremy engle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDEvMTUvbGVhcm5pbmcvd291bGQteW91LWNvbnNpZGVyLXNlcnZpbmctaW4tdGhlLXVzLWFybWVkLWZvcmNlcy5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nIG5ldHdvcmsmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMDAxMTc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTUyNDAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yMDQxMCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTIyMDIwMDExN1cDbnl0QgoAGwGcIV4ofckCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDEvMTUvbGVhcm5pbmcvd291bGQteW91LWNvbnNpZGVyLXNlcnZpbmctaW4tdGhlLXVzLWFybWVkLWZvcmNlcy5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nIG5ldHdvcmsmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMDAxMTc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTUyNDAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yMDQxMCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTIyMDIwMDExN1cDbnl0QgoAGwGcIV4ofckCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [picture prompts Pet Keepsakes Have you ever created something to remember your departed pets? by the learning network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wMS8xNS9sZWFybmluZy9wZXQta2VlcHNha2VzLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmcgbmV0d29yayZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIwMDExNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNTI0MCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTIwNDEwJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMjAwMTE3VwNueXRCCgAbAZwhXih9yQJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgBCEBP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wMS8xNS9sZWFybmluZy9wZXQta2VlcHNha2VzLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmcgbmV0d29yayZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIwMDExNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNTI0MCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTIwNDEwJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMjAwMTE3VwNueXRCCgAbAZwhXih9yQJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [student opinion What Role Should Textbooks Play in Education? Does your school use textbooks for teaching and learning? 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Do you have good models for “talk less, listen more”? 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