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Current Events

Every school day (except holidays) we offer 2 lessons, often at different reading levels. Articles are selected from various major news sources (we don't write 'em, folks!) to encourage debate and critical thinking. Sometimes they might push buttons or present uncomfortable or unpopular stances. We think students need to see, read, process, debate, and think critically about these issues. Selection of an article doesn't imply izzit.org agreement with the article or its perspective.

The questions are a critical part of the lesson. Without those, there is no lesson – only an article, and you could find that on your own!

Articles & Discussion Questions can be printed from the page. Articles are posted for one week due to copyright issues. After that, it's archived with the questions and a link to the original source of the article.

PLEASE NOTE: Lessons are archived for one year from posting date. If you might want to use a lesson in the future, we recommend you print it or otherwise save it.

PLEASE DO NOT unsubscribe to Current Events emails for the summer. Emails will not be sent during the summer. We will begin sending emails again after Labor Day. Lessons continue through June 9, 2023, and resume in mid-August.

Thursday, May 28, 2026

California court bans Kars4Kids for false advertising (omissions)

From: KCRA Sacramento

Readability Score: 15.3

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Some Parents Want Their Kids Opted Out of Ed Tech

From: KLOVE News

Readability Score: 9.9

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Princeton University Ends Unsupervised Exams due to AI

From: The Independent (via Yahoo)

Readability Score: 12.5

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

The World’s Most Surprising Capitalist Makeover Is Under Way in Sweden

From: Wall Street Journal

Readability Score: 11.6

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

AI may be giving teens bad diet advice

From: Science News Explores

Readability Score: 7.4

Friday, May 22, 2026

The Thing That Works (opinion)

From: The Patriot Post

Readability Score: 8.0