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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.

Friday, April 17, 2026

Friday, April 17, 2026

Women get most of the new jobs

From: NPR.org

Readability Score: 9.1

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Chicago Bull released for statements of Christian faith

From: msn.com (News Nation)

Readability Score: 9.6

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

38 Buc-ee’s get F rating from BBB

From: USA TODAY

Readability Score: 12.3

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Mysterious Pod of Killer Whales Visits Seattle

From: CBS News

Readability Score: 9.2

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

The Most Powerful People in the World Are Obsessed With Media Again

From: The Hollywood Reporter

Readability Score: 9.6

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

How ’nutritious’ is the diet that social media feeds us?

From: Science News Explores

Readability Score: 7.4

Monday, April 13, 2026

3 ways the Iran war is hitting Americans’ pocketbooks

From: CBS News

Readability Score: 11.6

Monday, April 13, 2026