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India: Grappling with the Legacy of 'The Population Bomb'
From the U.S. to India, alarm has long been raised about overpopulation, leading to calls for harsh measures to curb it. But is population control the answer?
Classroom Subjects
Social Studies
Who Takes Care of Nanny's Children?
When a Filipino woman leaves her home to work overseas as a nanny, she knows that it will be years before she sees her own children again.
Promises, Promises: One Year After Rana Plaza
One year after the collapse of Rana Plaza many workers in Bangladesh still depend on garment-making—despite the low wages and high safety risk that come with the job.
Saudi Arabia's Shifting Islamic Landscape
Saudi Arabia's religious landscape is evolving, posing challenges to the ultraconservative version of Islam on which the kingdom was founded. What will that mean for its future governance?
The Gangs of Karachi
Karachi is the world’s most violent city, with about 2,000 murders in 2013 as a result of its virulent gang politics. The city’s gangsters are openly linked to Pakistan’s national parties.
Lake Tonle Sap: The Endangered Heart of Cambodia
For centuries, the flood pulse of this lake has fed a nation and nurtured incredible biodiversity. With a changing climate and scores of dams planned upstream on the Mekong, can it survive?
Education in Ecuador
Since the implementation of a new constitution in 2008, Ecuador has put more emphasis on the development of higher education. Yet the country's secondary schools are leaving many students unprepared.
Official Homophobia in Russia
With homophobic rhetoric now legitimized by federal law, being gay in Russia can be extremely dangerous.
Bishan: Reinventing China’s Emptying Countryside
As China rapidly urbanizes, many villages—and their distinct cultural heritage and folk traditions—disappear daily. Two urban Chinese artists go back to the land in search of meaning in modern China.
Atlas of Pentecostalism
An interactive visual guide to the world's most rapidly growing religious movement.
Belfast: A City Divided
It has been 15 years since the end of Northern Ireland's Troubles yet in Belfast, a city carved by "Peace Walls," the tension is still palpable.
Sex and Sanitation in Brazil
Prostitution is not illegal in Brazil. Yet a campaign to “clean-up” the country’s image ahead of the World Cup is rendering those working in Brazil’s sex industry increasingly vulnerable.
December 20, 2017 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Gregory Scruggs
Gregory Scruggs, a U.S.-based journalist specializing in land and property rights, traveled to Antigua and Barbuda after Hurricane Irma. Watch to learn more.
November 07, 2017 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Ana P. Santos
Journalist Ana P. Santos reports from Qatar on how zina laws that criminalize unmarried sex target low-skilled migrant women and send them to prison—along with their babies.
November 07, 2017 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Ben Mauk
In the 1950s the Cold War forever changed the American southwest, as thousands of hopeful uranium prospectors took to the hills in Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and beyond.
October 25, 2017 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Richard Bernstein
Journalist Richard Bernstein traveled to Taiwan and Thailand to report on the growing influence of China around the world and in Southeast Asia.
October 19, 2017 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Emily Codik
A little-known story of survival during the Holocaust.
April 17, 2017 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Elliott Woods
Bozeman, Montana-based journalist Elliott Woods reports on animal poaching and human rights abuses in the Central African Republic in 2016.
October 18, 2016 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Neil Brandvold
Photojournalist Neil Brandvold investigates the paralytic disease Konzo that has inflicted polio-life symptoms on thousands of the most impoverished people in Democratic Republic of Congo.
August 11, 2016 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Ben C. Solomon
Pulitzer Prize-winning filmmaker and video journalist for The New York Times, Ben C. Solomon, discusses his VR film, "The Fight for Falluja."
August 01, 2016 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalists: Allison Shelley and Ana P. Santos
Writer Ana P. Santos and documentary photographer Allison Shelley traveled to Denmark for their project "Au Pair Program: Cultural Exchange or Cheap Domestic Labor?"
June 30, 2016
Slow Journalism and the Out of Eden Walk Curriculum
Educators can use Paul Salopek's Out of Eden Walk as a teaching tool by exposing classrooms to the the project and having students design and implement a narrative walk of their own.
June 06, 2016 | Meet the Journalist
Meet The Journalists: Claire Provost and Matt Kennard
Claire Provost and Matt Kennard discuss their six-month exploration of the transfer of territory around the globe from the state to corporations for the past six months.
May 11, 2016 | Meet the Journalist
Everyday Africa: A Photographer's Tool Kit
This photography tutorial for teachers and students from Everyday Africa co-founder Peter DiCampo outlines tips for taking strong photographs and designing photography exhibitions.
July 30, 2018 | All Grades, Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
'Losing Earth' Full Text Summary
A summary of each section of "Losing Earth," a special issue of The New York Times Magazine.
July 30, 2018 | All Grades, Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
'Losing Earth' Comprehension and Discussion Questions
Comprehension and discussion questions for "Losing Earth," a special issue of The New York Times Magazine.
July 30, 2018 | All Grades, Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
'Losing Earth' Glossary of Terms
A glossary of term for "Losing Earth," a special issue of the New York Times Magazine.
July 30, 2018 | All Grades, Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
'Losing Earth' Cast of Characters
The cast of characters for "Losing Earth", a special issue of The New York Times Magazine
July 27, 2018 | High School, College
5 Articles for Your Spanish Class
Through these articles, students will explore diverse cultures and connect to pressing issues facing Spanish-speaking communities.
July 26, 2018 | All Grades, Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Introducing the Story of 'Losing Earth'
In this printable PDF, you will find text summaries, discussion and comprehension questions, and other useful materials for students and teachers navigating "Losing Earth."
July 25, 2018 | All Grades, Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Writing & Communication Activities
Guide your students in creative, expository, and persuasive writing, class debates, and science communications exercises designed for any subject area.
July 24, 2018 | All Grades, Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Visualizing Climate Change
Activities encouraging students to create and evaluate visual representations of climate change in order to interpret and share environmental knowledge effectively.
July 23, 2018 | All Grades, Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Taking Action: Activities for Students, Schools, and Communities
What could you and your students do to fight climate change? This resource outlines letter-writing campaigns, research projects and school-wide event ideas for students.
July 22, 2018 | All Grades, Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Digging Deeper: Background Materials & Primary Sources
Find all the context you need to teach "Losing Earth," including historical timelines and original transcripts from Senate hearings on climate change.
July 21, 2018 | All Grades, Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Skype a Journalist into Your Classroom
Want a journalist to speak with your class about their environmental reporting? Our grantees have expertise ranging from ocean health to pollution. Learn more about how to schedule a free visit.
July 12, 2018 | Elementary, Middle School, High School
Teaching Feminism in the World's Poorest Classrooms [10 minute read + lesson ideas]
Students explore text and photos (including Instagram stories) about a school for girls in rural India in order to spark conversation about access to education and feminism in their communities.