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    1. Contests

      The Winners of Our 9th Annual Student Podcast Contest

      We invited teenagers to create an original five-minute podcast about almost anything. Listen to the winning entries selected from 1,400 submissions.

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      The Winners of Our Third Annual Open Letter Contest

      This year’s winning letters — chosen from more than 11,000 entries — on civic education, data centers, social media bans and more.

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      This year’s winners wrote about protests against ICE, social media bans for children, the gutting of SNAP benefits, hostile architecture and more.
      This year’s winners wrote about protests against ICE, social media bans for children, the gutting of SNAP benefits, hostile architecture and more.
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  1. Mourning the Silence of Civic Education

    We are honoring the winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Chan-Yul Kim, age 16.

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    Winner of Student Open Letter Contest
  2. Could You Patent the Sun?

    We are honoring the winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Isabelle Kim, age 15.

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    Winner of Student Open Letter Contest
  3. Error 404: Humanity Not Found

    We are honoring the winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Katheryn Chan, age 15.

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    The location of a proposed data center in Arizona.
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    Winner of Student Open Letter Contest
  4. Our 17th Annual Summer Reading Contest

    Students are invited to tell us what they’re reading in The Times and why, in writing OR via a 90-second video. Contest dates: June 5 to Aug. 14, 2026.

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    Contests

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Resources by Subject

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  1. English Language Arts

    Lesson plans for English language arts from The Learning Network.

     

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  2. Social Studies

    Lesson plans for social studies from The Learning Network.

     

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  3. Science & Math

    Lesson plans for science and math from The Learning Network.

     

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  4. E.L.L. & Arts

    Lesson plans for E.L.L. & arts from The Learning Network.

     

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  5. Current Events

    Lesson plans on current events from The Learning Network.

     

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Resources for Teaching and Learning

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  1. Lessons and Teaching Ideas

    Lesson plans and teaching resources based on Times content

     

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  2. Writing Prompts

    Student Opinion Q’s, Picture Prompts & Current Events Conversation

     

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  3. Quizzes and Vocabulary

    Weekly News Quiz, Word of the Day, Country of the Week and Student Crosswords

     

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  4. Photos, Graphs and Videos

    Film Club, What’s Going On in This Picture? and What’s Going On in This Graph?

     

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  5. Contests

    Student Contests & Our Contest Calendar

     

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    Word of the day

    Word of the Day: perfidious

    This word has appeared in nine articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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    Word of the Day: oligarchy

    This word has appeared in 105 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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    Word of the Day: penury

    This word has appeared in nine articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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    Word of the Day: insuperable

    This word has appeared in 12 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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    Word of the Day: expatiate

    This word has appeared in two articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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    Word of the Day: lassitude

    This word has appeared in two articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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    Word of the Day: numinous

    This word has appeared in 38 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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    Winner of Student Open Letter Contest

    The Anti-Social Media

    We are honoring the winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Vihaan Miriyala, age 15.

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    Winner of Student Open Letter Contest

    A Bench Is Not a Barrier

    We are honoring the winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Violet S. Tran, age 15.

    By The Learning Network

     
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