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View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story June 12, 2020 Dear Reader, Our 11th Annual Summer Reading Contest begins today! To participate in Week 1, students need to submit a response here by 9 a.m. Eastern on June 19 that answers the questions: “What got your attention in The Times this week? Why?” We can’t wait to read all summer long what students have to say about the articles, Op-Eds, photos, podcasts, films and graphs they find interesting. Our contest lasts for 10 weeks, and students can enter each week. Best, Michael Gonchar, editor RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS contests Summer Reading Contest Week 1: What Got Your Attention in The Times This Week? To participate, submit your response here by June 19 at 9 a.m. Eastern. This week’s winners will be announced on June 30. By The Learning Network proffessional development Summer Webinar Series for Educators A series of free online professional development sessions on teaching with The New York Times that you can join from home this summer. By The Learning Network Over 60 New York Times Graphs for Students to Analyze A collection of graphs, maps and charts organized by topic and graph type from three years of “What’s Going On in This Graph?” By The Learning Network math ‘Air Travel Surges 123%’: A Lesson About Misleading Statistics In this lesson, students learn about why percentage change values may give a misleading impression of what is really happening. By Sharon Hessney Graphs, Charts and Maps From Three Years of “What’s Going On in This Graph?” A slide show including some of our favorite graphs from our weekly “What’s Going On in This Graph?” activity. By The Learning Network Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT Like this email? Forward it to your friends, and let them know they can sign up here. ELSEWHERE IN THE TIMES A High School Journalist Dug Into Suspensions of Black Students. What She Found Won an Award. Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos, the co-executive editor of The Little Hawk school newspaper in Iowa, won a Robert F. Kennedy human rights award for her work. By Johnny Diaz A Master Storyteller’s Advice for Graduates: ‘Be Brave. Be Kind.’ E.L. Doctorow’s warmly personal and urgently hopeful speech to his alma mater, Bronx Science, is as pertinent now as it was nearly a decade ago. By E. L. Doctorow Pandemic-Stricken Schools Tell Senate They Need Help to Reopen The Senate Education Committee held a hearing on returning to “normalcy” this fall, but education leaders said they were struggling with budget cuts and demands to meet health guidelines. By Erica L. Green How are we doing? We’d love your feedback on this newsletter. Please email thoughts and suggestions to LNfeedback@nytimes.com. Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT Continue reading the main story Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for The Learning Network from The New York Times. To stop receiving these emails, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences. Subscribe to The Times |Get The New York Times app Connect with us on: Change Your Email|Privacy Policy|Contact Us The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018