Learning Network: Our Annual Summer News Quiz

How many questions can you get right?

View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story August 21, 2020 Dear Reader, This was no ordinary summer. Normally, our Summer News Quiz is filled with stories about events like the Tony Awards or the N.B.A. finals. But, alas, Broadway remained dark, and there was no major team sports championship. Instead, the coronavirus pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests dominated headlines from June through August, affecting almost all aspects of society, including sports, voting, jobs and our economy. How closely did you pay attention to the events of this dramatic summer? See what you remember by taking our special Summer 2020 News Quiz for Students. All of our daily features for students, like our writing prompts and Lessons of the Day, will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 8, while our weekly features, like our News Quiz and What’s Going On in This Graph?, will begin the following week. If you’re preparing for the 2020-21 school year, and want to learn more about our many resources (which are all free!) and how to use them for online or in-person teaching, register for one of our webinars on Aug. 27 or Sept. 10. We hope to see you there. Best, Michael Gonchar, editor RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS weekly news quiz for students Summer 2020 News Quiz How closely did you pay attention to the events of this dramatic summer? See what you remember by taking our special Summer 2020 News Quiz. Compiled by Jeremy Engle and John Otis professional development Webinars on Teaching and Learning With The New York Times The first two webinars in our back-to-school series are all about using The Learning Network to help you bring the world to your students, for free. By The Learning Network contests Summer Reading Contest Winner, Week 8: On ‘Why America Needs a Royal Family’ Thank you to the teenagers who participated this week, and congratulations to our winner, Nina Nzekwe, as well as our many runners-up and honorable mentions. By The Learning Network contests Our 2020-21 Student Contest Calendar From art and editorials to personal narratives and podcasts, a list of the 10 contests and challenges for young people we’re running this school year. By The Learning Network student opinion 177 Questions to Inspire Writing, Discussion, Debate and Reflection Here are all of our Student Opinion questions from the 2019-20 school year. A New York Times article, interactive feature or video is the jumping-off point for each question. 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 Teachers, Tell Us Your Difficult Decisions About In-Person Learning We want to hear how educators are approaching the upcoming semester. By The New York Times Nurses Are on the Virus Front Lines. But Many Schools Don’t Have One. Less than 40 percent of the nation’s schools had a full-time nurse before the pandemic, and there has been no national effort to hire more. By Dan Levin How Are Student Newspapers Covering Back to School? We want to hear how student journalists are approaching this unusual school year. By The New York Times Can Los Angeles Schools Test 700,000 Students and 75,000 Employees? That’s the Plan Classes will start remotely. But the nation’s second-largest school district has perhaps the most ambitious plan to test students and employees for the coronavirus. By Shawn Hubler 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 TimesGet The New York Times app Connect with us on: Change Your EmailPrivacy PolicyContact UsCalifornia Notices The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018