CURRENT EVENTS
Sites and Sources for News
Use the links below to find current, accurate news from around the world on the Web.
NEWS SITES JUST FOR KIDS
Tween Tribune
News just for middle schoolers.
http://tweentribune.com/category/tween78/
New York Times Current Events
New York Times Current Events Conversations
New York Times Upfront
THE FULL ISSUE IS AVAILABLE IN PRINT IN THE RDMS LIBRARY.
A selection of articles from this public affairs magazine for students interested in government, history, economics, sociology and world affairs. Published by The New York Times 14 times during each school year.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/upfront/index.asp
CNN 10 - News Explained in 10 Minutes
https://www.cnn.com/cnn10
New York Times Student Connections
NY Times Learning Network for students in grades 6-12
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/index.html
PBS: NewsHour Extra for Students
The Public Broadcasting Service TV news program special page for students
Time for Kids
Scholastic News
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/scholasticNews.jsp?FromBrowseMod=true&Ns=Pub_Date_Sort|1&CurrPage=scholasticNews.jsp&TopicValue=Scholastic%20News
National Geographic for Kids
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Stories/
Current Events sites
Google News
http://www.google.com/news
Wikipedia Portal: Current Events
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events
Major News Organizations online
The New York Times
The Record
The Star-Ledger
National Public Radio (NPR)
http://www.npr.org/
ABC News Online
http://abcnews.go.com/
Time Magazine Online
http://www.time.com/time/
Newsweek Magazine Online
http://www.newsweek.com/id/38584
Specialized News
Science News for Students
Kid version of the respected Science News.
Biology News Net
For the latest news, articles and current events in biology
http://www.biologynews.net/
Geology News: Earth Science Current Events
For the latest news in Earth science
http://geology.com/news/
ESPN Worldwide
News from the world of sports
http://espn.go.com/