Twice-Taught Tales - a project of bethany lam

Even as their student bodies have become poorer, community colleges are “receiving minimal federal support,” an author of a new report says.    

In this lesson we offer three activities inspired by the astronaut Chris Hadfield’s use of social media to renew flagging interest in space.    

Where, according to this article, is the “emotional and physical focal point of one of the most destructive tornadoes to strike Oklahoma”?    

Do you use Urban Dictionary? How much slang do you use in general, and how much of the latest slang do you tend to adopt?    

Can you calculate the amount of sales cellphone companies made per hour in 2012?    

See what you know about the news of the day.    

This word has appeared in one New York Times article in the past year.    

Parents say the Chicago Board of Education’s plan to shut 53 elementary schools is uprooting the personal and academic lifelines of the city’s neediest communities.    

The administration of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has consented to replace light fixtures containing the toxic substance in hundreds of schools by 2016, rather than 2021.    

In this lesson, students examine the myriad issues surrounding immigration reform, including border security, the economic impact of foreign-born workers, and paths to citizenship for those who have entered illegally.    

Leobardo Espinoza Jr., a high school senior in Kansas whose parents did not graduate from high school, expects to “work harder and longer” to compete with his Ivy League classmates this fall.    

Do you think the current federal prohibition on marijuana is good public policy?    

What is a “supercell” storm? How many tornadoes touched down in four states this weekend?    

Can you choose the best synonym for “cri de coeur”?    

See what you know about the news of the day.    

This word has appeared in 567 New York Times articles in the past year.    

The N.Y.U. researchers, who specialized in magnetic resonance imaging, colluded with Chinese institutions to reveal confidential information, prosecutors said.    

Fill in the blanks in the first 10 paragraphs of the article “Veeck’s Son Dusts Off Old Idea and Crowdsources the Umpiring” by Pat Borzi.    

Every Monday we publish a New York Times photo without a caption, headline or other information about its origins. Join the conversation by posting about what you see, and why.    

Although Will Walker, who will attend Williams College, counts himself “lucky,” he encourages other students with unfulfilled college plans to wait: “the universe usually has a way of working things out.”