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Welcome to Current Events !

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.
The important thing is not to stop questioning.”—Albert Einstein

The world events of today shape our future in every way, from how well we understand one another to how healthy we keep our planet. Current Events gathers the most important and unique news stories into a magazine written and designed for students. Our readers don't just learn facts, they learn to think critically about the influences within their world and about their own responsibilities to make this planet a better place for everyone.

Current Events publishes 25 student issues and Teacher's Guides a year written with the interests and skills of students in grades 6-10 in mind. Subscribers also receive social studies-related posters, election materials, access to the Current Events News Blog and the online Election Center, and additional news updates, activities, and Internet links on this Web site. For more information or to subscribe to the magazine, call 1-800-446-3355 or go to www.weeklyreader.com/store.

Issue 25 News Updates

• The Eyewitness to History contest winners are here! Read the winning interviews with Apollo 13 astronaut James Lovell, a Pearl Harbor survivor, a teenage antiwar protester, and a U.S. soldier who helped the Iraqis organize their first free and fair election. Keep reading to learn about life before cell phones and about the sights, sounds, and messiness of a volcanic eruption in Alaska.

  The 2008 Eyewitness to History contest winners are:
  • Joey Dwyer (winner)—Nichols Middle School, Evanston, Ill.
  • Rachel Pfaff (winner)—South Park Middle School, South Park, Pa.
  • Jasmine Stein (winner)—Timothy Christian Middle School, Elmhurst, Ill.
  • Alyssa Mendes (first runner-up)—Leonard Middle School, Fort Worth, Texas
  • Josie Jones (honorable mention)—Kenai Middle School, Kenai, Alaska
  • Jamie Stein (honorable mention)—South Park Middle School, South Park, Pa.
  
  
• Issue 25 is the final issue of the 2007-2008 school year. It's been an exciting year with all the buzz surrounding the U.S. presidential race, the summer Beijing Olympics, the changing economy, and all the political and social upheaval around the world. Next year promises to be even better! Let us know what you would like to see in Current Events next school year by filling out our online survey. You can also e-mail the editors any time with ideas or comments at edce@weeklyreader.com.                                                               
• Keep up with the news over the summer and encourage your students to continue weighing in on the latest world events at the CE News Blog. Blogging keeps kids writing as well as thinking and learning. They can get the latest news on the presidential candidates at our Election Center, too. The Election Center will have games and regular updates on the 2008 race for the White House all summer and then down the stretch next fall.
  
  
  • Teachers: Please take a few minutes to fill out our end-of-the year survey. You can fax or mail in the survey in the Teacher's Guide or fill out the survey online by clicking here.
  • For more issue-related updates and web-only content all year long (summer too!), check out the CE News Blog and the Election Center.
  • The Issue 25 Teacher's Guide is available online.
  • Click on Resources, above, for more activities and the latest Smart Stuff.

  
  
  

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