Curated OER
American Justice: The Texas Cheerleader Plot
Students watch a video about one woman who planned to commit murder because of a cheerleading scandal.
Curated OER
Treading Lightly on Flag-Waving
Students explore the impact of world events on past Olympics as a springboard for understanding the cultural, political, and social climate surrounding the 2002 Winter Olympics after the events of September 11, 2001.
Library of Congress
Loc: Herblock's History of Political Cartoons
Outstanding online exhibition featuring the works of political cartoonist, Herb Block,the creator of the phrase "McCarthyism." Spanning seventy years, this exhibit of over one hundred of his works shows why this Pulitzer Prize winner was...
Library of Congress
Loc: Bill Mauldin
This online testimonial praises the works of Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Bill Mauldin, who passed away in 2003. After reading his biography, view this fantastic collection of some of his greatest works.
Library of Congress
Loc: Edmund Valtman
This Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist was a specialist of the Cold war era having actually lived in the USSR at the time. View some of his most famous cartoons in this online exhibit.
PBS
Pbs: Need to Know on Pbs
Important current events are discussed in blogs and special reports. Reports, including video and audio, on current health, economic, environment, health, security, and culture are available.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Internet News
Dating back to 1996, you can catch up on the news in mathematics. This internet resource is weekly updated to keep you informed.
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra for Students and Teachers
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer offers specialized news resources for students and teachers. Content includes background information for the top stories of the week, full multimedia packages (video, audio, graphics, and text) which explore...
PBS
Pbs: News Hour Extra
Current US and world news, as well as news in the areas of science, economics, health, and the arts. Also features editorials and essays written by students around the world on events in the news.
PBS
Pbs: Now
PBS explores topics in the news and provides further information, commentary, videos, polls, and more.
National Cable Satellite Corporation
National Cable Satellite Corporation: C Span
C-SPAN reports the latest news and covers recent issues and events in U.S. and world public affairs. Content includes live TV and radio, focused series, and more.
Other
Pi: A Search Engine for Politics and Policy
At this site you can search through thousands of political sites and news for research. Also available are news headlines and top political news. Awesome research site.
Other
Finding Dulcinea: On This Day: Beyond the Headlines
Each day a famous person or event from history is presented, along with articles with more information, biographical data, and the historical context in which the person lived or the event took place.
Other
Assistive Media
An excellent resource for students and adults with disabilities which make it difficult to read print texts in the conventional manner. Presents hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles, clippings, and current and past events in audio...
Other
Watching America: What the World Thinks About America
A collection of articles from foreign newspapers about America and American policies, translated into English from their languages of origin. These articles give readers a view of America from abroad. Site includes both English...
Other
Pbs Newshour Extra: Student Reporting Labs
Think. Create. Inform. You become the reporter. PBS connects high school students to local PBS Stations and news professionals to produce original, student-generated news video reports. Get involved and learn how to report, problem-solve...
Other
Reuters: World News
Get the latest world news from the world's largest international multimedia news agency, Reuters. There is also coverage on the latest entertainment, technology, sports, science, and political headlines.
Other
Reuters: Politics
Overview of an ongoing collection of headline news stories pertaining to politics from Reuters, a multimedia news agency. Older stories are archived.
New York Times
New York Times: National Politics: Social Security
The New York Times provides the latest news and issues surrounding social security. Content includes recently published news articles, as well as various multimedia highlights and opinion pieces.
Bill of Rights Institute
Bill of Rights Institute: Stand Your Ground and Castle Doctrine Laws
A lesson plan prompted by the Trayvon Martin case addressing the "Stand Your Ground" and "Castle Doctrine" laws in Florida.
Other
Lund University Libraries: Directory of Open Access Journals
Open access journals are offered in all scholarly and scientific disciplines such as Biology and Life Sciences, History and Archaeology, and Physics and Astronomy. Site offers a search for new titles as well as archived journals....
Other
Newsela
[Free Registration/Login Required] Newsela offers new current events articles daily in areas ranging from the arts to war and peace. Each article is available at five different reading levels; grade level and word count are displayed for...
Other
Politifact
A fact-checking resource examining statements of politicians when it is hard to distinguish what is true and what is false. Politifact has earned a Pulitzer Prize.
CNN
Cnn: Cnn 10
CNN 10 provide quick news segments from around the world organized into subject categories. Content includes world events, U.S. government, science & technology, economics & math, language & fine arts, and health.