October 28, 2025
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow on Groundhog Day, predicting six more weeks of winter. But if you’re an economist, it’s more likely that the opposite is true: Winter will be short.
As fewer families decide to have children, the world’s population is aging and shrinking, especially in some of the largest economies. How can society cope?
In the Peruvian Amazon, low birth rates are causing some indigenous tribes to lose their traditional homes and are driving drug traffickers deeper into their lands. We visit a self-defense force that patrols the jungle to protect these tribes and the ecosystem.
This current events analysis scaffold can be used by teachers to help their students analyze a news source. This resource is shared by Joyce Valenza, an assistant professor at Rutgers University School of Information and Communication. She’s a teacher, speaker, blogger and learner who writes about the intersection of teaching and technology. Her book on the topic, The Future of Thinking, will be published in 2020. For more of her resources, visit her website.