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Summer Reading Contest, Week 8: What Got Your Attention in The Times This Week?
To participate, submit your response here by July 31 at 9 a.m. Eastern. This week’s winners will be announced by Aug. 12.
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25 Intriguing Photos to Make Students Think
A new collection of some of our favorite “What’s Going On in This Picture?” posts, culled from the last six years of images.
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On Cats, Dystopian Novels and Sleep: The Winners of Week 5 of Our Summer Reading Contest
This week we honor a video and two essays. Congratulations to Runhu Xu, Penelope Irwin and Clarissa Tick!
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The Winners of Our 9th Annual Student Podcast Contest
We invited teenagers to create an original five-minute podcast about almost anything. Listen to the winning entries selected from 1,400 submissions.
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138 Picture Prompts to Inspire Student Writing
A school year’s worth of short, accessible image-driven posts that invite a variety of kinds of writing
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Here are all of our Student Opinion questions from the 2025-26 school year. Each question is based on a different New York Times article, interactive feature or video.
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Megha Mishra learned a scientific fact that could have helped her childhood pet, while Samaira Rasul reflected on her classroom experiences with boys and reading.
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Students are invited to tell us what they’re reading in The Times and why, in writing OR via a 90-second video. Contest dates: June 5 to Aug. 14, 2026.
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ContestsSummer Reading Contest, Week 7: What Got Your Attention in The Times This Week?
To participate, submit your response here by July 24 at 9 a.m. Eastern. This week’s winners will be announced by Aug. 5.
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