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Are C.E.O.s Paid Too Much? Is the gap in compensation between executives and their employees too big? Clockwise from top left, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Robert A. Iger of Disney, John Stankey of AT&T, Chris Nassetta of Hilton, David Calhoun of Boeing, Kevin Johnson of Starbucks and Frank Del Rio of Norwegian Cruise Line.Credit...Clockwise from top left, Calla Kessler/The New York Times; Chris Delmas/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images; Presley Ann/Getty Images for WarnerMedia; pool photo by Stefa...

Productivity Tips Credit...Illustration by The New York Times By The Learning Network May 11, 2021 How productive are you? What systems or habits do you rely on to ensure you get things done? Are there special tricks, tips, hacks or apps you can share with others that might help them, too? Tell us in the comments, then read a related article to learn about a simple method one writer relies on. About Picture Prompts • Have an idea for a Picture Prompt? Tell us about it. Students 13 and older...

Examining the Math and Ethics of Covid-19 in Prisons In this lesson students will analyze graphs, maps and data to better understand the toll of the pandemic on incarcerated populations. An interactive version of this map can be found here. By Dashiell Young-Saver May 4, 2021 Lesson Overview ” Prisons were not built to handle pandemics. In fact, it’s hard to imagine worse conditions for preventing the spread of the coronavirus than those in prisons: large groups of people living together, i...

Forging Friendships Credit...Courtesy of the artist and Roberts Projects. Photo by Brian Griffin By The Learning Network May 4, 2021, 3:00 a.m. ET A recent T Magazine feature celebrated friendship — the importance of which has been felt especially deeply this past year — in all its many forms. Tell us about your friends. Do you have a “best friend,” a few close friends or a large group of friends? What interests, experiences, passions and circumstances forge those relationships? What a...

(from Philippine Science High School– Main Campus Facebook Page) The PSHS extended its felicitations to Natalia Araña for winning The New York Times’ STEM writing contest. “The Philippine Science High School System congratulates Natalia Araña, Grade 11 student at the Philippine Science High School – Main Campus, for emerging as one of the top 11 winners of The Learning Network’s second annual STEM Writing Contest organized by The New York Times,” read the PSHS’s post on Facebook...

Science News and April 30, 2021 A man tries to wrap his arms around a massive 800-year old Douglas Fir in Vancouver Island, Canada. Matthew Bailey/VWPics/Universal Images Group, via Getty Images NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. and WASHINGTON, D.C. – Together Science News and The New York Times Learning Network are excited to announce the winners of the 2021 STEM Writing Contest. Eleven talented young science communicators are named winners based on their keen ability to shed light on scient...

Have you always imagined that you would have children when you grow up? Or, in the time of Covid-19, climate change and global catastrophe, do you worry about the world you would bring children into?

Our 12th Annual Summer Reading Contest Middle and high school students are invited to tell us what they’re reading in The Times and why. A new round starts each Friday from June 11 to Aug. 19. April 15, 2021 Every year since 2010, The Learning Network has invited teenagers around the world to add The New York Times to their summer reading lists. So far, more than 70,000 have done so. If you are looking for ways to offer students more “voice and choice,” we hope our open-ended contest can ...

Publication Date March 18, 2021 "Their stories, captured in their own words, show how community engagement strategies can be used effectively to create empathy and build demand for vaccines among vulnerable groups." In December 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Results for Development (R4D), an implementing partner of the the Learning Network for Countries in Transition (LNCT), commissioned Common Thread to develop two videos on building demand for immun...

‘Justice for Daunte Wright’ What do you think this image is saying? What is your opinion of its message? Credit...Joshua Rashaad McFadden for The New York Times By The Learning Network April 14, 2021, 9:53 a.m. ET What do you think this image is saying? How does it relate to or comment on society or current events? Can you relate to it personally? What is your opinion of its message? Tell us in the comments, then read the related article — or this summary — to learn more. A...