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Economics: From Groceries to Group Projects

October 14, 2026

What do rising grocery prices, tariffs, and group projects have in common? Each offers a chance to explore economic principles at work in everyday life. For Economic Education Month, we’re helping you bring these connections…

Decision Points: From the Battlefield to the Bookshelf

October 6, 2026

The war with Iran. Banned Books Week. Digital privacy debates. Presidential powers. They’re very different issues, but each raises some version of the same question: Who gets to decide?

AI: Explore It. Use It. Question It.

September 30, 2026

Artificial intelligence is changing how we work, learn, and interact with technology. Explore debates over its impact on jobs, energy use, and the data centers behind it; discover practical ways to put AI to work and save time on lesson…

Prescriptions, Promises, & Prizes

September 22, 2026

Invite students to weigh competing solutions to America’s healthcare challenges and examine the gap between presidential campaign promises and foreign policy. Plus, make an assignment worth more than a grade with SITC’s student…

Put More of SITC to Work This Year

September 16, 2026

With the new school year underway, here’s a quick refresher on how SITC can support you in the classroom. You may have go-to favorites, but there may be others you haven’t tried or used in a while.

Our 2026-27 Student Contests Are Open!

September 9, 2026

We’re excited to kick off our 2026-27 student contests! We love seeing teachers use the contests to challenge students, encourage original thinking, and give them a chance to be heard. Our Essay Contest, Video Contest, and AI Challenge…

New Classroom Tools, New Topics, and $30k+ in Prizes

August 27, 2026

Welcome back! We hope you fully recharged during the summer break. To kick off the school year, we’re sharing a few enhancements to our resources, a new Both Sides pairing on billionaires and charity, a look at life behind the Berlin…