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This index lists the title, publication, and publication date for past articles posted to izzit.org, along with the full text of the accompanying discussion questions. Due to copyright restrictions, we do not archive articles on izzit.org. In most cases it is possible to retrieve articles by doing a web search for the title of the article. Please email currentevents@izzit.org if you need assistance.

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izzit.org Post Date Article Title Publisher Date Published Readablility Discussion Questions
9/26/2023 Virginia school district changes grading policy for students who fail to turn in assignments MSN.com 9/13/2023 12.3 View
9/12/2023 Opposites don’t attract: couples more likely to be similar than different, study shows The Guardian 9/4/2023 12.3 View
5/8/2023 Hollywood screenwriters don’t want robots taking their jobs, either NBC news 5/2/2023 12.3 View
5/2/2023 5th grade teachers replacing 'male/female' with 'person who produces sperm/eggs' in Vermont ABC news 4/25/2023 12.3 View
2/12/2024 College to reinstate standardized test requirement for Class of 2029 dartmouth.com 2/4/2024 12.3 View
10/23/2023 Newsom approves minimum wage for health care workers politico.com 10/13/2023 12.2 View
6/9/2023 ‘Little Mermaid’ alleged ‘review bombing’ prompts rating system change by IMDb CNN 6/1/2023 12.2 View
5/12/2023 Florida bans Chinese citizens from buying land: 'We don't want the CCP in the Sunshine State,' DeSantis says Fox News 5/8/2023 12.2 View
1/4/2024 Teachers union boss Randi Weingarten claims school choice 'undermines democracy' Fox News 12/19/2023 12.2 View
1/29/2024 Workers are filming their layoffs, then posting them to TikTok. What could go wrong? BBC.com 1/18/2024 12.2 View
3/19/2024 The New Science on What Ultra-Processed Food Does to Your Brain Wall Street Journal 3/11/2024 12.2 View
3/22/2024 CDC urges vaccination amid rise in measles cases in the US and globally CNN 3/18/2024 12.2 View
4/9/2024 The crews bracing themselves for a rise in electric car fires BBC.com 3/29/2024 12.2 View
6/8/2023 Skittles ban passes in the California State Assembly, expected to pass Senate KTLA (Channel 5, Los Angeles) 5/23/2023 12.1 View