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''The New York Times Upfront'' is a
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for
high school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...
students, published by
Scholastic Inc. Scholastic Corporation () is an American multinational publishing, education, and media company that publishes and distributes books, comics, and educational materials for schools, parents, and children. Products are distributed via retail and on ...
in partnership with ''
The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...
''. The magazine and its website feature journalism from the ''Times'', as well as material produced by ''Upfront''’s editorial staff. Edited with a high school audience in mind, ''Upfront'' covers a wide array of topics of interest to teenagers, explaining how news events relate to them, their communities, and their futures. The magazine and its accompanying resources, including videos and skills activities, are designed to teach students how to think critically, form their own opinions and become informed and engaged citizens. ''Upfront'' is also intended to boost students' non-fiction reading skills. It brings current events into the classroom while connecting with high school curricula by meeting rigorous national and state standards in social studies and English/Language Arts. Although ''Upfront'' is targeted at a high school audience, some teachers also use it for a younger, gifted audience. More than 15,000 Social Studies and English/Language Arts teachers nationwide subscribe to ''Upfront'' for their students. Published 13 times during the school year, ''Upfront'' has a circulation of approximately 453,000, with a readership of over 1.3 million students—since teachers generally use the magazine with more than one class and often share it with other teachers (the pass along rate is estimated at 3). Each issue comes with a teacher's edition that includes in-depth lesson plans, quizzes and skills activities. ''Upfront''’s website offers videos, additional skills sheets, text sets (editor-curated collections focusing on key social studies topics or skills) and an interactive world atlas and almanac. In addition, every feature article published in print is also available online in two different Lexile levels.


History

''The New York Times Upfront'' was first published in 1999, but it arguably has roots dating back to Scholastic's earliest days. The company's first high school magazine was called ''The Western Pennsylvania Scholastic'' and it evolved and changed names over the decades, becoming ''Scholastic Senior'' and ''Update''. In 1999, Scholastic partnered with ''The New York Times'', and ''Update'' became ''The New York Times Upfront''. The idea was to combine the journalistic resources of the ''Times'' and the reporting from its news bureaus around the world with Scholastic's ability to create magazines that meet the curricular needs of high school teachers. ''Upfront'' is also a way to introduce the ''Times'' brand and its journalism to a new
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of readers, complementing the ''Times'' website and its other education efforts.


Magazine sections

Every issue of ''Upfront'' covers both domestic and international news. The topics frequently covered in the magazine are: * Civics & U.S. Government * U.S. History * Constitution & The Law * Elections * Media Literacy * Immigration * Race & Identity * Gender * Environment & Science * Economics * China * Russia * India * Teen Issues * Energy & Climate Change


Awards and recognition

According to press releases, ''The New York Times Upfront'' has been recognized multiple times for excellence by the
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.


References


External links


The New York Times Official Website

Scholastic Inc. Homepage

The New York Times Homepage


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