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Current Events Weekly (formerly Current Events Sweepstakes) is a proven teaching aid that has been used enthusiastically by social studies, journalism, government and civics teachers nationwide since 1968.

Current Events Weekly offers a convenient way for teachers to include current events in their lesson planning and create a dynamic activity in their classroom.

Published every Wednesday between mid-August and June, Current Events Weekly is available in two versions - Print and Online (electronic). Both have 80 questions grouped into eight categories covering all aspects of current events, from national and foreign affairs to sports, science and the entertainment world.

Here's how Current Events Weekly
can help you and your classes:
Teachers get a ready-to-go lesson they can depend on every week.
Students can actively participate in a competitive, cooperative learning activity.
Everyone is inspired to develop a greater knowledge about the events that shape their lives.

Subscribe and find out what thousands of teachers have discovered over the years: Current Events Weekly can provide excitement, interest and educational value to your classroom - and will reduce the number of lessons you have to personally prepare each week.