Controversial Issues

Scroll through the hundreds of prompts that touch on every aspect of contemporary life — from social media to sports, politics, gender issues and school — and see which ones most inspire you to take a stand.

Recent Student Opinion and Picture Prompts, categorized by topic, to help students discover the issues that matter to them.

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Here are Student Opinion questions from the 2020-21 school year. Each question is based on a different New York Times article, interactive feature or video.