Hello and welcome back from the summer break. Teachers: we recommend that you get all students to create individual accounts to the FT in class at the start of the academic year. You can find unique links by going to www.ft.com/schoolsarefree, entering the school name and then your school email. I’ve been writing in the past few days about UK university expansion plans in India, US college campuses preparing for fresh student protests, and reading about concerns over maths education in schools. I’ve also been researching media literacy tools to tackle disinformation, including a new selection of resources from iCivics to encourage “lateral reading” by questioning the quality of sources before reading their content. Reply to this email or schools@ft.com with your own tips. Our FT Schools community is growing on LinkedIn. We have set up separate networks for students and for teachers to share articles and spark ideas (we are also using it to host Q&As with FT journalists — see below for more). We continue to expand our partnerships with teachers and external experts mapping FT content to curricular and learning materials. Our new CORE Econ-FT teaching and learning resource (free registration required) aligns great economics materials with FT articles and the content of the leading exam boards: Cambridge, Edexcel, the IB and the College Board AP. Don’t miss our competitions: Teachers: Learn about our latest Schools Reading Challenge to test your students’ grasp of media literacy and world affairs. Information sessions on September 10 and 12. Click here for details Enter the Oxford climate change challenge in partnership with the FT. Submissions are due by September 15 Submit your sustainability ideas in our geography essay competition (details here). Enter by October 4 and winning entries will be published by the FT and the Royal Geographical Society Entries are open for the Temasek Challenge. If you are 17-24 years old and a Singapore resident, improve your personal finance skills and have the chance to win thousands of dollars
Do forward this email to students and teachers, and encourage them to create individual accounts and sign up for the newsletter The far-right Alternative for Germany party has won its first regional election, showing voters increasingly abandoning the centre ground and reflecting East German frustration with Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-way coalition. An experienced boat captain told the FT that Mike Lynch’s superyacht sank in the violent storm because of its ultra-tall mast. The Dutch skipper Karsten Börner witnessed the loss of Lynch’s Bayesian from his own boat. An academic study into saying ‘no’ at work reveals some fascinating insights, Pilita Clark discovers. The headmaster of Dulwich College resigned after an incident in which he “lost [his] temper” with a colleague led to an independent investigation. Oliver Barnes has more details. I explore how America’s billionaire alumni weaponise elite university donations. Clashes over Gaza have turned a spotlight on to governance at institutions such as Harvard and Columbia
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In the FT newsroom: Georgina Quach, left, edits Inside Politics, the multi award-winning newsletter by Stephen Bush, right © Anna Gordon for the Financial Times We are hosting an AMA (ask me anything) this month with newsletter editor and writer Georgina Quach, who joined the FT to launch its weekday UK politics guide Inside Politics and now also works on other newsletters from fashion to European affairs (more about her journey here). Since April 2022, the team has hosted interactive events on the UK general election and even a pub quiz. Hello! I’m Georgina. Do you have questions about the news? Curious about what it’s like working at the FT as a Gen Z person? Want to know more about AI and journalism? I’d love to answer your questions on September 9, 1-2pm BST. I’m open to literally anything! Please head to our Student LinkedIn Group to submit questions ahead of time or alternatively, email me georgina.quach@ft.com. Giveaway news! We have ten free tickets on September 18 for the London launch of the FT Money Machine, bringing to life historic tech through virtual reality. Register for a chance to win 🎁 Narrow victories in a handful of swing states will probably determine whether Donald Trump or Kamala Harris wins the US presidential election on November 5. This tracker uses the latest national and state-level polls to estimate the range of likely outcomes in each US state. Have a play here. We welcome teachers selecting FT articles and adding questions. Send them to schools@ft.com | | Articles selected by our teacher advisers with suggested questions |
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Nigeria’s oil sector has been plagued by profiteering, theft and under-investment. This hugely informative FT film looks at what could be done to ensure the country’s resources help the country, not harm it. Meet Tim Harford, Madhumita Murgia, Mishal Husain and many more at the FT Weekend festival on September 7 in London. Students can buy discounted tickets here |