About YES! for Teachers

YES! for Teachers brings powerful ideas and practical actions to classrooms nationwide. We are dedicated to deepening your students’ connection with contemporary issues and inspiring them to take charge of—not be overwhelmed by—their world.

Here are resources to support your teaching and your students:

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You can read new YES! Magazine stories every day online and every quarter in print. Ready to subscribe to the print magazine?

  • Free one-year subscription to YES! 
    Bring bold stories and positive solutions to your classroom! Offer for middle school-university teachers and school librarians. New subscribers only.
  • National Student Writing Competition
    Each school quarter we offer your students an opportunity to write for a real-world audience, and to reflect on something meaningful. 
  • E-Newsletter
    Get curricula, writing lessons, and other teaching resources, plus information about the YES! National Student Writing Competition. 
  • Student Writing Lessons
    Search no more! We’ve done the work for you. Each ready-to-write lesson has a YES! story (non-fiction text), compelling writing prompt, and sample essays. An invitation for your students to contemplate how their values, opinions, and actions fit into their world. 

  • “Let’s Talk About” Collections
    Uneasy talking about controversial topics like school shootings or #MeToo with your students? You supply the courage. We supply the resources that offer multiple perspectives—and get to the truth.
     
  • Teaching Sustainability
    Curriculum, lessons, stories, and charts on how to build a robust economy, healthy planet, and just world for all.
  • Teaching Social Justice
    Spot-on lessons, projects, and infographics that explore paths to peace, inclusion, equality, and compassion for all.
  • Teacher Stories
    First-person narratives by other educators on their profound, hilarious, and humbling experiences in the classroom and beyond. 

 

We are honored that YES! Magazine is part of your teaching.

 

Jing Fong

If you have any questions about YES! For Teachers, please contact Jing at 206.842.5009 ext. 225 or jfong@yesmagazine.org

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YES! Media to Sunset June 2025

After nearly 30 years of independent journalism rooted in justice, imagination, and solutions, YES! Media will sunset operations at the end of June 2025. This decision follows years of tireless efforts to secure a sustainable path forward. We are heartbroken but we are also incredibly proud. Proud of what we built. Proud of who we built it with. And proud of the impact that YES! has had on the world.

Click Here to read our farewell message and learn how you can support a compassionate closeout

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