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NIE is a cooperative effort between local schools and The Belleville News-Democrat to enhance learning through use of the local daily newspaper in the classroom. NIE offers a variety of exciting programs designed to improve reading, writing and critical thinking skills among elementary, middle and high school students. The integration of newspapers in the classroom allows teachers access to the most current news and information on a variety of topics while supporting academic standards requirements.

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 Weekly Features (Updated every Monday)

Lesson Plans Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool: Elementary (Grades K-4) Middle (Grades 5-8) Secondary (Grades 9-12) Geography in the News North Korea taken off U.S. terror list Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events. Archive of Geography quizzes This Week in History Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events. Just click on today's date in the calendar

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Wall Street roller coaster keeps U.S. on scary ride

-- Front Page Talking Points Archive

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THIS WEEK'S WORD IN THE NEWS 

METASTASIZED
DEFINITION: To be changed or transformed, especially dangerously.	FOUND IN THE NEWS: "Some experts also contend that Treasury's decision last month to not use taxpayer money to save Lehman Brothers worsened the panic that quickly metastasized into an international crisis." New York Times, Oct. 11, 2008