DNIE wins national awards
Three Detroit Newspapers in Education supplements were gold medal winners in the Association of Educational Publishers 2009 Distinguished Achievement Awards. Hemingway's "Big Two-Hearted River" from The Nick Adams Stories, won for best design, Whole Publication, Grades 9-12. In addition to distribution to schools, this supplement appeared in all editions of the Free Press as part of the first Great Michigan Read sponsored by the Michigan Humanities Council.
"Leonardo da Vinci: Man, Inventor, Genius," sponsored by The Detroit Science Center, was honored as best Sponsored Publication for Grades 6-8.
Finally, "Faces of the Future: Hispanics who will influence the world," sponsored by the Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services, was named best anniversary or commemorative edition for Grades 9-12, for Hispanic Heritage month.
All three supplements were commissioned from Hollister Kids, the company that now produces Yak's Corner. We were also finalists in three other categories!
Detroit Free Press Writing Awards
The 2009 Detroit Free Press Writing Awards judging took place on Saturday, April 25. Winners' certificates will be mailed out by May 1. Please know that we will not be publishing a list of winners in the Free Press.
 Click here for the list of winners
Ford Freedom Award
Essay Contest Winners
Brought to you by Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services in cooperation with the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
The 2009 Ford Freedom Award Essay Contest for Michigan students in grades 4-8 was brought to you by Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services in cooperation with the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History and Detroit Newspapers in Education. Winners were honored at the 2009 Ford Freedom Award Scholar's Lecture at Orchestra Hall on Wednesday, May 20.
Meet the winners and read the entries here
Don't Miss!
Sponsored by . . .
Star Trek: The Exhibition
For grades 5 and up
Experience the power of imagination and science through the limited time exhibit at the Detroit Science Center - February 14 - September 7, 2009. The Detroit Science Center is sponsoring distribution of a free 8-page student supplement for Michigan classrooms that provides easy-to-use activities focusing on science and the challenge to explore the unknown.
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 News Breakers: African American Voices in the Media
For grades 4 and up
A FREE educational program made possible by Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services. This 2009 Black History Month program in celebration of the Ford Freedom Award profiles inspiring African Americans in the media who worked (or are still working) to bring people the information they need to make choices, right wrongs, overcome obstacles or ensure equality and fair treatment. This program includes Thursday to Thursday access to e-Editions (electronic replicas) of the Detroit News, one FREE delivery of the 16-page “News Breakers: African American Voices in the Media” student supplement, 12-page online teacher guide and a
Full-color poster.
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FACES OF THE FUTURE:
Hispanics Who Will Influence the World
For Grades 6 - 12
A FREE educational program made possible by Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services. This bilingual (Spanish and English) program features profiles of outstanding young Hispanics who are making major achievements in the 21st Century. The unit includes a 16-page student supplement, 12-page online teacher's guide, full-color classroom poster and Thursday to Thursday access to The Detroit News e-Editions.
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Featured programs
Detroit Lions: Volunteering with Pride
The Detroit Lions: Volunteering with Pride (grades 4 and up) program shows how the volunteer efforts of the Detroit Lions, Detroit Lions Charities and private individuals and organizations have made a difference in Michigan communities. The program also shows students how volunteering can lead to a career path, as well as demonstrating how everyone has talents that can make a community stronger. That's why the Detroit Lions and Detroit Lions Charities - along with sponsors Meijer, Meijer Celebrity Golf Classic benefiting Greg Landry's Pro Foundation and Dietz Trott Sports & Entertainment Management- teamed up with Detroit Free Press Newspapers in Education to bring the Volunteering with Pride program materials to Michigan schools.
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Detroit Free Press Yak's Corner literacy program
Yak's Corner, the 8-page magazine written with ages 6-12 in mind, is now produced exclusively for Michigan schools from September 11, 2008 through June 11, 2009. There are three order options that may be selected by clicking on >>Order Now<< from the Free Press Programs list:
 1. 100% sponsorship of the online Yak's Corner with 7-day access to electronic replica editions (e-Editions) of the Detroit Free Press. Select e-Ed Yak 08-09 Free Press 100% sponsored digital delivery.
2. Print Yak for 5 cents per copy delivered on Thursdays, along with free 7-day access to Free Press e-Editions. Select Yak's Corner CUST PD PRINT Yak section w/e-Edition @ 5 cents.
3. Print copies of Yak and print copies of the Thursday Free Press delivered on Thursdays for 25 cents per copy for the set. Select Yak Free Press 08-09 CUSTOMER PD PRINT DELIVERY @$.25.
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Click here for a complete list of Free Press programs
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