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Announcements for 03/18/2010



2010 Ford Freedom Award Essay Contest for grades 4-8

The Ford Freedom Award program celebrates African American accomplishment in specific career fields. The topic has been selected for this year's essay contest for Michigan students in grades 4-8.

Deadline: 5 pm, April 16!

Click here for more information and the official entry form.

Brought to you by Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services in cooperation with the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

Online Extras for students and teachers (Updated every Monday)


"Take your legs off and play:" Profile of a Paralympian

Discussion prompts & video archive.

Words in the News Vocabulary Quiz
Middle School   High School

Geography in the News Quiz
Italy's 'Purple People' protest premier

Cartoons for the Classroom
Sunshine Week: Shine the light on your government

Use the News Lessons
K-4    5-8    9-12

NewsBytes: Custom eEdition Lessons
For grades 2-5, 6-8, and 9-12

ePlus: Reading and comprehension for the eEdition
Global warming joins evolution as a hot-button school issue
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Front Page Talking Points
One sport, 65 teams, no medals: NCAA Tournament is the Olympics of college basketball

This Week in History


Questions based on stories in your Detroit News to spark classroom discussions.
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Soil Litter - The Food Web

There's a dense population under our feet that sustains life for us above the ground.