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Welcome to NIE

Newspapers In Education is a national program that promotes literacy through the use of the daily newspaper as an instructional aid in the classroom. The Longview News-Journal partners with educators and local businesses to encourage literacy, to broaden students' community and global perspectives and to equip area teachers with a powerful tool for teaching at no cost to the teachers or schools.

For more info email Kerry Hill or call 903-232-7219.

Online Extras (Updated every Monday)

Resources to help you put the Longview News-Journal to work in your classroom

THIS WEEK'S WORD IN THE NEWS 

CHAFE

DEFINITION:
To feel irritated or impatient

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
School districts have begun to chafe under the state's mandatory late-August starting date, saying that it makes it nearly impossible to accommodate the needs of students, parents and teachers.
Dallas Morning News -- 03/08/2010

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Switzerland rejects providing lawyers for animals

Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.

Archive of Geography quizzes



Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:




Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.

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Download a lesson based on political cartoons and print it out for use in your classroom. (PDF format)

This week's lesson: Is a bipartisan reconciliation filibuster healthy?

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There are more than 140 lessons archived for your use

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Paralympic Games showcase athletes with extraordinary abilities

-- Front Page Talking Points Archive



"Embrace Life" seatbelt video goes viral

Discussion prompts & video archive.



March 7 - March 13, 2010

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