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The Telegraph Herald Newspaper in Education program promotes and increases our children's literacy by using the newspaper as a teaching tool in the classroom. NIE is a unique way for schools, businesses, community members and the local newspaper to work together in a partnership that benefits us all - now and in the future.

The NIE program continues to grow as our educators face budget cuts causing shortages of necessary classroom materials. The Telegraph Herald meets those needs by providing the newspaper - a living textbook to schools in the tri-state area.

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Weekly Lessons (Updated every Monday)


This week's word in the news: STATUETTE

DEFINITION:

A small statue; A small, three-dimensional sculpture that represents a human, deity or animal.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Baker’s quartet of statuettes were for original screenplay, editing, director and best picture.
The Los Angeles Times -- 03/03/2025

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NASA's Night Sky Network

A monthly column on the latest space discoveries and technologies for elementary students (Updated Monthly)

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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: Could climate denial endanger us?

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'America has turned:' Trump veers away from backing Ukraine in war against Russian invaders

-- Front Page Talking Points Archive



Militia declares ceasefire in 40-year fight with Turkey

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.


Audio

Science Webcasts


Science Audio webcasts: An exclusive partnership with Pulse of the Planet, updated with two-minute sound portraits of Planet Earth. Tracking the rhythms of nature, culture and science worldwide, blending interviews with extraordinary natural sounds.

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How well do you keep up with the world around you? Take this week’s quiz to test your knowledge of recent national and world events.

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FedEx plane makes emergency landing with engine on fire after a bird strike

Discussion prompts & video archive.


The news media shape how we see and understand the world around us. With its new video series, NBCU Academy takes a deep dive into what it means to be a journalist today, how the industry is evolving, and how the next generation can help.

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