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Our Newspaper In Education Program has expanded to include our e-Edition. Students live in a digital world. The e-edition of The Bemidji Pioneer is an excellent interactive tool in the classroom. Teachers may order and utilize copies needed for your students as educational tools in the classroom at no charge.
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Online Extras (Updated every Monday)
Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Week's lesson:
Malaysia bans e-waste imports
Reporters' arrest in Minneapolis church protest raises press freedom issue
The Trump administration is pushing a criminal case that tests the Constitution's freedom of the press guarantee. Independent journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, along with two other people, are accused of breaking federal laws during a chur...
Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
⇒ Elementary (K-4)⇒ Middle (5-8)
⇒ Secondary (9-12)
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
Super Bowl commercials feature AI, weight-loss drugs, celebrities
The tone of this year’s Super Bowl advertising was heavy on humor and light on controversy. Alongside food ads, there were commercials for “wellness” and weight-loss drugs. Artificial Intelligence appeared as both a product and creator of ads. Of cou...
Science Audio webcasts: An exclusive partnership with Pulse of the Planet, updated daily with two-minute sound portraits of Planet Earth. Tracking the rhythms of nature, culture and science worldwide, blending interviews with extraordinary natural sounds.
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.
This week's word in the news: BILLIONAIRE
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
About a dozen people took part in the “March for billionaires” on Saturday morning in San Francisco to raise awareness about the plight of the ultrarich.
The Los Angeles Times -- 02/09/2026
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