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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 Grand Forks Herald 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.
This new NIE website includes skills-building activities, games, puzzles and more, updated weekly.

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Online Extras (Updated every Monday)

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

This Week's lesson:
Trump orders that Lake Ontario be called ‘Lake America’

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This Week's lesson:

Health risk: Insect bites from ticks are more common, and not just after a walk in the wild

A tiny bug poses a serious health risk in many states right now. Emergency room visits for tick bites have increased dramatically this year. The culprit is a crawling insect that's active in warm, humid areas and feeds on the blood of birds and ...

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

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This Week's lesson:

Hundreds dead and thousands missing in Himalayan flooding


Millions of tons of ice and rock broke off a Himalayan glacier last week and plunged more than 10,000 feet into a river near the border of Nepal and Tibet, setting off flash flooding that killed at least 800 people. Rescue crews are racing against ti...

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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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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.

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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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This Week's lesson:

How did debt double in a decade?

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This week's word in the news: EXTINGUISH

DEFINITION:

To stop a fire or a light from burning. To bring to an end.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Fargo police responded and attempted to put the fire out before the Fargo Fire Department extinguished the fire.
The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead -- 08/31/2026

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