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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:
Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction in the Caribbean

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This Week's lesson:

U.S. government stays away again as global leaders hold yearly climate change strategy session

There's a notable absence at a United Nations environmental meeting of about 200 countries in Brazil: No one from the U.S. president's administration is among leaders working on new commitments to limit dangerous emissions that cause climate change. ...

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

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

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Chemistry unlocks precious metals from tech waste


British startup DEScycle uses chemicals to dissolve discarded tech and extract precious metals at room temperature as an alternative to energy-hungry smelting. In collaboration with Gap Group North East, a leading British electrical waste processor, ...

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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:

Do politicians play hunger games?

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This week's word in the news: ROOSTER TAIL

DEFINITION:

A high-arching spray (as of water, dust, or snow) thrown up behind a fast-moving motorboat, motor vehicle, or skier.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
A second red flag was waved during the fifth race of the day when Rollin Transport got into a rooster tail on the turn of the first lap, resulting in the boat going onto its side before flipping.
The Key West Citizen -- 11/10/2025

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