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This program is supported by sponsorship donations.
The purpose of NIE is to promote use of the newspaper as a teaching tool in the classroom. Teacher and student materials are developed to encourage students to use the newspaper to learn concepts and skills in variety of subjects at all grade levels.
When newspapers are incorporated in the school curriculum, students have the opportunity to relate learning to real life situations. Newspapers have often been called "living textbooks," and through the NIE program, students are introduced to a life-long reading habit.
Because the newspaper is an adult reading material, it is often more motivational as a teaching tool than the regular textbook. Many studies have shown students improve their reading and writing skills as a result of using the newspaper in the classroom.