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What
is Newspapers in Education?
- Newspaper
in Education (NIE) is an educational program associated
with the Garden City Telegram
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| NIE
was developed to: |
- Improve
the educational achievement of students
- Instill
a stronger sense of community among students
- Enhance
the educational experience of students
- Increase
community involvement in education
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| Newspaper
in Education (NIE) attempts to achieve these goals by: |
- Providing
sponsored sets of newspapers for classroom use
- Offering
curriculum support
- Increasing
the understanding of speicial issues and events
- Offering
a sponsorship program that encourages community involvement
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| Why
are newspapers used in classrooms? |
- Newspapers
in classrooms deal with reality in what is happening
here and now.
- Newspapers
in the classroom contain practical vocabulary and words
that students will use over and over again throughout
their lives.
- Newspapers
in classrooms improve students' reading achievement,
retention and comprehension. In one study, reading skills
increased by two grade levels for students who use the
newspaper, compared to students using traditional methods.
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Newspapers in the classroom influence students' attitudes
toward reading and improves their competency in reading
newspapers.
- Newspapers
in the classroom influence students' interest in academic
subject areas and impove current event and newspaper
knowledge.
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| How
does Newspaper in Education (NIE) work? |
- Businesses,
organizations and even individuals can contribute to
this effort. Through sponsorship contributions, teachers
and students benefit from educational materials offered
by the NIE program, such as classroom sets of newspapers,
activity guides and other curriculum support, access
to a variety of educational programs, opportunity to
participate in a variety of contests and receive quartlery
newsletter and educational updates.
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| How
can you help? |
- Through
sponsorships, the Garden City Telegram can implement
a Newspaper in Education program to reach students in
our schools. As a sponsor, you can provide newspapers
for students in classrooms each week. If you wish to
adopt a particular school or classroom, we can acccomodate
you.
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| How
will you benefit as a sponsor? |
- Throughout
the school year, the Garden City Telegram places NIE
ads to recognize program sponsors. The Garden City Telegram
website will also display sponsors names and logos.
Letters are mailed to area school superintendents notifying
them of their school's NIE sponsors and their teacher
participating in the program. NIE sponsors also receive
a certificate of participation for their office.
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| Sponsorship
levels |
Senior
Corporate Sponsorship...
- $1,000
donation
This is a special sponsorship allowing your business
to support local special programs for schools as well
as deliver newspapers to classroooms for the entire
school year. Your business will receive all other sponsorship
benefits.
Junior Sponsorship...
- $600
donation
Newspapers delivered to 4 classrooms for the entire
school year.
Sophomore Sponsorship...
- $450
donation
Newspapers delivered to 3 classrooms for the entire
school year.
Freshman Sponsorship...
- $300
donation
Newspapers delivered to 2 classrooms for the entire
school year.
Apple A Day Sponsorship...
- $150
donation
To be partnered with other contributors for newspapers
delivered to 1 classroom for the entire school year.
Friends Sponsorship...
- Under
$100 donation
Newspapers delivered to 3 classrooms for the entire
school year.
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| Yes,
I want to help |
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| For
more information |
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| NIE
Sponsors |
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