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The NAA Foundation focuses on Newspaper In Education, newspaper youth content, scholastic journalism and diversity. In this blog, you'll learn about products, programs and resources that emphasize the use of newspapers and other media by young people. You'll also learn about programs and activities that can help news media companies transform their cultures in order to grow business and increase readership and audience.

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• Check out this Civil War website

  You might want to share this website with educators in your markets: The Civil War: 150 Years/National Park Service Sesquicentennial Commemoration . Beginning with Nov. 6, 1860, there are "Then" and "Now" posts tracking the history... Posted May 09 2011, 12:51 PM by Marina Hendricks with | with no comments Filed under: Newspaper In Education, Civil War

• Big news, big numbers for newspapers

  While the nation - and the world - buzzed with news of Osama bin Laden's death, U.S. newspaper websites experienced surges in traffic. On the print side, production teams added extra editions and saw substantial bumps in single-copy sales. A new NAA... Posted May 05 2011, 11:22 AM by Marina Hendricks with | with no comments Filed under: Newspaper In Education, newspaper front pages, NIE resources

• Serial Story Expiration Dates

  Through an agreement with HarperCollins Children's Books, the NAA Foundation has been able to provide several serial stories at no cost to NIE programs. These serials all expire on June 30, 2011. By that date, all installments must be concluded and... Posted Apr 22 2011, 12:35 PM by Marina Hendricks with | with no comments Filed under: Newspaper In Education, serial story

• New curriculum guide explores science with NIE activities

  "Cereal Bowl Science and Other Investigations With the Newspaper," a new NIE curriculum for upper elementary and middle-school students, is now available from the NAA Foundation. Whether students realize it or not, they loosely apply the scientific... Posted Oct 06 2010, 04:44 PM by Marina Hendricks with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Newspaper In Education, curriculum, science

• Arguments For and Against Longer School Years

  School year length in the U.S. is the shortest of many countries, 43 days shorter than students in Japan. President Obama is a strong proponent of a longer school year believing it would increase student achievement. Poynter blogger Al Tompkins has a... Posted Sep 28 2010, 11:00 AM by Sandy Woodcock with | with no comments Filed under: Newspaper In Education, School Year

• Where's the reform in school reform?

  Today, Sept. 7, marks the final ‘opening day' for school year 2010. On Monday, Sept. 6, Washington Post columnist Robert J. Samuelson examined school reform efforts over the last 40 plus years and their generally disappointing results. Samuelson notes... Posted Sep 07 2010, 10:40 AM by Sandy Woodcock with | with no comments Filed under: Newspaper In Education, NAEP, student engagement, Education Reform

• Training: Free Online Courses From the Foundation and NewsU

  The NAA Foundation and NewsU at The Poynter Institute have collaborated on three training courses that are available 24-7, free of charge. All you need is a computer with Internet access. The most recent of these, "Understanding Media: Process and... Posted Aug 27 2010, 12:45 PM by Marina Hendricks with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: online, training, Newspaper In Education, youth editorial alliance, scholastic journalism

• Check out our new original serial story

  “ The Brass Bell ,” an original free serial commissioned by the NAA Foundation, is now available in both English and Spanish. This six-chapter story focuses on three friends and their “expedition” to find treasure. Written by Cathy Sewell of The Curriculum... Posted Aug 11 2010, 12:49 PM by Marina Hendricks with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Newspaper In Education, Hispanic Heritage Month, International Literacy Day, serial story

• Free webinar focuses on ABC and NIE

  Changes in Audit Bureau of Circulations qualifications and reporting approved by the ABC Board in March take effect on Oct. 1. With that in mind, the Foundation is hosting the "Updates on ABC and NIE" webinar on Aug. 10. John Murray, NAA vice... Posted Jul 29 2010, 12:16 PM by Marina Hendricks with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Newspaper In Education, audit bureau of circulations

• Conference Archive and Ideas Gallery

  You aren't missing out if you missed the Virtual Young Reader Conference, or if you just missed a session. Presentations can be accessed through our webinar archive . The mix includes downloadable PowerPoints plus recordings of the session with the... Posted Jul 14 2010, 02:15 PM by Marina Hendricks with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Newspaper In Education, young reader conference, NIE fundraising

• NIE Survey, News Challenge, Young Reader Awards and More from NAA Foundation

  Happy New Year! The NAA Foundation is starting off 2010 with a number of projects. The first concerns the current state of Newspaper In Education programs. We've launched an online survey to help us gather information for a report that will be written... Posted Jan 19 2010, 03:30 PM by Marina Hendricks with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Newspaper In Education, foundation, youth editorial alliance, naa foundation

• Welcome to the NEW Foundation Update

  This new e-newsletter from the NAA Foundation is designed to provide you with timely information about our young-reader and diversity initiatives. Watch your in box for regular updates about Foundation programs and products - research reports, curriculum... Posted Sep 30 2009, 12:42 PM by Marina Hendricks with | with no comments Filed under: Newspaper In Education, youth editorial alliance, NIE week, foundation update, contests

• Back to School With Newspapers

  John Sturm, president and CEO of NAA, reflects on the educational value of newspapers in his latest message to industry executives. "It's one of the surest signs of approaching fall - scores of school buses on the streets as America's children... Posted Sep 17 2009, 03:22 PM by Marina Hendricks with | with no comments Filed under: Newspaper In Education

• Digital Tools, Part 3: Twitter

  Editor's note: This is the last in a three-part series on digital tools that already have or potentially could have an impact on NIE. The social networking Web site Twitter has been deemed both a blessing and a passing fad . Users post - "tweet"... Posted May 21 2009, 10:30 AM by Marina Hendricks with | with no comments Filed under: Newspaper In Education, youth editorial alliance, scholastic journalism, Twitter

• Digital Tools, Part 2: The Kindle

  Editor's note: This is the second of a three-part series on digital tools that already have or potentially could have an impact on NIE. With the newspaper industry in the midst of an Internet-induced makeover, another tool is positioning itself to... Posted May 19 2009, 11:34 AM by Marina Hendricks with | with no comments Filed under: Newspaper In Education, kindle, newspapers