Local NIE

Each newspaper's NIE program is unique. Educational programs may include:

• Classroom sets of print and/or electronic newspapers offered at special rates to area schools and other educational settings
• Lesson plans and curricula that include reproducible worksheets and graphic organizers on using newspapers for instruction
• Educational materials that cover a range of subjects and grade levels, including sections, serial stories and other features that run in the newspaper and on NIE Web sites
• Online news sites and/or blogs designed for young readers
• Workshops for teachers; classroom demonstrations
• Contests
• Special events, such as reading festivals
• Web sites, blogs and e-newsletters
• Special sections, stories or columns written by and for young readers
• Newspaper tours and classroom speakers

To find out what a newspaper offers to schools, contact that newspaper. Also, refer to the NC NIE contact list (pdf) and the following NC NIE Web sites:

Asheville Asheville Citizen-Times

Boone The Watauga Democrat

Burlington Times-News

Charlotte The Charlotte Observer

Durham The Herald-Sun

Fayetteville The Fayetteville Observer

Gastonia The Gaston Gazette

Greensboro News & Record

Greenville The Daily Reflector

Hickory Hickory Daily Record

Jacksonville The Daily News

Kinston The Free Press

Marion The McDowell News

Morehead City Carteret County News-Times

Morganton The News Herald

Murphy Cherokee Scout

New Bern Sun Journal

Newland The Avery Journal-Times

Raleigh The News & Observer

Rocky Mount Rocky Mount Telegram

Shelby The Star

Statesville Statesville Record & Landmark

Winston Salem Winston-Salem Journal

Local newspapers fund their NIE programs in a variety of ways:

• Discounted subscriptions purchased by schools
• Donations from subscribers
• Donations from parents and other individuals in the community
• Financial support from local civic organizations, business partners and corporations
• Grants from foundations
• Special fundraising events
• Support from the newspapers that offer NIE programs