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Newspaper In Education (NIE) is a cooperative effort between local schools, businesses, community members and The Gazette to promote literacy and education by using the newspaper as an instructional tool in the classroom. Generous business sponsorships, foundation grants, vacationing subscriber donations and fundraisers generate funds to partner with The Gazette in providing newspapers at no cost to local classrooms. It is a unique way for all of us to work together in a partnership that benefits educators, students and our community, now and in the future.

The Gazette's NIE program, Gazette Classroom Connection, provides newspapers at no cost to schools throughout El Paso, Teller, and parts of Lincoln and Fremont counties. More than 900 teachers throughout the Pikes Peak region use The Gazette in their classroom. Over 1.6 million Gazette newspapers reached local students in 2005.

Newspapers serve as a motivational resource for all ages to explore a myriad of subjects. English, language arts, science, math, social studies and ESL are just a few subjects students can study with the aid of a newspaper. Research shows that newspaper use in the classroom:

• Raises student achievement scores in language arts, social studies, and math over those of counterparts who only use text books.

• Elevates reading skills by one or more grade levels.

• Increases student awareness of the world and community, and has a positive effect on attitudes toward school, community, and subject matter.

• Improves verbal interactions, student motivation, and student behavior.

In a recent study of 22 cities across the country (including those in Colorado) schools using newspapers were compared with those who did not; those who used newspapers in class increased their test scores by 10 percent.

As a “living textbook,” the newspaper is a resource that never ends because it is new and current every day. Textbooks can not keep up with the ever-changing developments in our world, newspapers can. The daily newspaper reinforces the academic textbook by linking yesterday with today.

We encourage students, teachers, parents and Junior Achievement volunteers to use our Lesson Library and other online resources we have available. These activities demonstrate ways the newspaper can be used in K-12 classroom while meeting educational standards.