Mission Statement of Newspapers in Education
As a vital part of The Chronicle and Lafromboise Newspapers, Inc.,
and embracing their values, it is the goal of Newspapers in
Education to encourage and support the use of newspapers in the
classroom as a tool for promoting literacy and as a teaching
resource. Maintaining a quality program that will informly,
involve, and inspire students and teachers is of utmost
importance.
With integrity, Newspapers in Education is devoted to providing a
service to children, education, and the community. The program is
grounded in the belief that use of the newspapers in an essential
element in the formation of citizenship.
-Paul Crowner
Manager, Newspapers in Education
The Chronicle
PO Box 580
Centralia, WA 98531
V: 360.807.8236
F: 360.807.8253
Circulation 15,000
The first line of our mission statement reads "Promote literacy in the
Laramie community, particularly among schoolchildren, who are tomorrow's
business, educational and political leaders."
Kate
Kate Lucero
NIE Coordinator
Laramie Boomerang
Laramie, WY
Circ. < 6,000
The Mining Journal's NIE Mission:
To instill daily reading habits.
Bob Hendrickson, NIE coor.
The Mining Journal
249 W. Washington St.
Marquette, MI 49855
The mission of the Standard-Speaker Educational Foundation is to promote literacy,
broaden students’ community and global perspectives and to provide area educators with
a powerful teaching tool. The foundation will use educational programs and curriculum
materials to encourage newspaper use by young people to create a life-long reading habit.
Additionally the foundation will provides educational services and materials to classroom
teachers, parents, literacy groups, home schoolers and all other educators in the
community. The foundation will facilitate partnerships with businesses and corporations
to encourage literacy.
Janie Yaceubek
The Daily Standard Speaker
Standard Speaker
21 North Wyoming Street
Hazleton, Pa. 18201
The Courier's Newspaper in Education Department is committed to promoting literacy by
supporting the use of newspapers in area classrooms as a vital and proven educational
tool. We strive to
encourage live-long reading habits creating informed, educated and productive citizens.
Sarah Smith
Newspaper in Education Coordinator
The Courier
P.O. Box 540
Waterloo, IA 50704
Phone: 319-291-1514
Fax: 319-291-1556
As a vital part of the South Bend Tribune and its values, it is the goal of Newspapers in
Education to develop, encourage and support the use of the newspaper as a teaching
resource for promoting literacy and a life-long love of reading, learning and community
involvement. Newspapers In Education is grounded in the belief that use of the
newspaper is an essential element in the formation of citizenship.
With integrity, Newspapers in Education is devoted to providing to children, educators,
and the community, a quality program that informs, involves, and inspires students and
teachers.
Gloria
Educational Services and Special Projects Manager
South Bend Tribune
225 West Colfax Avenue
South Bend, IN 46626
Phone: 574-235-6109
73,000 daily
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New York Press Association Newspaper In Education Mission Statement
It is the goal of Newspaper In Education to encourage and support the use of newspapers
as a tool for promoting literacy and as a teaching resource. Newspaper In Education is
committed to providing a quality program that will inform, engage and inspire lifelong
learning. We support the use of newspapers in schools, summer reading programs, adult
education and literacy programs. The program is grounded in the belief that newspaper
readership is an essential element in the formation of citizenship.
Our mission: to grow more and better readers (of newspapers).
Nancy Govoni
NIE Manager
The Daytona Beach News-Journal
P.O. Box 2831
Daytona Beach, FL 32124-2831
Phone (386) 681-2436
Fax
(386) 258-0221
E-mail nie@nieworld.com
Web Site www.nieworld.com
Circ. size 100,581
The mission of the Standard - Speaker Educational Foundation is to promote literacy,
broaden students’ community and global perspectives and to provide area educators with
a powerful teaching tool. The foundation will use educational programs and curriculum
materials to encourage newspaper use by young people to create a life-long reading habit.
Additionally the foundation provides educational services and materials to classroom
teachers, parents, literacy groups, home schoolers and all other educators in the
community. The foundation will facilitate partnerships with businesses and corporations
to encourage literacy.
The Honolulu Advertiser's Newspaper in Education program supports student literacy,
academic achievement and citizenship by distributing newspapers to classrooms,
providing teacher training and workshops, and developing teacher resources and
networking opportunities.
Newspapers in Education is committed to partnering with educators, businesses and
individuals to promote literacy on Delmarva by providing newspapers and other
educational materials that encourage children and adults to develop basic reading skills
and become informed, involved citizens.
Darryl Forsythe
NIE Literacy Coordinator
115 East Carroll St
Salisbury, MD 21801
(410)749-7171, ext. 228
dforsythe@smgpo.gannett.com
NIE is committed to promoting education and literacy in central and eastern Kentucky.
We are dedicated to providing high quality educational materials and training that
supports the use of the Herald-Leader in the classroom and at home.
Kriss Johnson,
Educational and Community Outreach Manager
Lexington Herald Leader
859-227-6049
Our NIE mission statement does not include literacy, but I intend to get it changed so that
it does. We have about 1/4 of the citizens who are functionally illiterate in northeast
Georgia and it is extremely important that we join the Literacy Agencies in order to
overcome this deficiency. To me, this should be what NIE is all about.
-Carlton Adams
NIE Consultant/Coordinator
Dawson News & Advertiser and The Dahlonega Nugget
The Northeast Georgian
cir. ~25,000
2440 Old Athens Highway
Cornelia, Georgia 30531
706-778-4215 voice
706-776-6136 fax
NIE@cninewspapers.com
Ours is "The Daily Times-Call provides newspapers and related resources
for classrooms to optimize literacy and learning for all students and to develop lifelong
newspaper readers as lifetime learners and informed citizens."
Cindy Piller
Educational Services Manager
Daily Times-Call
P. O. Box 299
Longmont, CO 80502
303-776-2244 ext. 338
303-772-8339 -- fax
cpiller@times-call.
The Evening Sun is dedicated to the promotion of literacy in students of all ages, in
cooperation with local schools and the business community. Collectively, we shall foster
the development of better informed and involved citizens by establishing the newspaper
as an integral part of the educational process.
Laurie James
NIE Coordinator
The Evening Sun
Hanover, PA
"Newspaper in Education (NIE) strives to promote literacy and responsible citizenship in
children and young adults through the inclusion of newspapers
with regular classroom curricula."
Skye Hullinger
NIE Coordinator
The Daily Sentinel
734 So. 7th St.
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Phone 970-256-4299
Fax 970-241-6860
email nie2@gjds.com
The St. Joseph News-Press Newspaper In Education program strives to
develop future readers who can use the newspaper to enrich their lives
and participate responsibly in their communities. We promote student
and adult literacy through the use of the newspaper, provide affordable
or funded classroom newspapers and assist teachers in using newspapers
in the classroom, through training and curriculum support.
Literacy is a BIG part of my program.
Diane Goold, NIE Director
THE HERALD-STANDARD NEWSPAPER IN EDUCATION (NIE) PROGRAM
RECOGNIZES ITS POSITION AS AN EDUCATIONAL PARTNER WITH THE
COMMUNITY AND SCHOOLS BY ACTIVELY PROMOTING LITERACY;
THEREFORE IT IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
THAT WILL NURTURE THE NEXT GENERATION OF NEWSPAPER READERS
AND ENCOURAGE LIFE-LONG READING HABITS THROUGH THE USE OF THE
NEWSPAPER.
Jo Lieb
NIE Supervisor
Herald-Standard
The Sun Journal's NIE mission is to enhance local literacy efforts by providing teachers
with newspapers and a variety of related materials and activities that will enrich their
curriculum.
Margaret Chance
The Washington Post’s Newspaper in Education program is committed to encouraging
lifelong newspaper readership among young people. The Post seeks to provide quality
and substantive curriculum that is academically valid. The Post is committed to creating
resources that enhance instruction in all subjects and grades, particularly kindergarten
through senior high school. The newspaper is provided as a relevant teaching tool with
hands-on opportunity for a real-world application of classroom learning and as a gateway
to knowledgeable and active citizenship.
The Post’s long-term goals are to groom informed and civic–minded members of the
community and future readers; promote literacy; stimulate personal interests; and support
the education community in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area including certain
surrounding counties from Virginia and Maryland.
Margaret J. Kaplow
Kaplowm@washpost.com
(202) 334-6225
Fax: (202) 496-3946
The Washington Post
7th Floor
1150 15th St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20071
Circ: 738,000/Sun: 1,016,000
The Lima News NIE Mission Statement
NIE is an acronym for Newspaper-In-Education, a world-wide effort on the
part of individual local newspapers to aid educators in making the
important transfer of classroom learning to daily life. The Lima News NIE
is a program that uses the daily newspaper in Northwest and West Central
Ohio classrooms as a “living textbook.” Future leaders can view the world
through the newspaper. An educator can use the newspaper to teach almost
any subject to any student on any level and improve their reading and test scores. NIE is a
bridge between the student and their school, community, county, state, nation, continent,
world, and the entire universe.
Mission Statement of Fort Wayne Newspapers' Newspapers in Education
Program
It is the aspiration of Newspapers in Education to partner with The
Journal Gazette and The News-Sentinel to encourage and advocate the use
of newspapers as a vital teaching resource. Newspapers in Education is
devoted to providing students with up to date information in an effort
to promote literacy, community involvement and information gathering
skills. Fort Wayne Newspapers' Newspapers in Education program is
dedicated to assisting area teachers, as they inspire, educate, and
inform the young people that are the future of our community.
Mission Statement
The Burlington Free Press Newspapers in Education program is dedicated to providing a
service to children, education, and the community. The program is firm in the belief that
use of the newspaper is key to a solid formation of lifelong literacy and citizenship.
Cheryl Thibeault
Newspapers in Education Manager
The Burlington Free Press
191 College Street
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: (802) 651-4825
Fax: (802) 863-2926
Today's readers are Tomorrow's leaders!
Circulation size: Daily 48,271; Sunday 56,238
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Mission Statement of Newspapers in Education
As a vital part of The Chronicle and Lafromboise Newspapers, Inc.,
and embracing their values, it is the goal of Newspapers in
Education to encourage and support the use of newspapers in the
classroom as a tool for promoting literacy and as a teaching
resource. Maintaining a quality program that will inform,
involve, and inspire students and teachers is of utmost
importance.
With integrity, Newspapers in Education is devoted to providing a
service to children, education, and the community. The program is
grounded in the belief that use of the newspapers in an essential
element in the formation of citizenship.
-Paul Crowner
Manager, Newspapers in Education
The Chronicle
PO Box 580
Centralia, WA 98531
V: 360.807.8236
F: 360.807.8253
Circulation 15,000
The first line of our mission statement reads "Promote literacy in the
Laramie community, particularly among schoolchildren, who are tomorrow's
business, educational and political leaders."
Kate
Kate Lucero
NIE Coordinator
Laramie Boomerang
Laramie, WY
Circ. < 6,000
The Mining Journal's NIE Mission:
To instill daily reading habits.
-Bob Hendrickson, NIE coor.
The Mining Journal
249 W. Washington St.
Marquette, MI 49855
906.228.2500
circ. 16,500 daily, 18,000 Sunday
The mission of the Standard~Speaker Educational Foundation is to promote
literacy, broaden students' community and global perspectives and to provide
area educators with a powerful teaching tool. The foundation will use
educational programs and curriculum materials to encourage newspaper use by
young people to create a life-long reading habit.
Additionally the foundation will provides educational services and materials
to classroom teachers, parents, literacy groups, home schoolers and all
other educators in the community. The foundation will facilitate
partnerships with businesses and corporations to encourage literacy.
Janie Yaceubek
The Daily Standard Speaker
Standard Speaker
21 North Wyoming Street
Hazleton, Pa. 18201
The Courier's Newspaper in Education Department is committed to promoting
literacy by supporting the use of newspapers in area classrooms as a vital
and proven educational tool. We strive to
encourage live-long reading habits creating informed, educated and
productive citizens.
Sarah Smith
Newspaper in Education Coordinator
The Courier
P.O. Box 540
Waterloo, IA 50704
Phone: 319-291-1514
Fax: 319-291-1556
As a vital part of the South Bend Tribune and its values, it is the goal of
Newspapers in Education to develop, encourage and support the use of the
newspaper as a teaching resource for promoting literacy and a life-long love
of reading, learning and community involvement. Newspapers In Education is
grounded in the belief that use of the newspaper is an essential element in
the formation of citizenship.
With integrity, Newspapers in Education is devoted to providing to children,
educators, and the community, a quality program that informs, involves, and
inspires students and teachers.
Gloria
Educational Services and Special Projects Manager
South Bend Tribune
225 West Colfax Avenue
South Bend, IN 46626
Phone: 574-235-6109
73,000 daily
New York Press Association Newspaper In Education Mission Statement
It is the goal of Newspaper In Education to encourage and support the use of
newspapers as a tool for promoting literacy and as a teaching resource.
Newspaper In Education is committed to providing a quality program that will
inform, engage and inspire lifelong learning. We support the use of
newspapers in schools, summer reading programs, adult education and literacy
programs. The program is grounded in the belief that newspaper readership is
an essential element in the formation of citizenship.
Our mission: to grow more and better readers (of newspapers).
Nancy Govoni
NIE Manager
The Daytona Beach News-Journal
P.O. Box 2831
Daytona Beach, FL 32124-2831
Phone (386) 681-2436
Fax
(386) 258-0221
E-mail nie@nieworld.com
Web Site www.nieworld.com
Circ. size 100,581
The mission of the Standard - Speaker Educational Foundation is to promote
literacy, broaden students' community and global perspectives and to provide
area educators with a powerful teaching tool. The foundation will use
educational programs and curriculum materials to encourage newspaper use by
young people to create a life-long reading habit.
Additionally the foundation will provides educational services and materials
to classroom teachers, parents, literacy groups, home schoolers and all
other educators in the community. The foundation will facilitate
partnerships with businesses and corporations to encourage literacy.
I do--it's in the name: the Yakima Herald-Republic's "Newspaper in Education
Literacy and Civics Program"--although I don't have a "mission statement"
... But I always talk about our awful literacy stats here in Yakima County
and counter that with standardized test results from Measuring Success...
The Honolulu Advertiser's Newspaper in Education program supports student
literacy, academic achievement and citizenship by distributing newspapers to
classrooms, providing teacher training and workshops, and developing teacher
resources and networking opportunities.
Newspapers in Education is committed to partnering with educators,
businesses and individuals to promote literacy on Delmarva by providing
newspapers and other educational materials that encourage children and
adults to develop basic reading skills and become informed, involved
citizens.
Darryl Forsythe
NIE Literacy Coordinator
115 East Carroll St
Salisbury, MD 21801
(410)749-7171, ext. 228
dforsythe@smgpo.gannett.com
NIE is committed to promoting education and literacy in central and eastern
Kentucky. We are dedicated to providing high quality educational materials
and training that supports the use of the Herald-Leader in the classroom and
at home.
Kriss Johnson,
Educational and Community Outreach Manager
Lexington Herald Leader
859-227-6049
Our NIE mission statement does not include literacy, but I intend to get it
changed so that it does. We have about 1/4 of the citizens who are
functionally illiterate in northeast Georgia and it is extremely important
that we join the Literacy Agencies in order to overcome this defeciency. To
me, this should be what NIE is all about.
-Carlton Adams
NIE Consultant/Coordinator
Dawson News & Advertiser EUR The Dahlonega Nugget
The Northeast Georgian
cir. ~25,000
2440 Old Athens Highway
Cornelia, Georgia 30531
706-778-4215 voice
706-776-6136 fax
NIE@cninewspapers.com
Ours is "The Daily Times-Call provides newspapers and related resources
for classrooms to optimize literacy and learning for all students and to
develop lifelong newspaper readers as lifetime learners and informed
citizens."
Cindy Piller
Educational Services Manager
Daily Times-Call
P. O. Box 299
Longmont, CO 80502
303-776-2244 ext. 338
303-772-8339 -- fax
cpiller@times-call.
The Evening Sun is dedicated to the promotion of literacy in students of all
ages, in cooperation with local schools and the business commmunity.
Collectively, we shall foster the development of better informed and
involved citizens by establishing the newspaper as an integral part of the
educational process.
Laurie James
NIE Coordinator
The Evening Sun
Hanover, PA
"Newspaper in Education (NIE) strives to promote literacy and responsible
citizenship in children and young adults through the inclusion of newspapers
with regular classroom curricula."
Skye Hullinger
NIE Coordinator
The Daily Sentinel
734 So. 7th St.
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Phone 970-256-4299
Fax 970-241-6860
email nie2@gjds.com
The St. Joseph News-Press Newspaper In Education program strives to
develop future readers who can use the newspaper to enrich their lives
and participate responsibly in their communities. We promote student
and adult literacy through the use of the newspaper, provide affordable
or funded classroom newspapers and assist teachers in using newspapers
in the classroom, through training and curriculum support.
Literacy is a BIG part of my program.
Diane Goold, NIE Director
THE HERALD-STANDARD NEWSPAPER IN EDUCATION (NIE) PROGRAM
RECOGNIZES ITS
POSITION AS AN EDUCATIONAL PARTNER WITH THE COMMUNITY AND
SCHOOLS BY
ACTIVELY PROMOTING LITERACY; THEREFORE IT IS COMMITTED TO
PROVIDING
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THAT WILL NURTURE THE NEXT GENERATION
OF NEWSPAPER
READERS AND ENCOURAGE LIFE-LONG READING HABITS THROUGH THE
USE OF THE
NEWSPAPER.
Jo Lieb
NIE Supervisor
Herald-Standard
The Sun Journal's NIE mission is to enhance local literacy efforts by
providing teachers with newspapers and a variety of related materials and
activities that will enrich their curriculum.
Margaret Chance
The Washington Post's Newspaper in Education program is committed to
encouraging lifelong newspaper readership among young people. The Post
seeks to provide quality and substantive curriculum that is academically
valid. The Post is committed to creating resources that enhance instruction
in all subjects and grades, particularly kindergarten through senior high
school. The newspaper is provided as a relevant teaching tool with hands-on
opportunity for a real-world application of classroom learning and as a
gateway to knowledgeable and active citizenship.
The Post's long-term goals are to groom informed and civic-minded members of
the community and future readers; promote literacy; stimulate personal
interests; and support the education community in the metropolitan
Washington, D.C. area including certain surrounding counties from Virginia
and Maryland.
Margaret J. Kaplow
Kaplowm@washpost.com
(202) 334-6225
Fax: (202) 496-3946
The Washington Post
7th Floor
1150 15th St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20071
Circ: 738,000/Sun: 1,016,000
The Lima News NIE Mission Statement
NIE is an acronym for Newspaper-In-Education, a world-wide effort on the
part of individual local newspapers to aid educators in making the
important transfer of classroom learning to daily life. The Lima News NIE
is a program that uses the daily newspaper in Northwest and West Central
Ohio classrooms as a "living textbook." Future leaders can view the world
through the newspaper. An educator can use the newspaper to teach almost
any subject to any student on any level and improve their reading and test
scores. NIE is a bridge between the student and their school, community,
county, state, nation, continent, world, and the entire universe.
Mission Statement of Fort Wayne Newspapers' Newspapers in Education
Program
It is the aspiration of Newspapers in Education to partner with The
Journal Gazette and The News-Sentinel to encourage and advocate the use
of newspapers as a vital teaching resource. Newspapers in Education is
devoted to providing students with up to date information in an effort
to promote literacy, community involvement and information gathering
skills. Fort Wayne Newspapers' Newspapers in Education program is
dedicated to assisting area teachers, as they inspire, educate, and
inform the young people that are the future of our community.
Robie,
It's not in my mission statement but I founded our Literacy Council and am currently the
president of it.
Wendy Stemple
NIE Coordinator
Daily American
Somerset, PA
Circ. 13,900
"The purpose of the Gettysburg Times NIE program is to secure future readers
by helping students develop a newspaper reading habit while still in school.
The NIE program will provide teachers with a low cost practical resource for
daily use in the classroom...the newspaper. The NIE program is committed to
helping promote literacy awareness in our community."
Lauren Nace
NIE Coordinator
Gettysburg Times
P.O. Box 3669
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717)339-2072
education@gburgtimes.com
Mission Statement
The Williamsport Sun-Gazette's Newspaper in Education (NIE) program is
dedicated to strengthening literacy in our community. Our goal is to
enhance the education of our youth by providing teachers with newspapers and
a variety of related materials and activities that will enrich the
curriculum. It is our belief that NIE cultivates tomorrow's readers,
tomorrow's problem solvers, tomorrow's leaders.
Detroit Newspapers in Education (DNIE)
MISSION STATEMENT
Literacy is essential for the future success of our students and the viability of the
communities we serve. Detroit Newspapers/Newspapers in Education, Inc. (DN/NIE,
Inc.) 501 (c) (3) is dedicated to strengthening literacy and education by providing
educators with classroom newspapers, quality instructional materials and training that
will enrich the curriculum and assist in teaching reading, writing and thinking skills
through use of the newspaper.
It is the mission of DN/NIE, Inc. to collaborate with businesses, corporations, civic
organizations, foundations and individuals to create partnerships that will provide
teachers with these materials and create a fun and motivational learning environment that
will encourage a lifetime habit of reading.
To provide educational services and resources to students, teachers, parents, and others in
the community through the support of local businesses.
Inform the community and area schools with an up-to-date "living-textbook."
Educate and encourage young people and adults in the community in the support of
literacy.
Jenni Deep
The Huntsville Times
Huntsville, AL
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