Why NIE
The Bulletin’s NIE Mission
The mission of The Bulletin’s Newspapers in Education Program is to serve Central Oregon educators, students, and families by providing fully-sponsored newspapers, support materials, and programs to classrooms to further the development of student literacy, critical-thinking skills, and knowledge of the world around them.
What is Newspapers in Education (NIE)?
NIE is a cooperative effort among newspapers, local businesses and schools to bring the most up-to-date, real-world resource on the market today – the newspaper – into the classroom as an instructional tool. Teachers and students from Central Oregon K-12 schools, both public and independent, participate in the program, along with at-risk youth programs, Boys and Girls Clubs, and adult basic education classes.
Why Use Newspapers in the Classroom?
Newspapers offer a first-draft of history every day through words, pictures and analysis. They go beyond textbooks by providing a real-world, contemporary frame of reference about what, where, why and how events happen as well as their impact on students’ lives.
The Result of Teaching with Newspapers
Recent studies commissioned by the collaboration of the American Press Institute and the Newspaper Association of America show students consistently exposed to reading and using newspapers in the classroom score at least 10% higher on reading tests than those who are not exposed to newspapers in school. Scores are even higher for students whose primary language is not English. The NIE program is used to teach history, social science, language arts, math, science, career-readiness and other subjects.
Key NIE Benefits for Teachers and Students
- Provides teachers with contemporary resources and tools to educate and motivate students.
- Correlates with key K-12 Common Core Standards for Mathematics and for the English-Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Career/Technical Subjects, including research, analytical and informational text, among others.
- Supports STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) learning.
- Creates a lifelong habit of reading, learning and thinking for students.
- Motivates students to become more informed, aware and active citizens, ready to play positive roles in their communities and our democracy.
Free To Participating NIE Teachers
- The daily Bulletin newsletter highlighting top
stories of the day. - Digital access to online edition of The
Bulletin on the new Bulletin NIE webpage,
including Bulletin archives. - The requested number of student digital
licenses or student print copies of The Bulletin. - Teacher resources and links to content and
activities that support classroom learning,
in particular literacy and critical-thinking skills. - Background on the positive connection
between an active NIE program and
student learning.
Subscriber Support for NIE: How You Can Join Us?
We are proud that funding for the NIE Program is a partnership with business sponsors and subscribers who support schools.
Rader Miller, from left, listens as teacher Stephanie Waritz asks a question to student Kaleb Karpstein at High Desert Middle School in Bend in 2016. (Andy Tullis/Bulletin file photo)
- “We believe every child deserves to learn about the community and the world in which they live.”
- “We believe education is a community responsibility.”
You can support NIE by:
- Going on vacation? Subscribers can donate their newspapers while away.
- Subscribers can add an NIE donation when renewing. Each extra dollar provides nine newspapers to local students. Just check the NIE Program box on your renewal invoice or call subscriber services.
- Are you a business owner? Become a NIE partner.