NIE, or Newspaper in Education, is a fun, motivation program that uses the daily paper to apply education basics to the student's real world. Through our Newspaper in Education program, teachers receive discounted or funded newspapers and free lesson plan activities focused on using The Roanoke Times. These activities cover all subject areas for grades K-12.
Activities are also available for adult education classes and general newspaper study.
Students enjoy these exciting hands-on activities that are timely and relevant to their learning needs. And teachers will find that the majority of these easy to follow activities are directly aligned with the Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools. Select an advertised item that you would like to have. Include the 5 W's and write in an inverted pyramid style commonly found in the paper. Through special educational rates, newspaper scholarships, curriculum guides, workshops and guided production tours, we are committed to the education of the students in Southwestern Virginia.