The following links provide articles and discussions on the role of the newspaper in society, the state of the newspaper industry, the role of newspaper in the curriculum educational sites we have found pertinent and interesting.

Research on the Impact of Newspapers in the Curriculum

The key thing that inspires people to support NIE is the fact that reading a newspaper increases both reading achievement and civic participation.

NAA has published two reports that support this claim:

Measuring Success! - Education Impact Research

Lifelong Readers: Driving Civic Engagement

Knight Future of the First Amendment survey provides some hopeful statistics for young people reading news and blogs online.

Education Websites

• Oracle Education Foundation
• Edutopia
• AIMS Education Foundation
• Hillborough Education Foundation
• Verizon Foundation
• Silicon Valley Education Foundation
• Once Upon a School

Interesting Projects:

• Once Upon a School

Discussion of the State of Newspapers

• Journalism.org - The State of the News Media 2007
• MEASURING SUCCESS! - The Positive Impact of Newspaper In Education Programs on Student Achievement
• NAA Cover Story
• The Rotarian - The Book Lady
• The Rotarian - When Words Fail