WHAT IS NIE ALL ABOUT?
NIE is an acronym for Newspapers in Education, a cooperative effort between newspapers and schools to use newspapers as an educational tool.

WHO USES NIE?
Teachers of students in kindergarten through grade 12 at area public and private schools, adult learners, parent/child literacy centers and youth residential treatment facilities.

WHY DOES THE PROGRAM EXIST?
NIE aims to bridge the gap between classroom learning and the real world, enhance teaching of all subject areas and help students meet state learning standards. In addition to providing a community service, NIE is also a sound business practice: today's students become the consistent newspaper readers of tomorrow.

WHERE ARE THESE CLASSROOMS LOCATED?
The Times Herald NIE serves schools and learning centers in five counties: Cattaraugus and Allegany counties in New York and McKean, Potter and Cameron counties in Pennsylvania.

HOW DO NEWSPAPERS ENHANCE CLASSROOM TEACHING?
The newspaper bridges the gap between the classroom and the "real" world by offering a variety of subject matter in a range of reading levels. Motivation for reading and discussion are built in.

• It's always versatile: Much of the content of the daily newspaper is adaptable to almost any individual's ability, class level and subject or skill area. Curriculum directors recommend it to enhance reading and writing skills, to keep up with current events, social studies, mathematics, and science.
• It's always current: The newspaper becomes an essential, up-to-date source of information for the student learning to do research; job searches; making important connections and comparisons; and becoming aware of the community and world at large.
• Newspapers are readily available: educators can schedule delivery for an entire classroom once a month, weekly or even on a daily basis. Our drivers will take them directly to the school office.

WHEN DO SCHOOLS WANT NEWSPAPERS?
Delivery schedules vary according to the individual teacher's requests throughout the school year and in many cases, through the summer. Some classrooms receive the paper daily, others pick one day a week for a special unit of study. The middle and high school levels often use them for journalism and current events classes. Job skills classes prefer daily delivery for optimal use of classifieds, business news and advice columns.

WHAT DOES IT COST?
For area public and private schools and adult literacy programs, we are presently able to provide newspapers for classroom at no cost for the remainder of the 1999-2000 school year! The thanks for this privilege goes to the sponsors and subscribers who make donations to NIE as well as our readers and Times Herald employees who participate in our numerous fund-raisers. Without these funds, the special rate of 25 cents per newspaper would still be a great bargain for all schools!

HOW DO I PARTICIPATE?
Educators who teach within the Times Herald circulation area (Cattaraugus and Allegany counties in New York and McKean, Potter and Cameron counties in Pennsylvania) can call (716) 372-3121, extension 213. Be ready to leave your name, school name, daytime phone number, the number of students, grade levels, subjects, and the day(s) of the week that you want to receive the newspapers. Please remember that the Times Herald is an afternoon paper; thus, you will have a chance to preview the edition that evening and plan to use it the days following delivery. You may also mail your delivery requests with the above specified information to: NIE, The Times Herald, 639 Norton Drive, Olean, NY 14760.