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Special thanks to our 2008/2009 NIE Sponsors

Click here to see the list of platinum-level sponsors

Click here to see the list of gold-level sponsors

Click here to see the list of silver-level sponsors

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Why Our Sponsors Support NIE...

A+ Federal Credit Union. "We're proud to support Newspapers in Education because it helps teachers provide classroom learning experiences that are more relevant to students. Hands-on involvement with topics like financial education helps our children prepare for tomorrow's challenges."
Kerry A. S. Parker
CEO, A+ Federal Credit Union


Book People. "BookPeople contributes to NIE to promote the free exchange of ideas. That free exchange leads to independent thinking and decision making, both of which are a part of every responsible citizen's task. Helping young people develop critical skills is a great value to us all."
Steven Bercu
CEO, BookPeople



Why Teachers Love NIE...

Why Teachers Love NIE. Teachers use newspapers to get their students excited about reading and excited about learning. Used as living textbooks, newspapers help teachers introduce students to life-long reading habits while encouraging more meaningful, hands-on learning.

Click here to read testimonials from NIE participating teachers.



Help Improve Literacy in Central Texas

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With the help of hundreds of sponsors, the Austin American-Statesman's Newspapers in Education program provides free classroom newspapers and educational materials to over 600 central Texas schools. A $250 sponsorship provides a teacher with 25 newspapers each week for the entire school year. Each sponsor may select a school and/or teacher of their choice.

Join other business leaders and your local newspaper to improve literacy. Contact us today at nie@statesman.com or call Flannery Bope, 512-445-3591 for more information on this unique opportunity for your business and your community.

   

   

Get involved

A Newspapers in Education Sponsorship provides teachers with with 25 newspapers per week for the entire school year, plus innovative workbooks and curriculum with classroom activities based on the daily newspaper. Do teachers want to use the newspaper? You bet!
Click here to find out how you can help teachers help their students.

A special thanks to our 2008-2009 diamond-level sponsors

Capitol Credit Union.
Schlotzskys.
City of  Austin. Union State Bank.
NBC KXAN. Virginia College.
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