Sample the NIEonline.com content modules below

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►Argentina angry over Prince William's posting to the Falklands

Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.

►Archive of Geography quizzes

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►User survey confirms Facebook's appeal as it nears big milepost: first stock sale

-- Front Page Talking Points Archive

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Words in the News

Interactive vocabulary quiz based on stories found in your newspaper.

►Sample the quiz

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Lesson Plans Categorized by Grade Level

Let your teachers tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:

►Elementary (Grades K-4)
►Middle (Grades 5-8)
►Secondary (Grades 9-12)

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Educational links library

A library of links to resources for teachers is maintained for you. Links are classified according to grade levels and descriptions are included.

►Sample the links

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Words in the News Quiz
5 Elementary Words

Click on the correct answer in the quiz below.
Then see if you can find the word in your newspaper -- the print edition, the website or the digital edition and copy the sentence for context. NOTE: High School words are much harder to find!

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This Week's Word In The News 

COUNTERVAILING
DEFINITION: Acting against with equal force. Exerting force against an opposing and often bad or harmful force or influence.	FOUND IN THE NEWS: The announcement came after the Government Accountability Board faced countervailing pressures from those who urged that the petitions be made readily available and from those who raised concerns about the safety of domestic abuse victims who wanted to keep their addresses confidential. ►Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 02/06/2012