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Free newspapers for educators
» Ordered copies of the Deseret News are still FREE OF CHARGE for classrooms, paid for by grants and donations collected for educational use.
» Please see sponsorship information below if you or someone you know is interested in sponsoring newspapers.
» Educators need to verify their educational use of free newspapers by filling out a form that will be provided.
» Papers for the classroom can always be purchased for half price at 18¢ each.
» See general information tab at left for further information.
Ordering newspapers for your classroom
» order online with our secure ordering system
» by phone, fax, e-mail
telephone: (801) 237-2931 (Scott)
toll-free: 1-800-862-2037 ext.2931
fax: (801) 237-2340 (attn: Scott)
e-mail (for ordering purposes only): dmnschools@nacorp.com
» by mail
Deseret News
c/o NAC SCHOOL ORDERS
P.O. Box 45838
Salt Lake City, UT 84145
Purpose
The Deseret News' Newspapers in Education program (NIE) was established 25 years ago to provide an educational service arm for the newspaper. NIE's goal is to assist schools, teachers and parents in developing future readers who can use the newspaper to enrich their own lives and participate responsibly in their community, state and nation. As the world continues to change dramatically, the Deseret News NIE program aims to provide students with a lively and vital educational link to the newspaper, their community, the world and the future.
Sponsorship
Sponsorships contribute to literacy and allow thousands of teachers and students in Utah to learn from a living textbook, the Deseret News, and develop a life-long reading habit that will benefit them throughout their lives. Major sponsors are recognized on Deseret News NIE teaching materials, NIE promotions and the NIE Web site.
» Corporate sponsorships
Donations from companies can extend their support to education through grants and donations that allow educators to order the newspaper for their classrooms free of charge. Sponsorships can be tailored to provide benefits to both education and a corporation. Contact Brenda K. Smith, NIE Director, at (801) 237-2172 to discuss becoming part of this valuable program.
» Vacation donation and other individual contributions
Home subscribers can become sponsors by donating their copies of the Deseret News instead of canceling them when they go on vacation or away from home for awhile. The value of those papers is added to a special NIE newspaper account and provides as many as five educational newspapers for every single home paper donated! Just call Home Delivery at 801-237-2900 and ask for the value of your newspapers to be donated to the Deseret News NIE program for the period you will be gone.
» Educational Sections, Teacher's Guides, Serialized Stories and other special programs
Donations from corporations, programs or individuals can be applied to newspapers for specific educational programs offered by Deseret News NIE. Call the Deseret News NIE program at 801-237-2173 with inquiries about programs you are interested in sponsoring.
Program
The Newspapers in Education program provides a number of educational services each year to help educators teach from the Deseret News, including: free newspapers for education; credit classes; monthly educational sections; a library of teacher guides; special programs; serialized stories; activities for K-6 and 7-12; curriculum resources; and links to additional teaching materials. See the index at left to navigate to these topics.
Educational value
Not only does the Deseret News provide valuable information on a wide range of topics daily, it also can be used as a tool for teaching numerous skills to various age groups and in many different disciplines. The newspaper is easily available, still free of charge or low cost for education, can be reused, and is fun for students. It helps students connect classroom lessons to the real world around them and develop a positive and relevant lifetime reading habit.
Kids learn better with a newspaper
A study released by the Newspaper Association of America Foundation shows data indicating students in NIE programs do 10 percent better on standardized tests, that the greatest benefits of NIE are found in schools with large minority populations, and that significant increases in student performances occur in middle schools. Newspapers benefit learning, and the Deseret News NIE has a nationally-acclaimed program to help you raise test scores for Utah students.
Recognition
The Deseret News' NIE program has received both state and national honors for its contributions to education and the community, and is the only newspaper with top national honors for NIE Program Excellence continuously for an entire decade!
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