Newspapers in Education (NIE) is an international system of cooperation between school districts and their local newspapers that began in 1955. The Newspaper in Education program's mission is to promote and support the use of newspapers as an educational resource. The Delaware County Daily and Sunday Times is one of more than 950 U.S. newspapers to offer a daily "textbook", the daily newspaper, that is up-to-date and real world. The main purpose of the program is to improve reading, writing and spelling abilities.

The Delaware County Daily and Sunday Times supplies over 400,000 newspapers a year to students in the Delaware County area. Students at all grade levels use the newspaper as a vital part of their daily studies.

In the educational literature of the past 30 years, research has shown that:

• Newspaper use in school increases student awareness about the world at large and the immediate community, and has a positive effect on student attitudes toward school, community and subject matter.


• Students who used newspapers as a principal source material had better achievement scores in social studies, language arts and mathematics than their matched counterparts, who relied only on textbooks.


• In one study, reading skills increased by two grade levels for students who used newspapers, as compared to those using traditional methods.

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To learn more contact Circulation director Joe Potts [email] or call 610-622-8840.