Newspapers In Education.

2008 Teachers Section.

Dear Educators,

“Ohio: The Inside Story” is a continuation of the popular 2006 series of the same name and has been produced through a grant from The Ohio Newspapers Foundation, a nonprofit charitable and educational organization affiliated with The Ohio Newspaper Association.

This teacher’s guide has been distributed in electronic format to Newspaper in Education (NIE) coordinators and publishers at more than 250 daily and weekly newspapers in Ohio for use in
local schools.

Accompanying the guide are 24 quarter-page newspaper features on the significant people, places and events shaping Ohio's colorful history. We encourage you to work with the staff at your nearest newspaper to publish the features, to establish corresponding assignments for your students, and to create specific classroom activities related to these features.

We are particularly pleased that these curriculum materials have been designed to tie directly to curriculum standards of the Ohio Department of Education. We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Janis Hunter, educational consultant.

Also assisting in the development of “Ohio: The Inside Story” were Sue Ann Taylor, The Vindicator,
Youngstown; Shannon Krocker, New Philadelphia Times Reporter; Lisa Reuter, Columbus Dispatch; and Anne Coburn-Griffis, The Lima News. All are members of the Foundation’s Ohio NIE Committee which has been publishing curriculum materials since 1984.

If you need any assistance with these classroom materials please contact us. We appreciate your support of Newspapers in Education.

Frank E. Deaner
Executive Director
Ohio Newspapers Foundation
1335 Dublin Road, Suite 216-B
Columbus, OH 43215
Tel. 614-486-6677