COST: FREE!

Thanks to our sponsors, the Seattle Times has an ongoing newspaper sponsorship program, where electronic newspapers for the classroom are paid for by our vacationing subscribers and corporate sponsors. If you are eligible for this program, you will receive access to the e-Edition newspaper for you and your students.

School orders placed outside of the NIE sponsorship program will be charged a reduced price that equals approximately 25 percent of the e-Edition subscription cost. In exchange for these sponsored newspapers, you are required to submit a signed affidavit at the end of your service term, attesting to the fact that you had access to our electronic newspaper.

Funding

What are funded newspapers?

The demand for Newspapers In Education (NIE) electronic newspapers has been tremendous. The main source of funding for sponsored newspapers is the Vacation Donation Program, wherein a subscriber opts to give as a gift to NIE any credit due for vacation stops. These amounts are usually small to the subscriber, but when multiplied by many subscribers, it becomes significant enough to provide newspapers for most of the classroom requests.

We partner with businesses or individuals in a number of ways to provide newspapers as well. Companies may sponsor an entire program, adopt schools/classrooms, or make monetary contributions to The Seattle Times Literacy Fund through The Seattle Foundation. Any donations made through the Foundation are tax-deductible. To help support our community NIE programs, The Seattle Times underwrites the operational and programming costs.

The NIE program has developed several partnerships with local and national corporations — from banks to professional sports teams. Corporate sponsors’ logos are always included in the teacher promotional materials and advertising.

You can put your firm in the company of many fine businesses that have contributed to this worthy cause. Contact us at nie@seattletimes.com for further information on this program.