Kid Scoop News Nebraska receives grant from NPA Foundation

Summerland elementary students in grades three through five will be building literacy skills via the newspaper, thanks to a grant from the Nebraska Press Association Foundation.

The organization granted $10,000 to Kid Scoop News Nebraska, to support its mission to get kids to read more.

"As newspaper editors and publishers, we want to do everything we can to promote literacy. I believe the Kid Scoop News can be a great tool in the toolbox for elementary teachers. We appreciate the opportunity to get this fun and colorful publication in the hands of elementary students across the state," Nebraska Press Association Foundation member

Jim Dickerson, of Albion, said.

The Summerland Advocate- Messenger is working to bring Kid Scoop News to third through fifth grade classrooms this fall to increase literacy rates and nurture the next generation of news consumers.

SAM provides each child with a physical copy of a kid-friendly monthly newspaper. Nebraska's newspapers will partner with elementary schools to bring these papers to classrooms at no cost to the school. Each edition has themed pages and focuses on a variety of hobbies and subjects, from gardening to civic responsibility.

SAM Publisher LuAnn Schindler said she's excited for students to learn about the news.

"Kid Scoop offers so many leanring opportunities, in newspaper format. I hope it sparks a new generation of newspaper readers," Schindler said. "If my initial meeting, introducing Kid Scoop News to Summerland students, is any indication, they will be excited to pick up each edition."

Phase one distribution began last week in northeast and north central Nebraska.

Statewide distribution is planned over the next one to three years.

To learn more about Kid Scoop and its mission, visit https://www.kidscoopnews.org/our-organization/. To help support youth literacy in Nebraska, contact Violet Spader at [email protected].