Today's News

From today's headlines right to your classroom. Here are some great news sources from around northern Michigan and the world. Just click on the logo or the name of the publication for an automatic link. The Michigan Teacher Network also links to both Michigan and National education articles.

HEADLINE NEWS FROM THE NEA

The online portal to international news is the WORLD NEWS NETWORK. Articles are arranged by topic, category, or geography.

To find any online newspaper or magazine anywhere in the world, click on METAGRID. Another good source is ALL YOU CAN READ.

For links to 5139 newspapers in 176 countries, plus 1675 magazines, click on THE PAPERBOY.

To check out electronic copies of works of fiction, government reports, speeches, or electronic texts visit the NetLibrary of the Michigan Electronic Library. They even give you a free eReader so you can read books (and make notations) right on your computer.

As the ticker rotates, click on the headline to get the complete story.

EDUCATION WEEK is the weekly service from Education Today Online. All the hot topics of the day are covered here.

Brand new from USA TODAY is a special website devoted to EDUCATION. In addition to education news there are lesson plans and a host of teacher services.

THE GREAT LAKES CENTER FOR EDUCATION RESEARCH AND PRACTICE is the regional voice for trusted opinions supported by university-based education research.

POLITICAL MONEY LINE. Search databases by zip code to see contributors to various political campaigns and causes.

TRAVERSE CITY RECORD-EAGLE -- Perhaps northwest Michigan's most widely read newspaper. Lots of features and links to virtually everything in Michigan (by category).

NEWS@LEELANAU.COM -- An Internet newspaper for northwest lower Michigan. Daily news, editorials, and even snow day cancellations are part of the package.

NORTHERN MICHIGAN JOURNAL -- Northern Michigan Journal is the companion to Northen Michigan News. This is more like a magazine, with lots of nice feature stories.

CADILLAC NEWS -- The online version of the Cadillac (Evening) News. The entire paper is not online, but major stories and good links are included.

PETOSKEY NEWS -- The online version of the Petoskey News Review. The entire paper is not online, but the major stories and good links are included.

TRAVERSE MAGAZINE -- Traverse is one of the region's most popular magazines in print. Their Web edition features their signature blend of nicely done articles and great images.

MICHIGAN LIVE -- As close as it gets to a statewide Internet newspaper. Michigan Live provides a statewide edition, as well as local editions for many Michigan cities (Ann Arbor, Flint, Saginaw, Grand Rapids, Muskegon, and others).

CNN INTERACTIVE -- All the power of CNN and more. This is a really cool news source with super images, 3-D, sound clips, and scored of departments. This is how the Internet is supposed to work!

THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND -- The Weather Underground is a website produced by the University of Michigan especially for use by K-12 classes. You'll find access to forcasts and conditions, weather imagery, and all sorts of neat statistics. Plus, there are curriculum activities provided for you to use with your classes.

USA TODAY -- USA Today is the "Nation's Newspaper," and you get all the features on the Web that you find in print -- even the cool charts and graphics. Plus, there are special departments for use in schools. This is also a good source to print out articles for use in the classroom (instead trying to photocopy newsprint).

NEWS DIRECTORY -- If you still can't find what you need go to NewsDirectory.com. This is a listing of links to over 3,500 newspapers and magazines (worldwide) organized by country, state, and city.