Newspaper in Education hits Malta Elementary School

National Newspaper in Education (NIE)week starts across the country on March 6, but students across Phillips County have been participating since the end of January and two grades at Malta Elementary School are at the head of the class.

Each week, nearly 200 copies of the Phillips County News is delivered to all four Phillips County Schools for free and at Malta Elementary School, fourth and fifth grade teachers Julie Henry and Barb Buechler are combining the newspapers with up-to-the-minute technology. Each Friday when the school receives their newspapers, fifth grade students are tasked w...