This year marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the American Civil War. To honor this historical moment in time, The Joplin (Mo.) Globe generously donated a great series on the Civil War to the Missouri Press Foundation, which, in 
turn, offered to share the series with newspapers across the country, at no cost.
The Missouri Press Foundation has reformatted the series into 10 in-paper features and 10 companion activity pages. The series can be downloaded at www.mo-nie.com using the download code: civilwar.
Although the series is free, the Missouri Press Foundation always welcomes donations.
Contact Missouri Press Association Executive Director Doug Crews at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with questions.
Vicki Whiting, the creator of Kid Scoop, has made a special breaking-news edition of Kid Scoop about the massive earthquake and tsunami
that hit Japan.
The free content helps students understand how a tsunami forms; where the tsunami and earthquake hit; how earthquakes happen; how kids can help those affected and more.
The package contains a full-page color newspaper broadsheet (high-res PDF), a half-page color newspaper broadsheet (high-res PDF), and a printable learning packet for in-classroom use (PDF).
Kid Scoop is distributed by Content That Works, a Chicago-based content provider. Please contact Dan Dalton at 909-793-9890 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . He will provide you with a user ID and password to download the content.