News K-12 education Spokesman-Review partners with District 101 to provide students with free access to the digital newspaper Fri., Aug. 28, 2026 The glow of the sunset cast warm light across the Spokesman-Review Tower and the Thomas S. Foley U.S. Federal Courthouse on Feb. 17, 2020, in downtown Spokane. (DAN PELLE/The Spokesman-Review) Add Spokesman-Review on Google By Megan Howard meganh@spokesman.com (509) 459-5401 More than 104,000 Eastern Washington students will be able to start their day by reading the news. The Spokesman-Review and Northeast Washington Educational Service District 101 partnered to give students in Adams, Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens and Whitman counties access to the digital edition of The Spokesman-Review newspaper throughout the school year. The partnership will promote media literacy and civic engagement in students. “This partnership will ensure that educators and students throughout our region will have access to materials that will support and accentuate learning,” said Darren Nelson, District 101’s assistant superintendent of student learning and support systems. Jennifer Irving, who leads The Spokesman-Review’s Newspapers in Education and Literacy Department, spent the past few years growing the Newspapers in Education program. Irving also helps create weekly grade-level prompts for classroom discussions. “A lot of us are parents, which helps us determine what’s appropriate for students,” she said. The program gives teachers access to ready-to-use classroom activities, like the “Media Detective,” which encourage students to analyze articles’ sources and tone to identify credibility and possible signs of bias. “Now educators and students throughout the NEWESD 101 region can easily connect with trusted local journalism, learn more about the community around them and build the skills to navigate an increasingly crowded information landscape,” she said. The partnership also works to help The Spokesman-Review connect with young audiences, which is a priority of the paper’s digital strategy. “As with the rest of the news media industry, we constantly strive to connect with our youngest audiences and provide them with the media literacy tools that are more important today than ever before,” said Tyler Pisani, The Spokesman-Review’s senior director of audience. The Spokesman-Review Newspaper Local journalism is essential. Give directly to The Spokesman-Review's Northwest Passages community forum series -- which helps to boost local journalism -- by using the easy options below. Gifts processed in this system are tax-deductible. Meet Our Journalists Jesse Tinsley Meet Jesse Tinsley. As a certified drone pilot, this veteran Spokesman-Review photographer often can be seen capturing beautiful aerial photographs of our region. Sometimes though, the job requires getting down with the dogs. Jim Meehan Jim Meehan is no stranger to Zag Nation. As the lead writer covering the Gonzaga men’s basketball team, he tells the stories behind the game and gets fans a bit closer to their favorite players. Molly Quinn There is no artist in Spokane like Molly Quinn. Her whimsical style is instantly recognizable to readers of The Spokesman-Review. She has painted gorgeous illustrations that instantly elevate the journalism accompanying it. She brings to life the stories that defy photography. She makes our pages better. Rob Curley Spokesman-Review editor Rob Curley loves to talk with people and learn about their lives, whether it's a best-selling author or a stranger he meets downtown on his walk to lunch. It's that inquisitive nature combined with a playful sense of storytelling that helps make our newspaper different than most. Jesse Tinsley Jim Meehan Molly Quinn Rob Curley Subscribe now to get breaking news alerts in your email inbox Get breaking news delivered to your inbox as it happens. Sign up
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