CMS News Sources on the Internet

Current Events Report - Click on the link to download a copy to complete for homework.

Newspapers, News Sources and Databases on the Internet

EBSCO
Choose "Student Resource Center" to choose from newspaper and magazine articles, country reports, books and encyclopedias, biographies, state and province reports, primary source documents, and photos, maps and flags. You will need a password to access this database. To receive the password, stop by the Library Media Center.

Time for Kids - EASY READING
Time Magazine written especially for kids!

National Geographic for Kids - EASY READING
The online edition of the National Geographic's classroom magazine contains games and articles about the world in which we live. Appropriate for children grades 3-6.

Scholastic News - EASY READING
Scholastic.com's news and educational site for teachers and kids. Contains news, popular culture, games and quizzes, and polls.

Weekly Reader - EASY READING
Weekly news magazine where kids can choose their content according to their grade. For grades up to 6.

BBC for Kids - EASY READING
British Broadcasting Corporation's web site for kids that provides news for and about children every day of the year, including news, weather, pop culture, science, and more.

Yahooligan's News - EASY READING
Yahooligans' news site for kids contains in-depth news about many topics.

Yak's Corner - EASY READING
America's coolest weekly news magazine for kids- with news, travel, food, animals, and crafts. Also includes an area for parents and teachers

Kids News Room - EASY READING
A weekly newsmagazine featuring news, games, information and submitted articles from kids and schools from around the US.

Army Times
Military news and information.

Christian Science Monitor
A good place to find international news.

CNN Student News
This site will allow you to find information on both current and news events that occurred in the last several years.

Google News
An excellent resource for finding an article about any event. This source allow uses to see how different news organizations are reporting the same story.

KidOn Media Link
This source boasts a vast collection of links to news outlets organized by region and country. Search for newspaper and magazine articles, radio and television news.

Opinion Pages
This site provides access to the most current editorials, opinions, commentaries and columnists from more than 600 English newspapers and magazines on the World Wide Web.

Today's Front Pages
216 Front Pages from 26 countries.

Lycos Top News
The top stories in the U.S. includes a section with polls and editorial cartoons.

Providence Journal Bulletin
This is the place to look for Rhode Island news online. Must sign up to be a member to read full articles.

Student Connections
The New York Times Learning Network is a free service for students in grades 3-12, their teachers and parents.

USA Today
This site features the Web based version of this popular paper with national and international news.

Yahoo News
A great place to find information online on current events.