The new millennium brought a new vitality and focus to NIE. More than 950 NIE programs delivered newspapers and educational programs to nearly 40% of all public school students within the United States. The focus on state standards and state mandated tests brought a clear focus on education to the programs. More than 94% of all newspapers in the United States with a circulation of more than 15,000 daily have active NIE programs. The NAA Foundation moved into the electronic generation with the creation of the NIE E-Forum. This mass e-mail system gives NIE professionals throughout the world nearly instant access to each other through a computer network. Nearly 1000 NIE professionals now trade information and ideas through this network.

More than 70 years of NIE experience have indicated there is no limit to a good newspaper’s capacity to interest students in learning. The growth in numbers and creativity within the NIE community appears to guarantee that this capacity will be fulfilled.