A key to success with the weekly issues was to have them contain current event that were appropriately written to the grade(s) they were servicing. Another key was to have the teacher's guides contain lessons that directly corresponded with what the grade's cur riculum was covering that particular week the issue is delivered. It was also important for the magazines' editors to be mindful that some news, although current and important, was not appropriate to discuss with certain aged students Sponsored Programs Since schools did not permit companies to advertise in the weekly issues distributed to the classrooms as one would be able to do with a traditional magazine, sponsored programs were sold to generate revenue.