Education
Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) and Scholastic Launch Summer Reading Fundraising Campaign
NEW YORK, NY — May 10, 2010 — What would YOU give up this summer to put books in the hands of kids who might otherwise not own a single book? Two iced coffees? A movie and popcorn?
"READ 180" and "SYSTEM 44" Celebrate Turning Struggling Students into All-Stars
for overcoming the odds and learning to read
With "Fraction Nation™," Students Conquer Common Math Stumbling Block
New Technology Program from Scholastic, the Creator of READ 180®,
Gives Students Keys to Unlock Algebra
NEW YORK, N.Y. (April 1, 2010) – It’s the first move into abstract thinking, the first time we ask kids to work in the space between whole numbers like 1, 2, and 3. It’s when math gets hard.
Scholastic StoryWorks Magazine Boosts Online Tools for Elementary School Language Arts Teachers
New York, NY — March 24, 2010 — Storyworks®, the award-winning literature and language arts magazine for grades 3-6, has expanded its online and whiteboard resources for teachers. The new interactive features – free to Storyworks subscribers – include online-exclusive plays, writing workshops, videos, downloadable skills sheets and step-by-step language arts lessons for whiteboards.
The 39 Clues Global Reading Adventure Heats Up with Release of Book 7: The Viper's Nest; Answer to Key Series Mystery Revealed
Extensive promotional support for the series includes
national author tour, app, and TV, online and in-theater advertising
Leading Experts on 21st Century Learning Present Webcast Series for School Leaders
NEW YORK, N.Y. — January 12, 2010 — Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, is inviting teachers, school administrators and education leaders to join some of the nation’s thought leaders on learning in the 21st Century for a series of four webcasts starting in January.
Scholastic Names the Decade's Ten Big Ideas in Education
December 16, 2009 (New York, NY) – As 2009 draws to a close, Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today named 10 Big Ideas in Education from the first decade of the 21st Century. They are:
Scholastic Launches New Book Ordering Website for Schools and Libraries
NEW YORK, N.Y. — December 9, 2009 — Schools and libraries now have a faster way to browse and buy collections of quality children's literature from Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), and to have books delivered shelf-ready to classrooms and libraries.
What Works Clearinghouse Confirms Scholastic Read 180 Works
New York, NY, October 27, 2009 (NASDAQ: SCHL) — The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC), our nation's watchdog for effective educational research, has completed its review of the evidence on READ 180®, a reading intervention program from Scholastic. The WWC concludes that the extent of evidence for READ 180 is “medium to large for comprehension and medium to large for general literacy achievement.”
Scholastic Honors Charlene A. Green and the Clark County (Las Vegas) School District
Charlene A. Green Presented with the 2009 Scholastic Leadership in Urban Education Award (The URBIE)
