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J.K. Rowling Lights Up the Empire State Building to Launch Her Children’s Non-Profit Organization, Lumos USA

Submitted by Gina Asprocolas on Thu, 04/09/2015 - 12:11.

The author was in New York to raise funds to help the eight million children in institutions and orphanages around the world, of whom over 80 per cent have living parents

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Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge Student Registration Opens Today As Educators Help Stop the "Summer Slide"

Submitted by Gina Asprocolas on Fri, 04/03/2015 - 11:19.

Contacts:

Michael Barrett
mbarrett@scholastic.com
212-343-6570

Bestselling Authors Varian Johnson and Michael Northrop to Visit the Top Schools that Log the Most Reading Minutes This Summer

Educators Who Register Their Students Before June 30th Can Enter to Win a Free Classroom Library of 50 Books

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Scholastic Reading Club and 1-800-Flowers.com® Celebrate Teachers and Administrative Professionals This Spring

Submitted by liaz on Thu, 04/02/2015 - 10:45.

Contacts:

Michael Barrett
Scholastic
mbarrett@scholastic.com
(212) 343-6570

Eloise Pisano
1-800-Flowers.com
episano@1800flowers.com
(516) 237-4195

Nominate Your Child’s Teacher or School Administrative Professional Today at Scholastic.com/clubcontests

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USPS Kicks-Off National Card and Letter Writing Month with Cool Stamps and National Classroom Writing Program

Submitted by liaz on Wed, 04/01/2015 - 17:01.

Contacts:

Mark Saunders
mark.r.saunders@usps.gov
(202) 268-6524

Sara Sinek
ssinek@scholastic.com
(212) 343-6899

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Scholastic Announces Nonfiction Holocaust Reader for Classrooms

Submitted by Gina Asprocolas on Wed, 04/01/2015 - 10:57.

Contact:

Kristen Joerger
kjoerger@scholastic.com
212-389-3343

Book for Grades 7-10 Includes Primary-Source Materials, Activities, Lesson Plans, and More for Students and Teachers

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National Student Poets Lead the Way for Youth Writers During National Poetry Month

Submitted by liaz on Wed, 04/01/2015 - 09:23.

Contact:

Kimber Craine / President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities / 202-682-5661 / KCraine@pcah.gov
Giuliana Bullard / Institute of Museum and Library Services / 202-653-4799 / GBullard@imls.gov
Kristen Joerger / Scholastic Art & Writing Awards / 212-389-3343 / KJoerger@Scholastic.com

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New Edition of Teaching Resource for K–8 Math Answers Questions Teachers Are Asking

Submitted by Gina Asprocolas on Tue, 03/31/2015 - 10:10.

Contact:

Alexandra Wladich
212-965-7353
awladich@scholastic.com

About Teaching Mathematics, Fourth Edition by Marilyn Burns Gives K–8 Teachers Actionable Strategies to Help Students Become Confident Learners in Math

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Scholastic Acquires Book By YouTube Star Jenn McAllister (JennXPenn)

Submitted by Gina Asprocolas on Fri, 03/27/2015 - 11:03.

Contacts:

Jennifer Abbots
Scholastic
212-389-3788
jabbots@scholastic.com

Tracy van Straaten
Scholastic
212-389-3782
tvanstraaten@scholastic.com

Really Professional Internet Person to Be Published in September 2015

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Scholastic Releases Exclusive Cover of Upcoming Illustrated Edition of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Submitted by liaz on Thu, 03/26/2015 - 11:42.

Artwork by Award-Winning Artist Jim Kay

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Scholastic Reports Fiscal 2015 Third Quarter Results

Submitted by liaz on Thu, 03/26/2015 - 06:50.

Revenue Grows 7% in Children’s Books and Classroom Books in Quarter

New York – March 26, 2015 – Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today reported financial results for the Company’s fiscal 2015 third quarter ended February 28, 2015.

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