New York, NY — February 28, 2012 — Scholastic Parent & Child® magazine announced today the launch of the 2012 "Family of the Year," a nationwide search to find families who are giving back and paying it forward in their schools and communities. The winning family will receive $20,000 in savings bonds, appear on the June/July cover of Scholastic Parent & Child magazine and win a trip to New York City.

SAUSALITO, CA — February 13, 2012 — A new math assessment tool developed by esteemed math educator Marilyn Burns, now available free to all teachers, not only cares about the answers students give, but also how they figured them out.