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Tara Welty Named Editor-In-Chief of "Instructor" Magazine
July 12, 2012
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Alex Wladich, Scholastic Inc., 212-965-7353 or awladich@scholastic.com
"Storia", The e-Reading App for Kids Created by Scholastic, to Offer National Geographic for Kids Titles
June 29, 2012
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Scholastic Introduces Program to Help Teachers Assess Students During In-Class Independent Reading
June 26, 2012
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Independent Reading Assessment: FICTION helps educators turn assessment data into targeted instruction
Mount Vernon Schools Launch District-Wide Summer Reading Initiative Giving Book Packs to Every K-6 Student
June 21, 2012
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Scholastic Earns Eight Educational Publishing Awards for its Education Programs and Magazines
June 13, 2012
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Math Solutions Wins industry’s top honor, a Golden Lamp Award, for professional development
Award-Winning Author Ellen Levine (1939-2012) Dies at Age 73
May 30, 2012
New York, NY (May 30, 2012)--Ellen Levine, award-winning author, teacher, mentor and fierce fighter for social justice, died on May 26, 2012, after a valiant 19-month battle with lung cancer. She died peacefully with her beloved spouse and partner of 40 years, Anne Koedt, and her devoted sister Mada Liebman and adored brother-in-law Burt Liebman by her side.
Ms. Levine graduated with a B.A., magna cum laude with honors, from Brandeis University, an M.A. from University of Chicago, and a J.D. from New York University School of Law.
Leo Dillon, Award-Winning Author/Illustrator, Dies at Age 79
May 30, 2012
New York, NY (May 30, 2012)--LEO DILLON, one of the world’s most celebrated children’s book artists—internationally applauded for creating a world of stunning multicultural books using a broad diversity of art styles and ethnic backgrounds—died on Saturday, May 26, in Brooklyn, New York. He was 79. “The cause was complications of a sudden illness requiring lung surgery,” said Bonnie Verburg, his longtime editor at the Blue Sky Press/Scholastic and formerly Harcourt. Mr. Dillon, who died at Long Island College Hospital, lived in nearby Brooklyn.