New York, NY (February 2, 2009) – Junior Scholastic®, a leading source for news for kids in classrooms serving students and teachers in grades 6-8 for more than 70 years, has selected fifteen middle school students from around the country to be members of the 2009 student advisory board. Each issue of Junior Scholastic provides timely and compelling articles, classroom plays and features on American and world history, global studies, government and geography.

Scholastic UK is delighted to announce an exciting new way for teachers and pupils to celebrate writing for pleasure. We Are Writers! is the perfect opportunity for schools to publish their own individual book that celebrates every child’s writing and boosts literacy skills at the same time. The initiative is open to primary and secondary schools, as well as literacy organisations.

First assignment for Scholastic News®: Inauguration Day