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Forty-Four U.S. Governors' Spouses Become "Reading Ambassadors" to Encourage Kids to Keep Reading All Summer Long

Submitted by rthomas on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 10:45.

First spouses host Scholastic Summer Challenge events in their states to promote the importance of summer reading

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The 2011 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Ceremony at Carnegie Hall Honors the Nation’s Best Teen Artists and Writers

Submitted by rthomas on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 10:15.

American conceptual artist John Baldessari to be presented with the
2011 Alumni Achievement Award by fellow alum, artist David Salle

Celebration to include special recognition from skateboarding legend Tony Hawk

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Calling All Artists! Scholastic Announces Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life. Art Contest

Submitted by rthomas on Thu, 05/19/2011 - 09:48.

Aspiring artists invited to interpret Scholastic's global literacy campaign, Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life.

New York, NY — May 18, 2011 — Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, invites aspiring artists age 18 and older to submit an original artistic interpretation of what it means to Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life., the fundamental message of the company’s global literacy campaign.

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Scholastic Reports an Increase in School Districts Giving Books to Students for Summer Reading

Submitted by rthomas on Wed, 05/18/2011 - 08:56.

Research shows that giving kids take-home books prevents summer learning loss

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Scholastic Teams Up with Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell to Help Students Build Diverse Literacy Skills for Lives and Careers

Submitted by rthomas on Wed, 05/11/2011 - 10:57.

Guided reading text types and everyday literacy help K-6 educators teach real world literacy skills with a diverse array of texts

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Scholastic is Named #4 Top Online Retailer by "Internet Retailer" in the Books/Music/Video Category

Submitted by rthomas on Wed, 05/11/2011 - 09:29.

New York, NY — May 11, 2011 — Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children's publishing, education and media company, was named by Internet Retailer as the #4 Top Retailer in the Books/Music/Video Category for the 3rd year in a row. Among the top four retailers, Scholastic is the only company that is solely focused on selling children’s product. The three larger retailers in the category are Netflix Inc., Barnes & Noble Inc. and Blockbuster Inc.

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Scholastic Names Duriya Aziz Vice President, Educational Publishing, International Group

Submitted by rthomas on Mon, 05/09/2011 - 09:47.

Scholastic Names Duriya Aziz Vice President, Educational Publishing, International Group

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Original Artwork by Renowned Children's Illustrators on Auction at CharityBuzz.com to Benefit Literacy

Submitted by rthomas on Fri, 05/06/2011 - 10:47.

Norman Bridwell, Mary GrandPré, Jon J Muth, David Shannon, Jeff Smith among artists contributing works to benefit literacy organizations Reading Is Fundamental and Reach Out and Read

Auction is part of Scholastic’s 90th anniversary global literacy campaign,Read Every Day. Lead A Better Life.

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"READ 180" and "System 44" Outstanding Educators Turn Lives Around by Teaching Struggling Students to Read

Submitted by rthomas on Thu, 05/05/2011 - 13:44.

Scholastic honors four incredible teachers for helping ensure every child can read

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New Multimedia Professional Development Program from Math Solutions Helps Teachers Encourage "Math Talk" in the Classroom

Submitted by rthomas on Mon, 05/02/2011 - 16:33.

Leader in K-12 professional development releases new titles to help teachers meet the demands of the common core state standards and the renewed focus on math proficiency across the U.S.

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