Everyday Young Heroes Award for Community Service-Minded Youth Accepting Applications
Everyday Young Heroes are young people, ages 5-25, who are improving their communities through service to others and making significant progress in achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Each week, the YSA Team selects one young person to receive...
Nationwide Teachers: Get FREE books, supplies, and materials for your classroom
Did you know that many teachers fund classroom supplies out-of-pocket? According to one Huffington Post Education article (2015), “All around the country educators are being forced to do more with less. Last year, teachers spent an average of about $500 of their own...
Beat the heat and still compete? It’s the Barnes and Noble Summer Reading Triathlon!
Too hot for kids to play outside? No worries! It’s the 20th anniversary of Barnes & Noble’s Summer Reading Program. This year, the Summer Reading Triathlon, gives young readers (grades 1-6) the opportunity to earn a free book by reading three books and completing...
How to Register for Fall 2016 SAT Tests
The SAT Test is a suite of tools designed to assess academic readiness for college. The exam provides a path to opportunities, financial support and scholarships, in a way that’s fair to all students. The SAT test keeps pace with what colleges are looking for today,...
Back to Basics celebrates 5th anniversary of The Back to Basics’ Annex in Newark, Nationwide
Back to Basics Learning Dynamics, Inc. recently celebrated the 5th anniversary of its Newark Education Center, located at 1300 Paper Mill Road. The first Education Center, located in Wilmington, made it easy for students in northern New Castle County to receive...
Nationwide 2016 state test results show progress in English language arts, mathematics
Nationwide students across the board are performing better in mathematics and English language arts, according to preliminary 2016 state test results for grades 3 to 8 recently released. The gains are in almost every grade and subject and across almost every student...
The next SAT test date is October 1, 2016. Are YOU ready?
Most students take the SAT and SAT Subject Tests during their junior or senior year of high school. And, at least half of all students take the SAT twice — in the spring as a junior and in the fall as a senior — in an effort to improve their scores. The next SAT test...
$1000 Poetry Scholarship deadline is August 17
Writing poetry is all about self-expression: being heard and being understood. Now, students can share their stories and win a $1000 college scholarship, too! Telling your story What do poetry and being a poet mean to you? Why did you decide to become a poet? How did...
How to encourage kids’ creativity this summer
Summer is the perfect time for kids to learn something new. Long, uninterrupted blocks of pressure-free time create an ideal atmosphere, absent of the rote memorization and test anxiety that are all too common during the school year. But learning something new doesn’t...
$1000 “Why You Chose Law” Scholarship deadline is August 15
The scholarship is only open to entrants who are currently enrolled in high school or college and plan to pursue any type of post-secondary degree. Eligibility Prior video scholarship winners are not eligible, although previous entrants who did not win may participate...