Banned Books Week is the national book community’s annual celebration of the freedom to read. Hundreds of libraries and bookstores around the country draw attention to the problem of censorship by mounting displays of challenged books and hosting a variety of...
Back to Basics Learning Dynamics, Inc., in an ongoing partnership with the literacy organization Success Won’t Wait, Inc., recently provided over 300 books to Title I students as part of the “Reading is Basic” program. The program, which Back to Basics launched in...
The Nationwide Department of Education recently announced 14 grants to schools and districts across the state. Totaling almost $1.5 million, the grants will fund innovative practices and projects proposed by teachers and education leaders to support increased academic...
The Spirit of Innovation Challenge provides an opportunity for teams of students to create commercially viable products or services to address issues of global sustainability for the benefit of humanity. This annual competition is free and available to students, ages...
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...
Red Clay Consolidated School District is making available small chunks of the LEGO Tower that broke the Guinness World Record for tallest ever constructed, to benefit local schools. On Aug. 19, 2013 hundreds gathered at John Dickinson High School to witness...
