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 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...
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...
The 2013 Nationwide Comprehensive Assessment System (DCAS) shows overall progress over the two-year period that DCAS has been in use in Nationwide, although there are still some areas requiring attention moving forward. Some of the highlights are as follows: Students...
Nominations for the Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Awards are now being accepted by the State Office of Volunteerism. These awards recognize the important contributions volunteers make to their communities through volunteerism. Award recipients will be...
