Posts by Dante

After five years and a handful of months, today is my last day at Scholastic. I never really expected to be at Scholastic this long. I moved from Pittsburgh to NYC to work for the company (as an Associate Editor on Scholastic News Online), and Imore… full post

Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a superhero celebrating his birthday! You might not know it to look at him, but Superman just turned 75 years old. The iconic superhero made his first appearance in Action Comics #1, anmore… full post

On Tuesday, Megan introduced you to the 2013 National Teacher of the Year, Jeff Charbonneau. Definitely check out her post to learn more about what makes him stand out! Charbonneau was honored by President Barack Obama at a White House ceremonymore… full post

Earth Day is one of those annual moments that the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps really looks forward to. Not only is it an important opportunity to stop and think about the human impact on the planet, but it gives us an opportunity to connectmore… full post

For us baseball fans, early April is a great time of year. The season is new, hopes are high, and our thoughts start lingering on summer nights at the ballpark. But this is also when we stop and honor one of baseball’s all-time greats — and a truemore… full post

Earlier this week, Morgan shared some great ideas for how to celebrate National Poetry Month at home and in the classroom. And the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps has one more to add to her list: learn a poem by heart. Last week, Kid Reportermore… full post

No doubt you’ve noticed the ever-growing influence of remix culture on literature — from Pride and Prejudice and Zombies to Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters to Android Karenina. (Ah, the joys of the public domain.) And while I tend to filtermore… full post

Chūn jié kuài lè! That’s “Happy New Year” in Mandarin. It’s a good phrase to know right now. People around the world marked the start of the lunar new year (4711 by the Chinese calendar) and the Year of the Snake with parades, singing,more… full post

For 18 months, my life was the 2012 presidential election. It was a strange election, relative to other recent ones. The explosion of social media into our everyday lives fundamentally altered how citizens interacted with campaigns and howmore… full post

It’s safe to say that one of the most anticipated movies of the year is Catching Fire, the second installment in the cinematic Hunger Games quadrilogy (Mockingjay will be split into two films). We’re going to have to wait a while for Catchingmore… full post