Posts by Megan

Have you ever been summoned for jury duty? Today marks my second day of my first ever jury duty service. I’m one of 600,000 New Yorkers who serve annually, “invoking my right as a citizen” as Diane Sawyer says so astutely in the introductory videomore… full post

Are you ready for summer yet? No, really, we mean it! OK, we know it’s only April 2, but we’ve got so many exciting things to share with you, we just can’t wait! Hear us out. You’ve likely got a lot to do before the end of the school yearmore… full post

Every Friday, we share a handful of links that we found funny, provocative or just plain cool.  We call it In Our Feeds.  Have a good weekend! This week’s roundup involves a proposal and a lot of poetry. And with the sun finally shining here inmore… full post

As part of Scholastic’s global literacy campaign, Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life., we’ve identified organizations that work every day to see that children learn to read, love to read, and have access to books. We call them “Literacymore… full post

March is Music in our Schools Month! I personally think classes in the arts are integral to a young person’s education, especially when brain research shows that not only does music improve skills in math and reading, but it promotes creativity,more… full post

Pam Allyn, Global Ambassador for Scholastic’s Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life. Global Literacy Campaign, shares two important messages on reading and the Common Core State Standards. Pam emphasizes reading volume and how we can challengemore… full post

We recently sat down with David Baldacci, author of The 39 Clues: Day of Doom to ask him about reading, his writing life, and his latest project, hosting Scholastic’s virtual field trip “Decoding History” at the Smithsonian’s National Museum ofmore… full post

What is Teen Tech Week, you ask? If the teenagers you know are anything like the ones I do, every week is tech week for this gadget and online-savvy generation. Before reading about it online, I didn’t even know Teen Tech Week existed, but, yes,more… full post

I recently came across this blog post, written by guest blogger Jeff Gunhus on the Nerdy Book Club blog. Jeff tells the story of how his son was labeled a reluctant reader by his teacher. Apparently, despite the fact that he got good grades andmore… full post

It’s March 1st! Can you believe it? It’s been quite a busy week around the office (TGIF, anyone?) so I’ve got a lot of interesting fodder to share with you. Have a adventurous weekend. If you’re learning another language, you may want to getmore… full post