Tag: election
An election interview with President Obama
By Kristen on October 26th, 2012
If you are talking about the election at your dinner table or fielding questions from your kids about the issues and the candidates in these finals days before the general election, you should check out the award-winning Scholastic 2012 Electionmore… full post
Kid Reporters cover the debates!
By Kristen on October 3rd, 2012
This evening kicks off four weeks of Presidential and Vice Presidential debates, which will help viewers at home decide who they will vote for in the upcoming Election. Just as they have been there since the early days of campaigning, themore… full post
The polls are open in the Scholastic Student Vote!
By Kristen on August 15th, 2012
The 2012 Presidential election is around the corner and this year, kids can vote for the next President! The Scholastic Student Vote opened today, giving kids across the country the chance to vote between President Barack Obama and formermore… full post
Have a Super Tuesday with the Scholastic News Kid Reporters
By Kristen on March 6th, 2012
Happy Super Tuesday! Today, ten states head to the polls to vote in the Republican primary elections and the Scholastic News Kid Reporters are reporting from four states on the action! Not sure what the stakes are today? Take a look at Kidmore… full post
Election Fever – Catch it! Still!
By Scholastic on August 19th, 2008
The 2008 Presidential election continues to heat up, even in educational publishing, as kids head back to school and teachers get ready to talk about election and democracy with their students.Check out “Explore the Election,” a new feature on themore… full post
New Mexico Kid Reporter Does It Again
By Scholastic on July 16th, 2008
When I last wrote about Jacob Schroeder, I mentioned his exclusive interview with John McCain’s youngest daughter Bridget. Our eight year-old Southwest reporter is at it again, this time quizzing Bridget’s dad.Yesterday at a town hall meeting withmore… full post
Government 2.0?
By Scholastic on June 26th, 2008
We talk a lot about Web 2.0 in the education space and in the communications industry. We watch as social media continues to completely transform business and The Media. And it’s been on our minds a lot as the election unfolds and armies of citizenmore… full post
Michigan Kid Reporter Gets the Scoop!
By Scholastic on June 17th, 2008
Just because we’re now in the general election with only two candidates to follow instead of a bajillion, the Scholastic Kids Press Corps hasn’t slacked off one bit.Just today Kayla Gough, one of our Michigan Kid Reporters, covered Democraticmore… full post
Remembering Tim Russert
By Scholastic on June 13th, 2008
Everyone at OOM has a heavy heart today after the sad news that NBC Washington Bureau Chief Tim Russert passed away this afternoon in DC. Besides being a great journalist and a wonderful friend to Scholastic, he was a tremendous mentor to ourmore… full post
The Reading, Writing and ‘Rithmatic Rumble
By Scholastic on June 10th, 2008
On Friday, I had the tremendous opportunity to attend the Great American Education Forum, hosted by the Association for Educational Publishers. The AEP invited Jeanne Century and Lisa Keegan, top education advisors for the Obama and McCainmore… full post
