Tag: research
The kids are all right when it comes to reading and libraries
By Morgan on October 23rd, 2012
If you’ve seen lots of jokes online today about how the Internet generation still knows what a book is, that’s because today, the Pew Internet and the American Life Project released the findings of a new study on Younger Americans’ Reading andmore… full post
The Class of 2025: A vaccine to prevent 3rd grade retention
By Alex on October 3rd, 2012
In honor of the children of the Class of 2025, who have just begun their educational journeys this fall, Scholastic has commissioned a five-part series of articles called “Closing the Gap Before it Begins.” Join 10 leaders, scholars, andmore… full post
On the importance of “avid reading”
By Tyler on April 19th, 2012
This is one in a series of posts examining the Common Core State Standards and the conversation surrounding their impact on teaching and learning. Several researchers I admire have focused quite a bit of time making the case for the importance ofmore… full post
I don’t have three books at home
By Alex on April 19th, 2012
Research shows kids who grow up with books in their home do better in school. And we know that children without access to books over the summer suffer academically—in fact students who don’t read over the summer typically need 4 to 6 weeks tomore… full post
10,000 Teachers Share Views on the Teaching Profession
By Anne on March 16th, 2012
Our office has been buzzing with excitement all week! Today we release the results of one of the projects that is closest to our hearts—our national survey of America’s teachers in which we talk to teachers across the country and ask share them tomore… full post
Study: Great teachers have lasting impact on students
By Dante on January 10th, 2012
Last Friday, the New York Times reported on a study conducted by economists at Harvard and Columbia that measured how teachers impact the lives and future earning potential of their students. The study tracked 2.5 million students over a 20-yearmore… full post
Along came a reader
By Anne on October 5th, 2011
Author James Patterson recently pulled on our Scholastic heartstrings with his piece “How to get your kid to be a fanatic reader” on CNN.com. This quick read stresses how important it is for a child to fall in love with reading and for usmore… full post
Harry Potter turned a generation of kids into readers, data shows
By Tyler on July 19th, 2011
It’s powerful to hear children and adults talk about how the Harry Potter series has affected their lives — how it taught them about the importance of friendship and love, and how heroes are not always the biggest and the strongest, and howmore… full post
State-level data released from Scholastic and Gates survey of America’s teachers
By Tyler on March 7th, 2011
Scholastic and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Friday released a new batch of data from Primary Sources: America’s Teachers on America’s Schools — what is believed to be the largest-ever survey of America’s public schoolmore… full post
Four big ideas from the research on early childhood education
By Tyler on November 4th, 2010
Early childhood education is a hot topic — and for good reason. Research is telling us, more convincingly than ever before, how important early learning is for children — and how kids’ success in school is in so many ways dependent on themore… full post
