In May of 1824 in Philadelphia, The American Sunday School Union was established to serve as a clearinghouse for the many Sunday Schools which had…
What do Children, Culture, and Violence have to do with each other, one might ask. Unfortunately, the answer is: everything. Just as violence is, alas,…
Prudence Crandall was a woman who possessed the ability to discern something coming to an end and the seeds of a new beginning. In 1831,…
With some middle school and high school graduations coming up, I’ve been thinking about appropriate presents. A decent fountain pen has gravitas. And you can’t…
In tight budget times like these, it’s become increasingly more difficult for schools and libraries to afford to bring children’s book authors to town for…
Sylvia Branzei is one of a new generation of science authors and educators who are trying to connect with kids, and get them really interested…
You’re hearing one of the actresses who belongs to the group that calls itself the Standard Deviants, discussing a point of nutritional information from one of the group’s PBS television programs, “Mission Nutrition.”
Along with its theme parks and sunny beaches, Florida is offering families across the nation something even more vital and important this year — an…
This is National School Success Month, which you would think should come in May when awards are handed out. Certainly that’s what success usually means…
With school starting again, that means the homework and the Internet questions are back, too. Here’s Koren Stembridge pulling down a few answers for us from cyberspace.