New York,
NY (June
14,
2005) --
Scholastic Inc., the global children’s publishing, education and media company, recently received thirteen Distinguished Achievement Awards and one Beacon Award from the Association of Educational Publishers (EdPress). Since 1964, the Awards have recognized excellence in educational publishing, growing in scope and distinction to become the highest honor in the industry. The 2005 Awards were presented at the 42nd annual awards banquet last week at The Renaissance Hotel in Washington, DC.
The following Scholastic products/publications were honored with a 2005 Distinguished Achievement Award:
Scholastic Science World® Magazine – Young Adult Periodicals: Periodical of the Year
Scholastic Science World® Magazine, “Gross Out,” April 5, 2004 – Young Adult Periodicals: Department/Column
Scholastic DynaMath® Magazine, “Numbers in the News,” January 1, 2004 – December 1, 2004 – Children Periodicals: Department/Column
Junior Scholastic® Magazine, “Sudan’s Deadly Stuggle,” November 1, 2004 – Young Adult Periodicals: News Story
Scholastic Science World® Magazine, “Name That Element,” September 6, 2004 – Young Adult Periodicals: Series
Teacher’s Edition Scholastic News® Edition 1, Teacher’s Guide, May 1, 2004, Periodicals: Teacher’s Guide
Scholastic Marketing Partners, “Safety: Summer Fun! Summer Safety!; Let’s Play!; It’s Nighttime at the Firehouse,” June – October 2004 – Children Periodicals: Newsletter
Scholastic News Online, September 6, 2004, Children Software & Web Sites: Portal
E-Scholastic, “Space University,” October 1, 2004 – Children Software & Web Sites: Best Web Site Design Graphics
Tom Snyder Productions®, “Thinking Reader” February 20, 2004 – Children Software & Web Sites: Language Instruction
I Spy™ Spooky Mansion Deluxe, July 1, 2004 – Children Software, Best Graphics
Scholastic Library Publishing, “U.S.A. Twenties,” December 1, 2004 – Reference: Traditional Reference
Scholastic Education: Teaching Resources, “Poem of the Month Flip Chart,” September 1, 2004 – Children Thematic Curriculum Package
In addition, the
Scholastic Education Early & Primary Reading Catalog 2005, submitted by Scholastic Classroom Libraries, was awarded a Beacon Award for Best Catalog. Formerly known as the Distinguished Marketing Awards, The Beacon Awards honor excellence in Education Marketing and are held in the highest regard within the educational community and beyond, as only 8 winners are selected from thousands.
“Scholastic has a longstanding history of developing high quality products and services that meet the ever-changing needs of students, teacher and parents. We are extremely proud that the Association of Educational Publishers has once again recognized this accomplishment by honoring Scholastic’s products and publications with the Distinguished Achievement and Beacon Awards,” said Margery Mayer, President of Scholastic Education.
Over the years, Scholastic has won many Distinguished Achievement Awards including the prestigious Golden Lamp Award, most recently in 2002 for Scholastic’s Science World Magazine, which offers exciting science news and engaging feature stories for students in grades 6-10, and in 2000, for Literary Cavalcade® Magazine, a high school literature and college-prep magazine. Scholastic was also awarded the top honor of Periodical of the Year in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
EdPress is an independent, professional organization for educational publishers. Members include national and regional school and teacher publications, national children’s magazines, national consumer magazines with educational coverage, software publishers, supplemental publishers, school districts, and educational associations, as well as broadcasters, foundations and corporations with educational programs. The association was founded in 1895 and supports the growth of educational publishing as well as its positive impact on learning and teaching.
About Scholastic
Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books and a leader in educational technology. Scholastic creates quality educational and entertaining materials and products for use in school and at home, including children's books, magazines, technology-based products, teacher materials, television programming, film, videos and toys. The Company distributes its products and services through a variety of channels, including proprietary school-based book clubs, school-based book fairs, and school-based and direct-to-home continuity programs; retail stores, schools, libraries and television networks; and the Company's Internet site,
www.scholastic.com.