Thursday, June 24, 2010

Scholastic Education Launches Scholastic Achievement Partners, New Education Solutions Group to Help School Districts Effect Change - MarketWatch

Scholastic Education Launches Scholastic Achievement Partners, New Education Solutions Group to Help School Districts Effect Change - MarketWatch:

Scholastic Education Launches Scholastic Achievement Partners, New Education Solutions Group to Help School Districts Effect Change

New Division Will Offer Broad Range of Support in School Improvement, Human Capital Development, and Program Implementation

NEW YORK, NY, Jun 23, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Scholastic Education, a division of Scholastic(SCHL 25.94, +0.05, +0.19%), the global children's publishing, education and media company, today announced the creation of Scholastic Achievement Partners(TM) (SAP). This new group of professionals will provide advice, consultation and a full complement of services to help school district leaders tackle their toughest challenges in improving schools, developing the skills and expertise of teachers and leaders, and effectively implementing academic improvement initiatives. The SAP team will be organized around two practice areas: