Random House Authors Share Words of Inspiration for 2020 Grads at Virtual Commencement

A diverse cast of Random House authors toasted and shared words of inspiration for the Class of 2020 at a Virtual Commencement via Zoom last week.  Martha Stewart, George Saunders, Lauren Graham, Donovan Livingston, Wes Moore, Reshma Saujani,  David Brooks, and Anna Quindlen presented stirring commencement speeches. Here are some noteworthy comments:   “Maybe throwing

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Fascinating Lives: Doctors, Nurses, and First Responders

PRH Education honors all of the doctors, nurses, and first responders who risk their lives every day to serve others in their communities. We have put together a list of nonfiction titles for students who wish to learn more about some of the remarkable men and women who made selfless contributions throughout history, during times

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AP Exam Updates and Test Prep Materials from The Princeton Review

The 2020 AP exams, as with so much else, look a little different this year. With the exams moving to an online format with an abbreviated length, you may have questions about how best to prepare your students to excel this month. Luckily, The Princeton Review has answers. We’re pleased to share resources including an

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Teacher Appreciation Continues with #tomyteacher

#tomyteacher, the week-long nationwide campaign honoring America’s teachers undertaken by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and Penguin Random House Education, is so successful it is being extended another two weeks. Originally timed for Teacher Appreciation Week (May 4-8), it now will run until Monday, May 25, in partnership with the licensed literary-themed apparel

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Colson Whitehead has won his second Pulitzer Prize for THE NICKEL BOYS

Colson Whitehead has won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel, The Nickel Boys. This is his second Pulitzer Prize (his novel The Underground Railroad won in 2017) and he is only the fourth writer—alongside Booth Tarkington, William Faulkner, and John Updike—to win two Pulitzer Prizes each in the Fiction category. Winner, ALA Alex Award In

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NCTE and Penguin Random House Celebrate Teachers #tomyteacher

In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, May 4–8, the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), America’s most comprehensive literacy organization, in partnership with Penguin Random House (PRH) Education, the apparel and accessories company Out of Print, celebrated for their licensed literary-themed products, and Hot Chalk, a fast-rising online education company, is excited to present

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NCTE and Penguin Random House Teacher Award Applications Are Open!

Through two literacy-based grant programs, Penguin Random House, in partnership with the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), is thrilled to recognize the nation’s most dynamic and resourceful teachers who use their creativity to inspire and successfully instill a lifelong love of reading and poetry in students.   The National Teacher Award for Lifelong

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2019 NCTE and Penguin Random House National Teacher Award for Lifelong Readers Winner: Cicely Lewis, Meadowcreek High School (GA)

  “Readawoke Community of Readers Challenge” Named a 2019 Library Journal Mover and Shaker and Georgia Library Media Specialist of the Year, Cicely Lewis is a school librarian with a passion for creating lovers of reading. In 2017, she started the Read Woke challenge in response to the shootings of young unarmed black boys, the

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2019 NCTE and Penguin Random House Maya Angelou Teacher Award for Poetry Winner: Rick Coppola, South Loop Elementary (IL)

  “Speak Yo’ Peace” Rick’s passion and commitment to educational equity have taken root over the course of his 14-year career as a middle school ELA teacher in the Chicago Public Schools. He has developed his activist stance through doctoral work at the University of Illinois of Chicago, where he studies culturally sustaining pedagogy, disciplinary

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