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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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Scholastic stories: 4 news summaries

(Newser) - The turmoil on Wall Street has left fewer analysts covering companies of all sizes, the Journal reports, leaving smaller operations struggling to connect with investors. Since September, there have been more than 2,200 instances of analysts formally dropping coverage—nearly a quarter of all research. That plunge has been... More »

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investors • Bear Stearns • Lehman Brothers • Scholastic • stock price • analyst guidance • analyst • financial crisis

(Newser) - Barack Obama may be pulling slowly away from John McCain, but he's the overwhelming choice among the pre-K through 12th grade set. In a Scholastic poll, 57% of 250,000 students picked the Dem, USA Today reports. And don’t write it off as youthful inexperience —the poll has... More »

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Barack Obama • presidential politics • Scholastic • youth • Barack Obama supporters • Election 2008 • high school students • students

To Turn Boys Into Readers, Gross Them Out

Publishers embrace books about farts, boogers, blood

Aug 8, 08 11:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Young boys, who trail far behind their female peers as readers, are reversing that trend with help from publishers who seek to exploit their love for everything gross. The Wall Street Journal examines the wave of children's’ titles rife with farts, boogers, blood, and flesh-eating bacteria—and talks with some... More »

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education • children • reading • Scholastic • book • children's books • Penguin Group

'Potter' Finale Deathly for
Book Business

Final chapter casting spell on readers, but sellers don't feel magic

Jun 25, 07 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - The final Harry Potter installment will likely fly off the shelves like a Quidditch player, but retailers are feeling decidedly grounded. Facing megasized hype, chains and websites will sell Harry for cost, leaving independent bookstores practically out of the selling loop. And Business Week reports Scholastic's lodestone is diverting attention... More »

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Harry Potter • profits • literature • Universal Studios • Scholastic • theme park • book • Amazon.com

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