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The Hightower Report
Throwing the Book at Scholastic Inc.
"...Throwing the Book at Scholastic Inc...."

Sept. 9, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

Boys to Men
"...can be described as anything more than pedestrian or scholastic. Such strategies are unlikely to reel in anyone apart..."

July 13, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Election
"...of power and political machinations aboard the good ship Scholastic Drudgery carry comic incisors quick to puncture the obvious...."

May 7, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Saint Clara
"...(one hopes), to create an overall illusion of systematic scholastic anarchy. Nothing could be further from the truth --..."

July 25, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Necessary Roughness
"...University of North Texas. I wish that movies, like scholastic football, could be judged on a "no pass, no..."

Oct. 4, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

RTX News: Rooster Teeth Announces RWBY Volume 6
Season release date confirmed, plus new books coming soon
"...creative team also announced a book publishing deal with Scholastic...."

Aug. 4, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Uncle Blubbafink
Keith Graves, the author of seriously ridiculous stories like Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance, is garnering Hollywood’s attention, but did he ever want it?
"...voice. Not coincidentally, Loretta is next in line on Scholastic Press' publication schedule. They're Graves' second publisher, by the..."

June 8, 2001 Books Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Father Time
Claude van Lingen's conceptual artwork counts down from 1,000
"...New York, van Lingen worked a day job for Scholastic Corporation and was beholden to the fickle fates of..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Arts Feature by Andy Campbell

Theater Camp
"Let's put the show on in the barn" mockumentary
"...on a stage singing show tunes than celebrating their scholastic freedom outdoors. For these precocious youngsters bitten by the..."

July 21, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Clifford the Big Red Dog
Unnecessary feature length adventure for the childhood friend
"...published in 1963, answers that all-encompassing question about the Scholastic icon: Just why is Clifford so big?..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Herb Alpert Is …
Too many filler tracks in this history of the Tijuana Brass guy
"...Alpert – the son of a Russian immigrant whose scholastic shaming turned an introvert into a virtual “mute” who..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

Jessi Cape's Top Reads of 2015
Circling the Sun tops a list of novels featuring uncommon women
"...Farming of Bones) published her third YA novel, Untwine (Scholastic), a poignant story of twin sisters separated by a..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

Catching Up With Mikaila Ulmer
Young entrepreneur talks whirlwind year
"...food on the campus of Huston-Tillotson College, and the Scholastic magazine aimed at her age demographic named her one..."

Dec. 22, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
The most costly and the most popular film in South Korean history is also one of the most gripping and epic war films ever made.
"...then a new pen to help him achieve his scholastic goals. Jin-Tae, on the other hand, shines shoes in..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Leave No Child Behind
In a an excerpt from their new book, Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose expose Bush's No Child Left Behind policy as an educational Enron.
"...scores climbed over ten years, then scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and the American College Testing Program..."

Oct. 3, 2003 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Better Luck Tomorrow
"...erratic and untrustworthy. Parry Shen’s Ben acts as Lin’s scholastic Everyman: He’s handsome, talented, whip-smart, and just geeky enough..."

April 25, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Nicholas Nickleby
Charles Dickens' picaresque teems with wonderful performances and bright direction by McGrath (who also did the same for Jane Austen in Emma).
"...Nickleby occasionally evidences a simplicity that resembles a Junior Scholastic production, the movie's enthusiasm is contagious. Take a sick..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Putting Himself 'Out Here'
Theatre Arts and English teacher Rick Garcia has put himself "out here," on Austin's fringes, n the off-the-map, lost-worldness of Johnston High School, to reach out to some of the poorest kids in one of Austin's most neglected neighborhoods and make a difference through that rare and vital cocktail: art and education.
"...Johnston proves its theatre mettle in the statewide University Inter-Scholastic League (UIL) One-Act Play competition, where it has shared..."

March 9, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

The Opposite of Sex
"...an ex-student of Bill's, threatens to frame him for scholastic sodomy (and then does) if he doesn't produce the..."

July 3, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Testing, Testing...
Private Tutoring Companies Score Big on SAT
"...whirlwind session of boning up for the SAT, or Scholastic Aptitude Test. Their teacher is an energetic college student..."

Nov. 28, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten

187
"...and accepts a substitute teaching position amid yet another scholastic war zone. Why he doesn't just put in for..."

Aug. 8, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...into that prestigious enclave -- by taking the Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test (PSAT). But at least one watchdog group..."

Nov. 8, 1996 News Feature

Class Act
"...up in a case of mistaken identity when their scholastic records are accidentally switched on the first day of..."

June 12, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Affordable Art, Cine Las Americas, Adult Books, and More Weekend Events
Recommended happenings for your calendar's enjoyment
"...is definitely tugging at your kid-at-heart heartstrings by invoking Scholastic Book Fair, aka Christmas for book nerds. ABW’s version..."

May 16, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Anime, Activism, and Aerodynamics in This Weekend’s Recommended Events
Arts and culture abound!
"...corner at 3 with Taylor Fox. Those craving the Scholastic Book Fair vibe are encouraged to attend, as there’s..."

April 4, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, March 28 - April 3
"...SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is a standardized test that many..."

March 28, 2025 Column by Rob Brezsny

Little Women, Big Games, and More Recommended Weekend Events
Get in the spirit with these arts and cultural happenings
"...show Shock Therapy and their tribute to ye olde Scholastic Book Fair. Performances from riotous readers Ethel Institution, Sticky..."

Dec. 20, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: Too Hot to Handle
Summertime scorchers mean more time indoors to overthink our queer lives
"...presented by Austin Independent Book Fair. It’s like the Scholastic Book Fair but for your gay little heart. Drag..."

Aug. 16, 2024 Column by James Scott

Literacy Is a Problem for Austin Kids. To Fight the Summer Slide, Libraries Have Incentives.
Librarians recommend kids read 10 hours each summer
"...To that end, APL's summer reading program challenges its..."

Aug. 16, 2024 News Feature by Abe Asher

As Both Writer and Editor, David Levithan Is at the Heart of the Explosion of Queer YA Literature
Young stories, queer voices at the Texas Book Festival
"...queer YA fiction scene, David Levithan, an editor with Scholastic and author of Answers in the Pages, has been..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Arts Feature by James Scott

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