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Scholastic Brings Civics Education to the Forefront with Launch of New 2020 United States Presidential Election Website for Grades 3-12
Through Free Digital Site, Students Can Gain a Deeper Understanding of Critical Issues and their Role as Engaged Citizens NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/
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[{"type":"text","content":"Through Free Digital Site, Students Can Gain a Deeper Understanding of Critical Issues and their Role as Engaged Citizens\n\n\nNEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Drawing upon 100 years of experience covering news for kids, Scholastic is launching a new free website to help students in grades 3–12 learn about the 2020 United States Presidential Election. The website features age-appropriate resources developed by the editors of Scholastic Classroom Magazines, including videos about the democratic process, quizzes, and activities, in addition to rigorously fact-checked candidate profiles and articles focused on issues that are at the center of this year's election: pandemic response, racial justice, the economy, health care, climate change, education, immigration, and national security. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nTo access the Scholastic Election 2020 website, visit: www.scholastic.com/election.\nThrough the site, students also have the opportunity to participate in the Scholastic Student Vote, a virtual mock-election that has been running since 1940 and has allowed kids across the country to cast their votes for President of the United States online. Results will be announced in October 2020 before the national election on November 3, 2020. Since 1940, the outcome of the Scholastic Student Vote has mirrored the results of every presidential election, except three: Thomas E. Dewey vs. Harry S. Truman in 1948; John F. Kennedy vs. Richard M. Nixon in 1960; and Donald Trump vs. Hilary Clinton in 2016.\nFor more 2020 U.S. Presidential Election content, students can also explore stories from Scholastic Kids Press, an award-winning team of Kid Reporters, ages 10–14, who cover \"news for kids, by kids\" from their communities. This year, Scholastic Kid Reporters are covering the issues that matter most to kids by interviewing voters, youth activists, scholars, volunteers, lawmakers, and candidates. Their original articles translate today's complicated world into engaging news, from the viewpoint of kids. \nFor more information about resources from Scholastic Classroom Magazines, visit: www.scholastic.com/magazines. \nFor more information about Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children's publishing, education, and media company, visit the Company's media room at: http://mediaroom.scholastic.com. \nScholastic Election 2020 Websit...