The Dictionary Project The Dictionary Project

Since 2007, the Rotary Club of Vancouver of British Columbia, has been a dedicated partner of the Dictionary Project, donating over 6,500 dictionaries to local students and supporting literacy throughout the community....

In a Digital World, Rotary Club of Houston Keeps the Power of Books Alive

Mar 24 2026

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Since 2008, the Rotary Club of Houston has proudly partnered with the Dictionary Project, donating an incredible 22,224 dictionaries to students in their community. Most recently, members visited KIPP Shine Academy, where...

IPads in kindergarten, YouTube videos at snack time: Parents are pushing back on screens in the early grades

Mar 13 2026

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(Photo posted: Teacher Jill Anderson reads to her class. Concerned about effects on students, Anderson has removed most screen time from her classroom. Photo Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report) CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. —...

Fortune: The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents

Feb 23 2026

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Written by Sasha Rogelberg Sat, February 21, 2026 at 6:02 AM EST In 2002, Maine became the first state to implement a statewide laptop program to some grade levels. Then-Governor Angus King saw...

Thank you Wallkill East Rotary for your gift of dictionaries – Pine Bush Central School District

Feb 20 2026

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Every year, since 2009, members of the Wallkill East Rotary visit all four elementary schools in the Pine Bush Central School District as a part of their Dictionary project, placing more than...

A Quarter Century of Literacy: Rotary Club of Tulsa Southside Honors 25 Years of Giving

Feb 20 2026

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The Rotary Club of Tulsa Southside recently visited Tulsa Public Schools to mark a special milestone, presenting commemorative personalized dictionaries to Superintendent Johnson and the Team Tulsa cabinet members. This year, the...