Education Feature Package

NEW YORK, March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The following feature package is a roundup of feature stories dealing with education and is appropriate for special sections and for general use. 

For each story included in this package, you will find the first paragraph of the feature release below, as well as its headline linked to the full text.

This is the latest in a series of topical feature packages PRN will carry as part of its regular Feature News Service.  Coming up in 2012 are features on: 

Education Feature Package

1. Colleges Awarded Presidential Honor for Community Service

WASHINGTON, March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Corporation for National and Community Service and the U.S. Department of Education today honored the nation's leading colleges and universities, students, and faculty members, and staff for their commitment to bettering their communities through community service and service learning.

2. U.S. Study of 7.6 Million Students Reveals Most Popular Books and Reading Trends

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis., March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The newest edition of the largest study on students' book selections expands from a popular annual report on reading trends to a discussion on what kids should be reading. What Kids Are Reading 2012: The Book-Reading Habits of Students in American Schools, released today by Renaissance Learning, presents detailed information about the top 40 books read by students in grades 1–12. The report also fans the flame of debate about what kids should be reading with commentaries by education experts as well as noted authors.

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