Month: May 2025

The Young Writers Who Won the 2025 Story Challenge

May 14, 2025 Linda L. Richards 0

Earlier this spring, when Education.Com invited young writers from around the world to unleash their imaginations and submit original works for the 2025 Story Challenge, the responses were nothing short of spectacular. Inspired by National Reading Month, the contest received hundreds of entries from all corners of the world, including Australia, Canada, Egypt, Hong Kong, Mexico, Peru and Spain. The entries were judged on creativity, originality, organization, and descriptive language. Education.Com wanted to spotlight ten […]

Press Club Opines on Air Force One Flying Without Wire Services

May 14, 2025 Linda L. Richards 0

What follows is a statement from Mike Balsamo, president of the National Press Club on POTUS denying wire service reporters access to the presidential plane, Air Force One, for an overseas trip. “Wire service reporters are central to a free and independent press—providing fast, fact-based reporting that millions of people around the world rely on every day. “Their absence from Air Force One today breaks with decades of precedent and limits access to critical information […]