NEWS RELEASES > DECEMBER 20, 2020
BY BRITTEN FOLLETT VIA ESCHOOL NEWS
My husband quite often reminds me not to use my behavior as a child OR an adult as an indicator of others’… because I’m weird. From the moment I learned to read, I loved it. My favorite winter break was spent bingeing on every Baby-Sitters Club book in the series. As an adult, at any given moment, I’m listening to an audiobook and bouncing between one or two print books. Sometimes I read to learn. But most often, I read because I love it. But again…I’m weird.
Is it weird? Or did the mere fact I enjoyed access to books at home, school, and in the public library as a student give me a distinct advantage? The most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), otherwise known as The Nation’s Report Card, indicates that students scoring in the lowest percentiles in reading and math are dipping noticeably.
Offering books featuring favorite licensed characters can engage young readers
April 10, 2025
Holden, my 21-month-old, has fallen in love. His early morning snack and “couch time” includes a dose of “Tiger!” This is toddler for, “Mom, turn on Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood.” It inevitably leaves me singing whatever jingle is repeated throughout the...
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LOCAL BUSINESS DONATES SALES TO KIDS IN NEED
April 10, 2025
McHenry, Ill., Apr. 10, 2025 – Edythe's Book Nook, the employee bookstore of McHenry’s Follett Content, is proud to announce the donation of $1,300 from its January and February 2025, sales to Kids in Need McHenry County. This generous contribution will support the organization's...
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March 12, 2025
McHenry, Ill., Mar. 12, 2025 – Follett Content, the largest provider of educational materials to 86,000 PreK-12 schools globally, today announced a strategic alignment to better serve its customer base with an enhanced sales organization and by establishing distinct pillars.Each pillar –...
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Follett Educational Foundation Partners with MCC to Offer 10 Annual Full-Tuition Scholarships
January 28, 2025
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill., Jan. 28, 2025 – The Follett Educational Foundation has partnered with the Friends of McHenry County College (MCC) Foundation to establish ten annual full-tuition scholarships for students graduating from McHenry County high schools and attending MCC. The Follett...
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Follett Educational Foundation funds book drive for Native American students
January 16, 2025
MCHENRY, Ill., Jan. 16, 2025 — More than 160 K-8 students, who reside on a Navajo Indian Reservation in rural Arizona, will have their home libraries enhanced courtesy of a book donation from the Follett Educational Foundation.Every student from Jeddito Public School,...
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How McHenry-based Follett Content grew from a family business to an international company
January 14, 2025
Follett Content CEO Britten Follett always said she never wanted to be a part of the multi-generational family business because she wanted to do her own thing. For 10 years she was an Emmy Award-winning TV reporter before joining Follett...
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