Tag - Common Reader

Approaches to the Common Reader

A Place for Us rose to the top of the suggested texts for a range of reasons: it is contemporary; it addresses current, very real, societal issues; using it...

2020 Common Reader Selected

After considering a long list of books recommended by many NEHS Advisors, the Advisory Council has selected A Place for Us, award-winning novel by Fatima...

Common Reader Survey

The Advisory Council currently is considering the following books as we move toward the selection of the Common Reader(s) for the 2019-2020 Merit scholarships...

Common Reader Selections for 2019-2020

The Advisory Council currently is considering the following books as we move toward the selection of the Common Reader(s) for the 2019-2020 Merit scholarships...

Merit Scholarships and the Common Readers

The Scholarship Awards submission period is now open and will be available for submissions through January 14, 2019 at 11:59 p.m., Central Standard Time (CST)...

2019-2020 Common Reader Proposals

The NEHS Scholarship applications for this school year may be submitted between December 4, 2018 and January 14, 2019. Attention now turns to the selection of...

Merit Scholarship Essay Prompts

The essay prompts for the competitive Merit Scholarships have been posted on the NEHS website. Applicants must decide which of the two Common Readers will be...

Call for Scholarship Essay Evaluators

We are so thankful for the response so far to our call for NEHS Chapter Advisors to be readers for the scholarship evaluation process. Thank you if you have...

2018-2019 Common Reader

A recent article in the Denver Post profiled a local elementary school’s efforts at helping boys become more avid readers. Educators made careful...