Local Publisher's Donation Brings History to Life for Kids in Boys & Girls Clubs...

Local Publisher's Donation Brings History to Life for Kids in Boys & Girls
Clubs of Greater Dallas's 'Project Learn'

DALLAS, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- A Dallas-based publisher's donation will
offer a helpful homework aid for kids attending the Boys & Girls Clubs of
Greater Dallas (BGCD). Schlager Group is donating $16,000 in digital and
print history references to Project Learn in BGCD's 14 locations in the city's
schools, neighborhoods and housing developments.

Project Learn is an educational program aimed at helping BGCD youth and teens
tackle core classes at school and, in particular, pass the Texas Assessment of
Knowledge and Skills (TAKS). Schlager Group is donating digital and print
sets of its acclaimed Milestone Documents series of library reference works,
which help students and teachers explore and understand the original text of
history's most important speeches, laws and legal cases.

"These references will provide knowledge to our teens well beyond what a
textbook alone could ever accomplish," said Juany Valdespino-Gaytan, Director
of Education, Project Learn, Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas. "I don't
know of any other reference collection that could bring history to life more
than Milestone Documents."

"I believe in the work of the Boys and Girls Clubs and the difference they
make in our community. We're eager to do our part to support that work," said
Neil Schlager, founder and president of Schlager Group. "This is a donation
that will help Club kids and their teachers and tutors better understand
primary sources, which have an increasingly common presence at the heart of
history education. And as a history buff, I hope that we will help some
students discover a love of history by engaging them in its original words and
artifacts."

First published in 2008, Milestone Documents has been acclaimed by librarians
and history teachers for its unique format and readable, riveting commentary.
The series combines full-text primary documents with expert analysis, creating
a format that boosts students' grasp of the subjects and makes their study
time more productive. Schlager Group's donation to BGCD includes extensive
digital databases for club locations that have computers and Internet access.
Multivolume print sets are being given to the four clubs without computers.
"We're connecting the kids in Project Learn with the foremost experts on
documents such as the Emancipation Proclamation, the U.S. Constitution and
JFK's inaugural address. That's a big leg up for study time," said Mr.
Schlager.

BGCD launched Project Learn in response to research that shows that
high-achieving students spend out-of-school hours participating in activities
that reinforce the skills and knowledge they are learning in school. Through
Project Learn, BGCD incorporates high-yield learning activities -- those that
directly contribute to school success -- into the Club's daily program
schedule. Clubs provide approximately 20 to 25 hours per week of these
activities. Currently, BGCD has Project Learn in 14 Club locations throughout
Dallas County. These sites include three school-based Clubs, five located in
housing developments and six traditional, stand-alone facilities. In total,
BGCD offers programs to more than 1,000 youth daily.

About Schlager Group
Founded in 1997, Dallas-based Schlager Group has established itself as a
leader in primary source education and history reference. Its award-winning
Milestone Documents series of library reference books include Milestone
Documents in American History (2008) and Milestone Documents of American
Leaders (2009). Through the Milestone Documents Newsletter
(http://www.milestonedocuments.com/newsletter.php) and Milestone Documents
Blog (http://blog.milestonedocuments.com/), the company has built a thriving
online community of historians, educators and students focused on the study
and teaching of primary source documents.

SOURCE Schlager Group

Beth Dempsey, for Schlager Group, +1-248-349-7810, beth@bethdempsey.com