FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Jocelyn McCarthy, jmccarthy@ejkf.org 2025 Ezra Jack Keats Award Winners and Honors Announced February 20, 2025, Brooklyn, NY: The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation (EJK Foundation), in partnership with the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM), today announced the 2025 Ezra Jack Keats Award winners […]
Creative Cougar Tiles
Pamela R. McGlone, School Librarian Simons Middle School Flemingsburg, KY Middle School students in Kentucky are looking up to their favorite children’s stories with help from an EJK Mini-grant. School librarian, Pamela McGlone and art teacher, Kelly Dusing at Simons Middle School collaborated to connect reading and art. Middle school students chose a story they […]
Posters of Latino Professionals
Esmeralda Cruz, Health and Human Sciences Educator Jeanna Johnson, ELL teacher Community Schools of Frankfort Frankfort, Indiana The CRASH Club (Community Raising and Starting Heroes), which raises awareness of Latino culture, promotes understanding and provides community support and enrichment for children in Frankfort, Indiana, decided to expand its reach with a poster project during Hispanic […]