 In 2001 the project was expanded to cover the third graders in all of South Carolina’s public schools.The project grew tremendously after it was featured in an article on the front page of The Wall Street Journal on March 4, 2002  This coverage brought national attention to the project and its founders, Mary and Arno French.As a result, individuals and groups from across the United States became involved with The Dictionary Project and sponsored the donation of dictionaries to children in their local schools.