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Scholastic Corp.

(SCHL) is in the Media Industry

Market Cap:$982.9M

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$2.2B

Public
US

Dow Jones Description

Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books and a leader in educational technology. Scholastic creates quality educational and entertaining materials and products for use in school and at home, including children's books, magazines, technology-based products, teacher materials, television programming, film, videos and toys. The Company distributes its products and services through a variety of channels, including proprietary school-based book clubs, school-based book fairs, and school-based and direct-to-home continuity programs; retail stores, schools, libraries and television networks; and the Company's Internet site, www.scholastic.com.

Number of Employees 6,500

Contact Information

557 Broadway

New York, New York 10012-3902

www.scholastic....

(212) 343-6100

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Book Publishers: 511130

Company News

Recent Events

Scholastic Reports Income Gain

12/17/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Scholastic declares dividend of 7.5 cents

12/17/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story
"The 39 CluesTM" Bestselling Multi-Media Series Awards Fourth Round of Cash Prizes From Scholastic

10/07/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
To Keep Students Learning at Home Through H1N1 Flu Season Scholastic Launches New Online Resource

10/05/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Lori Swett Joins Macromark's Online Acquisition Operations

9/28/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
HEADLINE STOCKS-Some U.S. stocks on the move on Sept. 24

9/24/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Scholastic's board declare USD0.075 quarterly dividend

9/24/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story
Scholastic Inc.: Kids Read 83.3 Million Minutes for the Scholastic Summer ChallengeTM and to Benefit...

9/15/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Kids Helping Kids: Give Back to School With Scholastic

8/27/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
"The 39 CluesTM" Bestselling Multi-Media Series Awards Third Round of Cash Prizes From Scholastic

7/30/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Daily Download: Legal victory boosts Valassis amid broader rally

7/23/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

company and scholastic corp. - All News and Analysis

Whoopi Goldberg Interviews Author Gordon Korman in Live Webcast on December 1, 2008, to Launch Book 2 in the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Multi-Media Series The 39 Clues(TM)

- 2008-10-27

Scholastic invites kids around the world to participate in a live global webcast on December 1, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. EST as award-winning actor and children's book author Whoopi Goldberg interviews Gordon Korman, author of "The 39 Clues Book 2: One False Note," and asks questions submitted by fans...

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Scholastic Board Authorizes Further Repurchase of up to $20 Million in Common Stock

- 2008-05-28

NEW YORK -- Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children's publishing, education and media company, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a further program to repurchase up to $20 million of its common stock to offset dilution from stock-based compensation. Under this program, which will be funded...

Tags: Benefits, Company, MARKETING, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., Scholastic Corp.
Planet Earth, Award-Winning BBC Television Program, to Become Children's Book Publishing Program With Scholastic

- 2008-05-01

Planet Earth , the award-winning television program from the BBC, will soon become a children's book publishing program from Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education and media company announced today. Scholastic holds U.S. and Canadian English and French rights for the Planet Earth children's books program and will publish and...

Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., Company, SALES, Scholastic, Scholastic Corp., TVs
Scholastic Stocks the Nearly Empty Bookshelves of Schools in the Middle East

- 2007-04-17

To: NATIONAL EDITORSContact: Tyler Reed of Scholastic, +1-212-343-6427, treed@scholastic.com; or Chad Bettes of U.S. State Department, +1- 202-776-8572 NEW YORK, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- There were bookshelves lining the busy classrooms in Jordan, but they were nearly empty. The children had almost nothing engaging to read. Then a shipment arrived...

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At Deadline.(Late News)(share price of Scholastic Corp increases)(Redeye Grill v. Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York)(nonpayment for overtime salary case)(Robert Doherty and James Singer joins Redwood Capital Group)

- 2006-03-27

A Martha Graham Dance Company principal dancer, Tadej Brdnik, has issued an urgent plea for donations to keep the famous troupe from shutting down. Sources say the company has run up a $1 million deficit in recent years following a legal battle with A Martha...

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Scholastic's grade rises with wizard, other titles;Kids publisher's hit series boosts share price; margins need improvement.

- 1999-10-18

The magical powers of Harry Potter's wand appear to carry beyond his British boarding school all the way to Wall Street. Strong sales and plenty of hype for the book series about a child wizard has helped send shares of Scholastic Corp. up 14% in...

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