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Scholastic Corp.

(SCHL) is in the Media Industry

Market Cap:$888.8M

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

"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

scholastic corp. and stock - All News and Analysis

Zacks Buy List Highlights: Anaren, Herbalife, Diamond Foods and Scholastic Corporation

- 2007-11-09

CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases the latest list of Zacks Rank Buy Stocks. Everyday on Zacks.com, four stocks are selected based on how well they match the criteria for the four main schools of investing: Aggressive Growth, Growth & Income, Momentum and Value. The four Zacks Rank Buy stocks highlighted today...

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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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Past & Future.(In the Markets)(New York Stock Exchange Inc. on its trading)(Scholastic Corp. on its stock forecasts)(Tiffany and Co. on its market share)(Brief article)

- 2006-03-20

After 213 years as a members-only club, the New York Stock Exchange loves life as a public company. Amid speculation that it will trump Nasdaq's bid for the London Stock Exchange, the NYSE Group Inc.'s share price shot up more than 12% in its second ...

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