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Scholastic Media Launches Game Apps on Nokia Lumia Smartphones

Submitted by rthomas on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 12:08.

NEW YORK — April 5, 2012 — Scholastic Media, a division of Scholastic Inc., (NASDAQ: SCHL) the global children’s publishing, education and media company, announced today that it will launch a selection of its game apps on Nokia Lumia smartphones.

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Scholastic Announces Updated U.S. In-print Figures for Suzanne Collins' Bestselling The Hunger Games Trilogy

Submitted by rthomas on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 16:46.

More than 36.5 million books in print in the U.S.

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Scholastic Revises Fiscal 2012 Third Quarter Results Following Connecticut Sales Tax Ruling Regarding School Book Clubs

Submitted by rthomas on Wed, 03/21/2012 - 15:40.

New York — March 21, 2012 — Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) announced today that it had revised its previously announced results for the third quarter ended February 29, 2012.

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High School Artists and Writers Win more than $200,000 in Scholarships through the 2012 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

Submitted by rthomas on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 09:17.

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Additional $5 million is available to these creative teens, who join a prestigious list of Awards alumni including Zac Posen, Robert Redford, Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Joyce Carol Oates & Truman Capote

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10,000 Teachers Share Views on the Teaching Profession in new "Primary Sources" Report

Submitted by rthomas on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 08:51.

The average teacher workday is 10 Hours, 40 Minutes; 89% of teachers are satisfied in Their jobs
Teachers speak on testing, family engagement, and increased poverty in schools in survey by Scholastic & the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Scholastic Reports Fiscal 2012 Third Quarter Results

Submitted by rthomas on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 07:03.

Outlook raised on profit gains in quarter and broad year-to-date strength

New York — March 15, 2012 — Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today reported higher revenue and significantly improved results for the fiscal 2012 third quarter ended February 29, 2012.

Virtual Field Trip Will Give More Than a Million Students an Early 20th Century Immigration Experience at Ellis Island

Submitted by rthomas on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 12:35.

Free Scholastic live webcast for students helps teach the history of immigration in America

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Scholastic Announces Third Annual WordGirl Definition Competition

Submitted by rthomas on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 11:10.

Registration opens today for live webcast event based on
Emmy-Award-winning PBS KIDS GO! animated series

Webcast kicks off ‘Scholastic Summer Challenge’ reading program

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First Lady Michelle Obama Shares Food Craving, Discusses Fitness, Being the First Mom with "Scholastic News" Kid Reporter

Submitted by rthomas on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 09:37.

First Lady interview is second White House exclusive for Kid Reporter Topanga Sena of Orlando

New York, NY — March 12, 2012 — Scholastic News® Kid Reporter Topanga Sena, 11, of Orlando, Florida sat down for an exclusive interview with First Lady Michelle Obama when she was in Orlando, Florida, wrapping up her Let’s Move! second anniversary tour.

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Scholastic Names Lucinda (Cindy) Durning Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Employee Services

Submitted by rthomas on Mon, 03/05/2012 - 13:03.

New York, NY — March 5, 2012Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children's publishing, education and media company, today announced that Lucinda (Cindy) Durning has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Employee Services. In this role, Ms. Durning oversees human resource staffing, compensation, benefits and HR systems. She joins the Company's Management Executive Committee and reports to Scholastic Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and CFO, Maureen O'Connell.

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