Corporate News
Michael Haggen Named Chief Academic Officer for Scholastic Education
Contact:
Anne Sparkman
212-343-6657
asparkman@scholastic.com
New York, NY – March 15, 2016 – Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today announced the appointment of Michael Haggen as Chief Academic Officer for Scholastic Education. In this new role, Michael will be based in New York and report to Greg Worrell, President of Scholastic Education.
America’s Most Creative Teens Named as National 2016 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Recipients
Contact:
Sara Sinek
ssinek@scholastic.com
Mike Barrett
mbarrett@scholastic.com
212-343-6570
Joining Alumni Andy Warhol, Stephen King, Lena Dunham, Ken Burns, and Zac Posen, Teens Receive Up to $10,000 Scholarships
Scholastic & We Need Diverse Books™ Announce Expanded Partnership
Contact:
Michael Barrett
Scholastic
212-343-6570
mbarrett@scholastic.com
Sara Sinek
Scholastic
212-343-6899
ssinek@scholastic.com
LitWorld Teams Up with Scholastic to Launch the Biggest World Read Aloud Day Celebration Ever
Contacts:
Amanda Mueller
(860) 652-0300 x 2211
amandam@cashman-katz.com
LitWorld
Alexandra Wladich
(212) 965-7353
awladich@scholastic.com
Scholastic
'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' Parts I & II to be Published in Print by Scholastic in the United States & Canada on July 31
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD PARTS I & II TO BE PUBLISHED IN PRINT BY SCHOLASTIC IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA AT 12:01 A.M. ON JULY 31, 2016
Statement from Scholastic on Claim of Self-Censorship by Advocacy Groups
Contact:
Kyle Good
kgood@scholastic.com
212-343-4563
Scholastic News® Launches 2016 Presidential Election Website with Resources for Kids, Parents and Teachers
Contact:
Kristen Joerger
kjoerger@scholastic.com
212-389-3343
Scholastic Corporation Announces Termination of Modified Dutch Auction Tender Offer
New York – January 21, 2016 – Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today announced that it had terminated its offer to purchase up to $200 million of its common stock through a modified "Dutch Auction" tender offer which was due to expire at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, January 26, 2016. As a result of this termination no shares will be purchased in the offer and all shares previously tendered and not withdrawn will be promptly returned to tendering holders.
Debra Samdperil Named Assistant Executive Director of Programs, the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers
Contact:
Mike Barrett
mbarrett@scholastic.com
(212) 343-6570
New statement about the picture book "A Birthday Cake for George Washington"
January 17, 2016: Scholastic is announcing today that we are stopping the distribution of the book entitled A Birthday Cake for George Washington, by Ramin Ganeshram and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton, and will accept all returns.