Creative Teens Can Earn Money for College: Young Writers and Artists Grades 7-12 Invited to Submit Work to The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

15 Seniors Will Receive Top Honors and $10,000 Awards; Additional $3.9 Million in Writing and Art Scholarships Available to Selected Students
 

New York, NY — October 1, 2009 — From life cycles to recycling, students in grades K-3 can explore the world of science through Weldon Owen Pty Ltd’s Investigators, a new collection of science readers and inquiry-based instruction for the 21st century classroom being distributed by Scholastic Classroom Books.

New York — September 23, 2009 — Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) announced that its Board of Directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.075 per share on the Company’s Class A and Common Stock for the second quarter of fiscal 2010. The dividend is payable on December 15, 2009 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 30, 2009.

Scholastic recognized for its “Leer da poder” literacy awareness campaign in San Antonio

New York – Sept. 21, 2009 – The San Antonio Commission on Literacy has announced it is honoring Scholastic Inc., the global children’s publishing, education and media company, with the 2009 Literacy Organization of the Year Award.

New York, NY — August 27, 2009 — Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today announced that significant progress has been made toward the company-wide goal of strengthening its sustainable paper procurement practices and increasing the percentage of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified and post-consumer waste (PCW) recycled paper purchased.