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Second Quarter Revenue Up Led By Strong Trade Publishing Globally

New York – December 20, 2018 – Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today reported results for the Company’s fiscal 2019 second quarter ended November 30, 2018. The Company reported second quarter 2019 earnings per diluted share of $1.99, compared to $1.60 in the second quarter of 2018. Excluding one-time items, second quarter earnings per diluted share was $2.09 versus $1.92 in the prior year period.

New York, NY—December 13, 2018—Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education, and media company, has acquired actor and activist Alyssa Milano’s debut children’s book series. Hope, to be illustrated by Eric S. Keyes and published on October 1, 2019, is an empowering fiction series centered on a spunky eleven-year-old girl named Hope who seeks to create social change in her community.

New York, NY – December 13, 2018 – Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ:SCHL) announced the following schedule and teleconference information for its second quarter fiscal year 2019 earnings release:

New York – December 12, 2018 – Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share on the Company’s Class A and Common Stock for the third quarter of fiscal 2019. The dividend is payable on March 15, 2019 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on January 31, 2019.

(New York, NY – December 11, 2018) Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today announced a 5 million copy first printing for Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild,

The Yale Child Study Center–Scholastic Collaborative for Child & Family Resilience Outlines Mission to Improve Academic and Mental Health Outcomes for Communities

50,000 Students from New Jersey, Delaware, Wisconsin, Missouri, Illinois, California, and the Dominican Republic Will Each Choose 10 Free Books, Meet Favorite Children’s Book Authors and Participate in School-Wide Literacy Events Throughout the Year

 
New York, NY – November 12, 2018 – Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education, and media company, today announced the release of Game Changer! Book Access for All Kids, a new professional title for K–8 educators, authored by The Nerdy Book Club blog co-founders Donalyn Miller and Colby Sharp.