Corporate News
Scholastic Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter Dividend
New York – March 20, 2019 – 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 fourth quarter of fiscal 2019. The dividend is payable on June 17, 2019 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 30, 2019.
Scholastic Biennial Survey Reveals Young Readers Face Challenges in Finding Their Stories
Kids & Family Reading Report™: 7th Edition explores how reading helps children navigate the world, the importance of diversity in characters and storylines, the impact of book access & reading role models and more
Scholastic Corporation Announces Date for Third Quarter Fiscal 2019 Earnings Release and Teleconference
New York, NY — March 14, 2019 — Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ:SCHL) today announced the following schedule and teleconference information for its third quarter fiscal year 2019 earnings release:
2019 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards National Teen Recipients Announced
Contact:
Allyson Barkan, 212-389-3469, abarkan@scholastic.com
More Than 2,700 Teens Nationwide Receive National Recognition from the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers in 2019; 16 High School Students Receive Awards’ Highest Honor and $10,000 Scholarship
Scholastic Announces Publisher Arthur A. Levine to Depart for New Venture
Scholastic remains U.S. publishing home of J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter
March 12, 2019 – New York, NY – Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, announced today publisher Arthur A. Levine is departing the Company to form his own independent publishing company.
Scholastic News Kids Press Corps Seeking Aspiring Journalists to Cover “News for Kids, by Kids”
Contact:
Brittany Sullivan, 212-343-4848, bsullivan@scholastic.com
Students Ages 10–14 Will Report on Local and National Stories that Matter Most to Kids
LitWorld and Scholastic Celebrate the “Rise of Read-Aloud” on February 1st
Contacts:
Brittany Sullivan, 212-343-4848, BSullivan@scholastic.com
Allyson Barkan, 212-389-3469, ABarkan@Scholastic.com
Scholastic Reports Fiscal 2019 Second Quarter Results
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.
Scholastic Acquires Alyssa Milano’s Debut Children's Book Series
"Hope" To Be Published in Fall 2019
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.