Corporate News
Scholastic Reports Fiscal 2019 First Quarter Results
First Quarter Revenue Up 15% led by Strong Children’s Book Publishing and Distribution, including Impact of New Revenue Recognition Standards
Scholastic Corporation Announces Second Quarter Dividend
New York —September 26, 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 second quarter of fiscal 2019. The dividend is payable on December 17, 2018 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 31, 2018.
509,867 Students Read 135,865,170 Minutes in the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge
Contact: Alexandra Wladich, Scholastic, 212-965-7353, awladich@scholastic.com
Literacy Expert and Advocate Pam Allyn Joins Scholastic Education as Senior Vice President, Innovation & Development
New York, NY – September 24, 2018 – Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education, and media company, announced today that Pam Allyn is joining the Company as Senior Vice President, Innovation & Development, Scholastic Education.
Scholastic Corporation Announces Date for First Quarter Fiscal 2019 Earnings Release and Teleconference
New York, NY — September 20, 2018 — Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ:SCHL) announced the following schedule and teleconference information for its first quarter fiscal year 2019 earnings release:
45 Kid Reporters Join the 2018–19 Scholastic News Kids Press Corps
Contacts:
Brittany Sullivan, 212-343-4848, bsullivan@scholastic.com
Stephanie Agresti, 212-343-7819, sagresti@scholastic.com
Alliance for Young Artists & Writers Opens Call for Submissions to the 96th Annual Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Contact: Brittany Sullivan, bsullivan@scholastic.com, 212-343-4848
Record Response to James Patterson & Scholastic Book Clubs’ 2018 Classroom Library Campaign Shows Dire Need for Funding
September 6, 2018, New York, NY – Earlier this year, James Patterson announced a personal pledge of $2 million (an increase over $1.75 million in 2017) to save classroom libraries in the fourth installment of his Patterson Partnership with Scholastic Book Clubs. Today, he distributes these funds to 4,000 teachers across the country in individual grants of $500, matched with 500 Bonus Points from Scholastic Book Clubs to further assist teachers in acquiring books and other materials needed in their classrooms.
Scholastic Marks the 20th Anniversary of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in the United States
Maryland Educator Ali Schilpp Named 2018 School Librarian of the Year by School Library Journal
Contact:
Lisa Wolfe, School Library Journal, lwolfe@lwolfe.com, 773-287-2800
Brittany Sullivan, Scholastic, bsullivan@scholastic.com, 212-343-4848