NEW YORK, N.Y. — December 9, 2009 — Schools and libraries now have a faster way to browse and buy collections of quality children's literature from Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), and to have books delivered shelf-ready to classrooms and libraries.

New York, NY, October 27, 2009 (NASDAQ: SCHL) — The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC), our nation's watchdog for effective educational research, has completed its review of the evidence on READ 180®, a reading intervention program from Scholastic. The WWC concludes that the extent of evidence for READ 180 is “medium to large for comprehension and medium to large for general literacy achievement.”

Charlene A. Green Presented with the 2009 Scholastic Leadership in Urban Education Award (The URBIE)

New York, NY — October 6, 2009 — Scholastic today announced the National Center on Response to Intervention (NCRTI) has given Scholastic Reading Inventory™ (SRI) the highest possible rating for validity and reliability. NCRTI reviewed SRI, the leading progress monitoring tool for grades 1-12, as a part of the organization's first annual evaluation of Reading Screening Tools.

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.

First Spouses and a Governor Host Scholastic Summer ChallengeTM Events to Encourage Summer Reading

Business and Community Leaders Visit Schools, Read to Kids as Part of Scholastic R.E.A.L.: Read. Excel. Achieve. Lead.

Dr. Gay Su Pinnell and Dr. Irene Fountas Expand Guided Reading to Include New Fiction Titles for Students in Grades K-6