About Scholastic
News

Scholastic and the New York Women in Communications Foundation Establish Memorial Scholarship and Internship to Honor Judy Corman, Veteran Communications Strategist January 4, 2005

GLOBAL CHILDREN'S BOOK AND EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHER PLEDGES LONG-TERM RECOVERY SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN IMPACTED BY THE TSUNAMI DISASTERJanuary 11, 2005

NFL Stars Tiki & Ronde Barber Select Staten Island, NY 3rd Grader and Canyon Country, CA 5th Grader To Go To Super Bowl XXXIX in Scholastic Book Clubs/NFL Writing Contest January 12, 2005

NBA & SCHOLASTIC TEAM UP TO GET KIDS READING IN 2005 January 12, 2005

2005 National Teacher of the Year Finalists Chosen January 12, 2005

School Districts Currently Prefer Software to be Delivered as License to Install January 13, 2005

SCHOLASTIC EDUCATION INTRODUCES NEW TECHNOLOGY, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PRINT PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERACY ACCELERATIONJanuary 19, 2005

LET THE READING COUNTDOWN TO HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE BEGIN! January 24, 2005

Scholastic and Quality Education Data Announce New Role for Jeanne Hayes, Industry Thought-Leader on Technology Trends in Education January 24, 2005

SCHOLASTIC'S WESTON WOODS STUDIOS HONORED BY AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION WITH PRESTIGIOUS 2005 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL January 25, 2005

NEW ONLINE CLUB FOR CHILDREN BRINGS BOOKS TO LIFE February 2, 2005

TEN KINDERGARTNERS AND FIRST-GRADERS SELECTED AS GRAND-PRIZE WINNERS IN FIRST NATIONAL SHOW-AND-TELL CONTEST February 7, 2005

Scholastic Red Names Eunice Greer, Director of Content for Professional Development February 7, 2005

Scholastic Appoints Kyle Good Vice President, Corporate Communications and Media RelationsFebruary 24, 2005

Scholastic’s Worldwide Headquarters Named Outstanding Corporate Facility by the Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater New YorkMarch 9, 2005

SCHOLASTIC NAMES SETH D. RADWELL PRESIDENT, e-SCHOLASTICMarch 11, 2005

Scholastic Appoints Stefan Kohler Vice President, Intervention K-12+ of the Company’s Education DivisionMarch 14, 2005

SCHOLASTIC NAMES FRANCIE ALEXANDER SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, SCHOLASTIC EDUCATION, AND CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER OF SCHOLASTIC INC.March 14, 2005

SCHOLASTIC PUBLISHES U.K. PHENOMENAL BEST-SELLER THE CRY OF THE ICEMARK, AN EPIC FANTASY NOVEL BY DEBUT AUTHOR STUART HILL March 14, 2005

Scholastic and Marilyn Burns Education Associates to Develop Products that Support Math InstructionMarch 16, 2005

SCHOLASTIC ANNOUNCES RECORD-BREAKING 10.8 MILLION FIRST PRINTING IN UNITED STATES OF J.K. ROWLING’S HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCEMarch 30, 2005

UNIQUE SPANISH-ENGLISH TITLE HELPS FAMILIES TURN EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES INTO LEARNING MOMENTSMarch 30, 2005

BARBARA MARCUS TO LEAVE SCHOLASTIC AFTER PUBLICATION OF HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCEApril 6, 2005

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of 2005 Honor the Nation’s Most Talented Young Artists and Writers April 18, 2005

SCHOLASTIC ANNOUNCES THAT LARRY HOLLAND, SVP, CORPORATE HUMAN RESOURCES AND EMPLOYEE SERVICES, IS LEAVING THE COMPANYApril 20, 2005

SCHOLASTIC ACQUIRES BESTSELLING CHILDREN’S BOOK PUBLISHER CHICKEN HOUSE PUBLISHING LTD.April 28, 2005

E-SCHOLASTIC NAMES DAVID GODDY VICE PRESIDENT, STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT FOR SCHOLASTIC.COMMay 10, 2005

FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE WINNERS OF SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIRS NATIONAL KIDS ARE AUTHORS® COMPETITION JOIN SCHOLASTIC'S ROSTER OF PUBLISHED AUTHORSMay 10, 2005

SCHOLASTIC RELEASES EXCLUSIVE ARTWORK FOR DELUXE EDITION OF HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCEMay 11, 2005

SCHOLASTIC.COM LAUNCHES SPECIAL SUMMER READING SITE TO TACKLE THE “SUMMER SLIDE”May 11, 2005

GOLETA, CA 8TH GRADER WINS SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUBS™ COMIC STRIP TRIP CONTESTMay 13, 2005

Students from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Selected as Winners of 2nd Annual Junior Scholastic® “Hometown America” Contest May 13, 2005

JUNIORSCHOLASTIC® NAMES DANNY SUMMERS OF GULFVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL IN NAPLES, FLORIDA, GRAND PRIZE WINNER OF THE 11TH ANNUAL “CAN YOU FIND THE MAPMAN®?” CONTESTMay 13, 2005

SCHOLASTIC LAUNCHES A NATIONAL ESSAY CONTEST FOR KIDS: “WHY I LOVE READING HARRY POTTER!”May 16, 2005

SCHOLASTIC APPOINTS EVAN ST. LIFER VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, SCHOLASTIC LIBRARY PUBLISHINGMay 18, 2005

New Online Writing Destination Helps Students Find Their Voice, Develop Their Craft and Publish Their WorkMay 19, 2005

LECTORUM PUBLICATIONS INC. AND FONDO DE CULTURA ECONOMICA ANNOUNCE EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTMay 24, 2005

Scholastic.com Wins Best of the Web Award Presented by The WiredKids Organization May 26, 2005

CLIFFORD IS ‘TOP DOG’ AT LICENSING SHOW 2005May 31, 2005

SCHOLASTIC ENTERTAINMENT'S TV TWINS MAYA & MIGUEL CELEBRATE SPORTS AND FITNESS WITH "SPORT-TACULAR"June 1, 2005

SCHOLASTIC ANNOUNCES HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE SWEEPSTAKES — ONE LUCKY U.S. PUBLIC LIBRARY TO WIN FIRST AUTHOR-SIGNED COPY OF AMERICAN EDITIONJune 1, 2005

GET ORGANIZED WITH TWO OF THE MOST RESPECTED NAMES IN EDUCATION: SCHOLASTIC AND MEADJune 1, 2005

SCHOLASTIC UNVEILS SUMMER 2005 KIDS TREND REPORTJune 2, 2005

Scholastic and the American Museum of Natural History Partner to Promote Science Literacy June 7, 2005

SCHOLASTIC PROMOTES ELLIE BERGER TO SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, TRADE PUBLISHINGJune 9, 2005

SCHOLASTIC COMMUNICATIONS TEAM WINS 2005 STEVIE AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN BUSINESS AWARDS™ FOR THE 2004 ELECTION CAMPAIGNJune 9, 2005

Scholastic Honored with 13 Distinguished Achievement Awards and 1 Beacon Award From The Association of Educational Publishers (EdPress)June 14, 2005

SCHOLASTIC NAMES SUZANNE MURPHY VICE PRESIDENT TRADE MARKETINGJune 14, 2005

¡ESO ES!…THAT’S IT! SCHOLASTIC ENTERTAINMENT’S BREAKOUT ANIMATED TELEVISION SERIES, MAYA & MIGUEL™, ARRIVES ON DVD THIS SEPTEMBERJune 15, 2005

SCHOLASTIC ENTERTAINMENT’S NEWEST HIT PROPERTY-MAYA & MIGUEL™ – ENTERS LICENSING SHOW 2005 FULL STEAM AHEADJune 15, 2005

SCHOLASTIC PROMOTES ALAN BOYKO TO PRESIDENT, SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIRSJune 15, 2005

IT’S NO SECRET -- SCHOLASTIC ENTERTAINMENT HAS A HIT WITH AWARD-WINNING PROPERTYJune 18, 2005

ALA and ALSC’s  Pura Belpré Award EndowmentJune 29, 2005

SCHOLASTIC IN FINAL STAGES OF PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTING 10.8 MILLION COPIES OF HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE IN PREPARATION FOR JULY 16TH RELEASEJuly 1, 2005

IN ANTICIPATION OF THE JULY 16th RELEASE OF HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE SCHOLASTIC ANNOUNCES TEN WINNERS OF THE ESSAY CONTEST: “WHY I LOVE READING HARRY POTTER!”July 1, 2005

SCHOLASTIC RELEASES MYSTERIOUS BACK COVER ART FOR HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCEJuly 8, 2005

NEW J.K. ROWLING PHOTOS AND VIDEO AVAILABLE—FIRST AUTHOR-SIGNED U.S. EDITION OF HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE ARRIVES IN U.S. AFTER HIGH SECURITY QUEEN MARY 2 TRANSATLANTIC CROSSINGJuly 11, 2005

SCHOLASTIC RELEASES NEVER BEFORE SEEN FULL SLIPCASE COVER ARTWORK FOR DELUXE EDITION OF HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCEJuly 13, 2005

FIRST AUTHOR-SIGNED AMERICAN EDITION OF HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE ARRIVES AT SCHOLASTIC’S “HARRY POTTER PLACE” UNDER TIGHT SECURITYJuly 15, 2005

SCHOLASTIC AND HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE MAKE PUBLISHING HISTORY WITH 6.9 MILLION COPIES SOLD IN FIRST 24 HOURSJuly 17, 2005

LOEWS CINEPLEX, SCHOLASTIC ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS ILLUSTRATED FOR KIDS INVITE YOUNG MOVIEGOERS TO MEET THEIR FAVORITE TELEVISION CHARACTERSJuly 29, 2005

LOEWS CINEPLEX, SCHOLASTIC ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS ILLUSTRATED FOR KIDS INVITE YOUNG MOVIEGOERS TO MEET THEIR FAVORITE TELEVISION CHARACTERSJuly 29, 2005

GET RED-DY FOR CLIFFORD’S “PUPPY POWER HOURS”August 1, 2005

SCHOLASTIC’S READABOUT™, NEW TECHNOLOGY-BASED READING PROGRAM, SELECTED FOR MULTI-YEAR IMPACT EVALUATION STUDYAugust 8, 2005

Scholastic.com Goes Back-to-School with the Launch of Homework Hub, a Revolutionary Site to Help Kids Study, Research and Get OrganizedAugust 9, 2005

SCHOLASTIC APPOINTS MARY ELLEN McCARRY DIRECTOR, LIST ACQUISITION AND LIST RENTAL, SCHOLASTIC AT HOMEAugust 11, 2005

HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED MAYA & MIGUEL™ TOYS MAKE THEIR DEBUTAugust 11, 2005

TURNSTILE ENTERTAINMENT BRINGS TO LIFE ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST BELOVED CHILDREN’S CHARACTERS IN CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG™ LIVE!August 19, 2005

BRING A FRIENDLY DINOSAUR TO SCHOOL – AND LEARN ABOUT THE SEASONS!August 22, 2005

THIRD PARTY RESEARCH PROVES SCHOLASTIC’S FLUENCY FORMULA CLOSES THE FLUENCY GAPAugust 22, 2005

SCHOLASTIC ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES FIRST SCHOLASTIC TITLE FOR THE AWARD-WINNING LEAPSTER LEARNING GAME SYSTEM NOW AVAILABLEAugust 22, 2005

Pre-Schoolers Go High-Tech This New School Year!August 22, 2005

MILESTONE MARKS THE LAUNCH OF SECOND SEASON ALL-NEW MAYA & MIGUEL EPISODES TO AIR STARTING OCTOBER 10TH ON PBS KIDS GO!smAugust 22, 2005

Scholastic Media Programs to Be Featured on PowerMediaPlus.comSeptember 1, 2005

SCHOLASTIC CONTRIBUTES TO HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF EFFORTSSeptember 2, 2005

SOUP2NUTS CREATES STUDIO TO PRODUCE SHORTS: CONDENSED SOUPSeptember 6, 2005

SCHOLASTIC’S READ180®, NATION’S PREMIERE READING INTERVENTION PROGRAM, SELECTED TO INFORM BEST PRACTICES FOR READING PROGRAMS IN AFTER-SCHOOL SETTINGSSeptember 7, 2005

SCHOLASTIC EDUCATION EARLY CHILDHOOD PRODUCTS SELECTED BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GRANT RECIPIENTS TO HELP PREPARE YOUNG CHILDREN FOR SCHOOLSeptember 8, 2005

INTEL AND SCHOLASTIC HONOR 20 SCHOOLS OF DISTINCTION FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, INNOVATIONSeptember 13, 2005

School Districts Meeting Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Requirements Spend Significantly More Per Student on Technology and Plan to Spend More in 2005-2006September 13, 2005

SING ALONG WITH BACON BROTHERS AND BURL IVES! — NEW SING-ALONG STORIES SPARK THE LATEST FROM THE SCHOLASTIC VIDEO COLLECTION™ AVAILABLE ON DVD AND VHS OCTOBER 25!September 14, 2005

NBC NEWS “TODAY,” HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL AND WARNER MUSIC GROUP JOIN FORCES TO “MAKE A DIFFERENCE TODAY”September 20, 2005

11 MILLION COPIES OF HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE  SOLD IN FIRST NINE WEEKSSeptember 21, 2005

Scholastic Announces Fiscal 2006 First Quarter ResultsSeptember 22, 2005

EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM, LEE Y SERÁS (READ AND YOU WILL BE), LAUNCHES NATIONALLY TO ADDRESS LATINO LITERACY AND THE ACHIEVEMENT GAPSeptember 22, 2005

SCHOLASTIC BRANDS HIT THE ROAD WITH MAJOR LIVE SHOW INITIATIVESSeptember 22, 2005

CHILDREN SEND A MESSAGE OF HOPE TO FAMILIES AFFECTED BY GULF COAST HURRICANES THROUGH THE SCHOLASTIC “BOOKS MAKE A HOME” PROJECTSeptember 23, 2005

DISNEY CHANNEL SPAIN PICKS-UP CLIFFORD FOR ITS FALL LINE-UPSeptember 29, 2005

PUPPY CLIFFORD FETCHES SOME “TRICKS & TREATS” THIS OCTOBER WITH AN ALL-NEW HALLOWEEN EPISODEOctober 1, 2005

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUBS APPOINTS ANN MARIE RESNICK VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING AND PROMOTIONOctober 5, 2005

Kids Can Try the Cowboy Life in New Exhibition: Joshua’s Journey, October 8, 2005 to January 22, 2006, at the Canadian Children’s MuseumOctober 5, 2005

WASHINGTON AND NEW JERSEY SCHOOLS NAMED TOP WINNERS AT INTEL AND SCHOLASTIC SCHOOLS OF DISTINCTIONOctober 6, 2005

J.K. ROWLING’S HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE WINS BOOK OF THE YEAR AT FIRST ANNUAL QUILL AWARDSOctober 12, 2005

JAY LENO TEAMS UP WITH SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUBS™ AND SIMON & SCHUSTER TO FIND THE WORLD’S FUNNIEST KIDSOctober 12, 2005

SCHOLASTIC MEDIA NAMES DERON TRIFF AS VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTOctober 17, 2005

SCHOLASTIC MEDIA ANNOUNCES SECOND SCHOLASTIC TITLE FOR THE LEAPSTER LEARNING GAME SYSTEM NOW AVAILABLEOctober 20, 2005

Budding Scientists Can Travel to Faraway Lands, Chat with Real Scientists and Explore Fascinating New Discoveries at Science Explorations on Scholastic.comOctober 24, 2005

SCHOLASTIC.COM HELPS FAMILIES PREPARE FOR A SAFE AND FUN HALLOWEENOctober 25, 2005

JAKKS PACIFIC SIGNS MASTER TOY LICENSE FOR SCHOLASTIC MEDIA'S CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG®October 26, 2005

SCHOLASTIC EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONAL AWARDS ANNOUNCES 2005 GRAND-PRIZE WINNERSNovember 1, 2005

Atlanta Public Schools and Scholastic Provide Books for Every First Grade Student in the District as Part of the Atlanta Learns to Read InitiativeNovember 3, 2005

Scholastic Education Early Childhood Product Selected by U.S. Department of Education Early Reading First Grant Recipients to Help Prepare Young Children for SchoolNovember 10, 2005

SCHOLASTIC KIDS TREND REPORT FOR HOLIDAY 2005 SAYS KIDS WANT GIFTS THAT HELP THEM ACHIEVE, EXPRESS INDIVIDUALITY, AND CONNECT WITH FAMILYNovember 10, 2005

SCHOLASTIC MEDIA TEAMS UP WITH WENDY’S FOR A PROMOTION FEATURING HIT ANIMATED SERIES MAYA & MIGUELNovember 14, 2005

SCHOLASTIC EARLY CHILDHOOD TODAY™ MAGAZINE CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF KEEPING EDUCATORS IN THE KNOWNovember 15, 2005

SCHOLASTIC'S WESTON WOODS STUDIOS ANNOUNCES SEVEN NEW AUDIOVISUAL TITLES FOR FALL 2005November 15, 2005

SCHOLASTIC NAMES PETER M. WATTS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES AND EMPLOYEE SERVICESNovember 18, 2005

SCHOLASTIC ANNOUNCES TOP-LEVEL APPOINTMENTS IN TRADE PUBLISHING DIVISIONNovember 21, 2005

MILLIONS OF CHILDREN KICK OFF THE NEW YEAR EARLY BY PARTICIPATING IN THE “SCHOLASTIC READ FOR 2006” GLOBAL READ-A-THON - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2ND 2005November 29, 2005

IT’S A VERY MERRY MAYA & MIGUEL CHRISTMAS!November 30, 2005

ONLINE BOOK CLUB FOR KIDS CHOOSES BEST-SELLING BOOK CHASING VERMEERNovember 30, 2005

SCHOLASTIC EDUCATION NAMES ANA BISHOP, MARKETING DIRECTOR, SCHOLASTIC RED November 30, 2005

CLIFFORD® THE PUPPY CELEBRATES THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS WITH A BRAND NEW HANUKKAH EPISODEDecember 1, 2005

DR. TYNETTE HILLS OF DURHAM, NC NAMED 2005 RECIPIENT OF THE SCHOLASTIC LIGHT AWARDDecember 5, 2005

SCHOLASTIC EDUCATION UNVEILS SOUND & LETTER TIME™December 7, 2005

AWARD-WINNING PUBLISHER MICHAEL DI CAPUA MOVES IMPRINT TO SCHOLASTICDecember 13, 2005

STUDENTS VOTE ONLINE TO SELECT GRAND-PRIZE WINNER IN FIRST SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUBS NATIONAL BOOK REPORT CONTESTDecember 13, 2005

Scholastic Education Introduces New Enterprise Edition of READ 180®, The Research-Based, Proven-to-Work Reading Intervention ProgramDecember 14, 2005

EXTRA! EXTRA! SCHOLASTIC KIDS PRESS CORPS SELECTS KID REPORTERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRYDecember 15, 2005

SCHOLASTIC ANNOUNCES FISCAL 2006 SECOND QUARTER RESULTSDecember 16, 2005