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SCHOLASTIC REPORTS SECOND QUARTER RESULTS FOR FISCAL 2007 December 19, 2006

EARLY LITERACY INITIATIVE INTRODUCED TO CHICAGO LATINO COMMUNITY FAMILIES NATIONWIDE ACCESS PROGRAM THROUGH INTERACTIVE WEB SITE December 11, 2006

INTERACTIVE WEB SITE BUILDS ONLINE COMMUNITY OF LATINO FAMILIES NATIONWIDE STREAMING AUDIO AND VIDEO, FREE PARENT MATERIALS AND EDUCATIONAL GAMES FOR KIDS HIGHLIGHT WEB SITE REDESIGN AT LEEYSERAS.NET December 8, 2006

PIGEONS, PIGS AND HALF-BLOOD PRINCES: KIDS PICK THEIR MUST-READ BOOKS FOR 2007 December 5, 2006

TEACHERS OF GRADES K-12 SPEND $475 OF THEIR OWN MONEY ON CLASSROOM MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES EACH YEAR December 5, 2006

¿MAMÁ? (MOMMY?) MAURICE SENDAK’S FIRST POP-UP BOOK AVAILABLE IN SPANISH DECEMBER 4 December 4, 2006

SCHOLASTIC NAMES SETH D. RADWELL PRESIDENT OF SCHOLASTIC AT HOME December 4, 2006

MILLIONS OF KIDS JOIN GLOBAL READ-A-THON AND READ FOR 2,007 SECONDS TO CELEBRATE READING IN THE NEW YEAR November 30, 2006

EXTRA! EXTRA! SCHOLASTIC NEWS KIDS PRESS CORPS RECRUITS YOUNG REPORTERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY November 27, 2006

THE SCHOLASTIC ART & WRITING AWARDS SHOWCASEAMERICA’S PROMISING YOUNG WRITERS IN NEW ANTHOLOGY THE BEST TEEN WRITING OF 2006 November 21, 2006

EARLY LITERACY INITIATIVE INTRODUCED TO LOS ANGELES LATINO COMMUNITY HISPANIC FAMILIES NATIONWIDE ACCESS PROGRAM THROUGH INTERACTIVE WEB SITE November 17, 2006

FASTT MATH® FLUENCY SOLUTION GETS A BOOST FROM NEW NCTM FOCAL POINTS November 16, 2006

SCHOLASTIC MEDIA AND WENDY’S TEAM UP FOR INNOVATIVE FALL PROMOTION November 13, 2006

BUILD, EXPLORE AND CREATE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON AT THE SCHOLASTIC STORE™! November 10, 2006

BOXING LEGEND MUHAMMAD ALI EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO BE THE GREATEST READERS OF ALL TIME November 10, 2006

SCHOLASTIC MEDIA & SOUP2NUTS TO DEBUT SHORTS OF NEW ANIMATED SERIES THE AMAZING COLOSSAL ADVENTURES OF WORDGIRLtm ON PBS KIDS GO!sm November 7, 2006

SCHOLASTIC EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONAL AWARDS ANNOUNCES 2006 GRAND-PRIZE WINNERS November 3, 2006

CLIFFORD THE PUPPY KICKS OFF THIS HOLIDAY SEASON WITH BRAND NEW EPISODES CELEBRATING THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS November 1, 2006

SCHOLASTIC AT HOME LAUNCHES “GIFT-OF-THE-MONTH” CLUBS FOR KIDS IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS November 1, 2006

SCHOLASTIC MEDIA TO LAUNCH MERCHANDISING PROGRAM FOR NEW PRE-SCHOOL SERIES ON QUBO, DRAGON October 24, 2006

QUBO APPOINTS PRESIDENT/GM AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF ADVERTISING SALES AND SPONSORSHIPS October 24, 2006

SCHOLASTIC TO PUBLISH HISTORICAL NOVEL BY NEWBERY MEDALIST CHRISTOPHER PAUL CURTIS October 19, 2006

EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN: BACK TO BASICS TOYS OFFERS A CENTURY OF CLASSIC TOYS FOR THIS HOLIDAY SEASON October 18, 2006

SCHOLASTIC HONORS MICHAEL CASSERLY AND THE COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY SCHOOLS FOR RAISING ACHIEVEMENT OF URBAN STUDENTS October 18, 2006

SCHOLASTIC READABOUT: WINS 2006 AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FROM TECHNOLOGY & LEARNING MAGAZINE October 16, 2006

INNOVATIVE SCHOOLS EARN $2.5 MILLION IN GRANTS AND PRIZES FROM INTEL AND SCHOLASTIC SCHOOLS OF DISTINCTION AWARDS October 9, 2006

TOM SNYDER PRODUCTIONS RELEASES MAXDATA October 2, 2006

SCHOLASTIC LIBRARY PUBLISHING EXPANDS ITS ONLINE DATABASE WITH AMAZING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD TO INCREASE STUDENTS’ UNDERSTANDING OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM September 28, 2006

PRINCIPALS AND SCHOLASTIC COLLABORATE TO HELP SECONDARY PRINCIPALS IMPLEMENT SCHOOLWIDE LITERACY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS September 26, 2006

SCHOLASTIC ANNOUNCES TOP-LEVEL APPOINTMENTS IN TRADE PUBLISHING DIVISION September 25, 2006

SCHOLASTIC EDUCATION RELEASES BOOK TIME™ FOR EARLY READERS September 18, 2006

THIS OCTOBER, CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG® UNDERTAKES A SPECIAL “MISSION: PAW-SSIBLE” ON PBS KIDS® September 5, 2006

SCHOLASTIC RED AND MIDDLESEX REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES COMMISSION COLLABORATE TO IMPROVE STUDENT READING THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT August 28, 2006

NEW MEXICO PURCHASES SCHOLASTIC’S GROLIER ONLINE’S® LA NUEVA ENCICLOPEDIA CUMBRE FOR ALL LIBRARIES IN THE STATE August 28, 2006

LOCAL LEADERS PROVIDE SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT OF THE LARGEST AND FASTEST GROWING YOUTH POPULATION August 28, 2006

QUBO TO LAUNCH ON NBC, TELEMUNDO AND THE i NETWORK THIS SEPTEMBER August 23, 2006

16 SCHOOLS NAMED WINNERS OF THE 2006 INTEL AND SCHOLASTIC SCHOOLS OF DISTINCTION AWARDS August 22, 2006

SCHOLASTIC.COM GETS KIDS AND PARENTS READY FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL August 22, 2006

SCHOLASTIC EDUCATION UNVEILS SCHOLASTIC LESSON CONNECTIONS™, LEVELED READING PROGRAMS FOR GRADES K-3 August 21, 2006

SCHOLASTIC AND BELLWETHER MEDIA JOIN TOGETHER TO OFFER BLASTOFF! READERS TO LIBRARIES NATIONWIDE August 10, 2006

ONE YEAR AFTER THE GULF COAST HURRICANCES, AMERICA’S YOUTH EXPRESS LOSS AND HOPE THROUGH ART AND WRITING August 9, 2006

GROUNDBREAKING NEW EPISODE OF THE HIT SERIES MAYA & MIGUEL HELPS RAISE DEAF AWARENESS AND PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF DIFFERENCES August 9, 2006

SCHOLASTIC CORRECTS SHARE COUNT, RESULTING IN FISCAL 2006 EPS REDUCTION OF $0.03 July 26, 2006

K.I.D.S. AND SCHOLASTIC TO DONATE 20,000 BOOKS FOR STATEWIDE LITERACY INITIATIVE July 24, 2006

SCHOLASTIC ANNOUNCES FISCAL 2006 RESULTS AND FISCAL 2007 OUTLOOK July 20, 2006

SCHOLASTIC JOINS WITH NBC NEWS “WEEKEND TODAY” TO REBUILD SCHOOL LIBRARIES IN THE GULF COAST July 17, 2006

SCHOLASTIC MEDIA ANNOUNCES I SPY™ MYSTERY for WIN/MAC CD-ROM July 17, 2006

SCHOLASTIC EDUCATION APPOINTS EDUARDO APARICIO, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING (ELL) July 11, 2006

SCHOLASTIC KEYS® MAKES INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY INTO THE CLASSROOM EVEN EASIER WITH NEW, BUILT-IN LESSON PLANS AND ACTIVITY FILES July 5, 2006

MRS. LAURA BUSH DELIVERS KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT NATIONAL TOWN HALL MEETING ON SCHOOL LIBRARIES June 26, 2006

SCHOLASTIC NAMES DEVEREUX CHATILLON AS GENERAL COUNSEL June 19, 2006

SCHOLASTIC TEXT TALK WINS GOLDEN LAMP FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHERS June 14, 2006

SCHOLASTIC PARENT & CHILD MAGAZINE GAINS MORE READERS THAN ITS COMPETITORS IN THE PARENTING CATEGORY June 12, 2006

SHARE THE BEST OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE WITH THE NEW JUMBO BOX OF STORYBOOK CLASSICS VOLUME 2 ONLY FROM THE SCHOLASTIC VIDEO COLLECTION™ June 7, 2006

THE MAN WHO WALKED BETWEEN THE TOWERS… AND MORE INSPIRING TALES June 7, 2006

OUTSTANDING YOUNG ARTISTS AND WRITERS FROM ACROSS THE NATION CELEBRATE WITH TEACHERS, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS AT CARNEGIE HALL CEREMONY June 6, 2006

TOM SNYDER PRODUCTIONS’ FASTT MATH WINS 2006 CODIE AWARD FOR “BEST INSTRUCTIONAL SOLUTION: MATHEMATICS” June 1, 2006

SCHOLASTIC MEDIA’S MAYA & MIGUEL CELEBRATE SPORTS AND FITNESS WITH “SPORT-TACULAR” ON-AIR, ONLINE AND GRASSROOTS EVENTS June 1, 2006

SCHOLASTIC MEDIA RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS ALMA AWARD FOR HIT CHILDREN’S SERIES MAYA & MIGUEL May 23, 2006

JUNIOR SCHOLASTIC® LOCATES WINNER OF THE 12TH ANNUAL “CAN YOU FIND THE MAPMAN?” CONTEST May 20, 2006

CONNECTICUT 6th GRADER WRITES ABOUT ALL-STAR TEACHER TO WIN SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUBS TM “NBA SUPERSTAR ESSAY CONTEST” May 16, 2006

SCHOLASTIC EDUCATION APPOINTS LOIS BRIDGES PUBLISHER, THEORY AND PRACTICE LINE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BOOKS May 12, 2006

BESTSELLING AUTHORS J.K. ROWLING, STEPHEN KING AND JOHN IRVING READ FROM THEIR WORKS LIVE ON STAGE AT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL IN TWO BENEFIT PERFORMANCES, AUGUST 1 AND 2, 2006. May 10, 2006

SCHOOL’S OUT AND READING’S IN WITH THE SCHOLASTIC SUMMER READING BUZZ! CAMPAIGN May 9, 2006

ION MEDIA NETWORKS, SCHOLASTIC, NBC UNIVERSAL, CORUS ENTERTAINMENT, AND CLASSIC MEDIA/BIG IDEA UNITE TO LAUNCH GROUNDBREAKING MULTI-PLATFORM NETWORK FOR CHILDREN May 8, 2006

SCHOLASTIC EDUCATION LAUNCHES EARLY LITERACY SEMINARS FOR PRE-KINDERGARTEN EDUCATORS May 4, 2006

SCHOLASTIC MEDIA AND MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER RENEW COLLABORATION FOR HIT SERIES MAYA & MIGUEL™ April 19, 2006

SCHOLASTIC WINS WORLD RIGHTS TO PUBLISH YOUNG PEOPLE’S EDITION OF JAMES L. SWANSON’S NATIONAL BESTSELLER MANHUNT: THE 12-DAY CHASE FOR LINCOLN’S KILLER April 13, 2006

CELEBRATE “MOTHER’S DAY MAYA’S WAY!” WITH AN HOUR-LONG MAYA & MIGUEL SPECIAL ON PBS KIDS GO! April 12, 2006

48 SCHOOLS NAMED FINALISTS FOR INTEL AND SCHOLASTIC SCHOOLS OF DISTINCTION AWARDS April 11, 2006

YIKES! BIKES! DES MOINES FIRST-GRADER NAMED ONE OF 25 STUDENT WINNERS IN SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUBS™ “DREAM BIKE DRAWING CONTEST 2006” April 10, 2006

SCHOLASTIC ACQUIRES WORLDWIDE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE RIGHTS TO GUILLAUME PRÉVOST’S THRILLING ADVENTURE TRILOGY, THE BOOK OF TIME April 4, 2006

LECTORUM LA DISTRIBUIDORA DE LIBROS EN ESPAÑOL MÁS IMPORTANTE DE ESTADOS UNIDOS PRESENTA SU NUEVA PÁGINA WEB BILINGÜE March 30, 2006

FOUR OF EIGHT RECIPIENTS OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION’S STRIVING READERS GRANTS TO UTILIZE SCHOLASTIC READ 180® INTERVENTION PROGRAM March 27, 2006

SCHOLASTIC ANNOUNCES FISCAL 2006 THIRD QUARTER RESULTS March 23, 2006

Scholastic and Heifer International Announce The Wisconsin Read to Feed Challenge March 21, 2006

SCHOLASTIC AND READING ROCKETS TO PRESENT TELECONFERENCE, “FROM BABBLING TO BOOKS: BUILDING PRE-READING SKILLS” March 15, 2006

SCHOLASTIC’S 140,000 MEMBER ONLINE BOOK CLUB FOR KIDS CHOOSES BEST-SELLING BOOK HOOT BY CARL HIAASEN March 8, 2006

NBA & SCHOLASTIC TEAM UP TO GET KIDS READING March 7, 2006

MAYA & MIGUEL SHOWS FANS HOW GREAT THE POWER OF THREE CAN BE THIS MARCH DURING “MAYA’S GIRL POWER WEEK” ON PBS KIDS GO! March 3, 2006

SCHOLASTIC PARENT & CHILD® MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES NEW PUBLISHING TEAM March 2, 2006

ABIGAIL McADEN JOINS SCHOLASTIC February 23, 2006

SCHOLASTIC KICKS-OFF HARRY POTTER “WEDNESDAYS” SWEEPSTAKES TO WIN HARRY POTTER IPODS® AND COPIES OF HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE WITH BOOKPLATES SIGNED BY J.K. ROWLING February 23, 2006

SCHOLASTIC NAMES TRACY VAN STRAATEN VICE PRESIDENT, TRADE PUBLICITY February 17, 2006

HARRY POTTER Y EL MISTERIO DEL PRÍNCIPE, THE SPANISH-LANGUAGE EDITION OF J.K. ROWLING’S HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE TO LAUNCH WORLDWIDE FEBRUARY 23, 2006 February 15, 2006

GET READY FOR LEARNING MADE FUN WITH SCHOLASTIC MEDIA’S MAYA & MIGUEL™ EDUCATIONAL LEARNING TOYS FROM HANZAWA February 13, 2006

SCHOLASTIC RED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTRODUCES COURSE TO HELP TEACHERS BUILD STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC VOCABULARY February 13, 2006

SCHOLASTIC RED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTRODUCES COURSE TO HELP TEACHERS BUILD STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC VOCABULARY February 13, 2006

SNAP TV AND SCHOLASTIC MEDIA TO DEVELOP SIX INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL DVD GAMES February 10, 2006

SCHOLASTIC MEDIA KICKS OFF GROW WITH CLIFFORD CAMPAIGN AT TOY FAIR 2006 February 10, 2006

SCHOLASTIC MEDIA DEBUTS NEW CHILDREN’S PROPERTY AT TOY FAIR: KIM PARKER KIDS February 8, 2006

Florida Center for Reading Research Releases Report on Scholastic READ XL®, Reading Intervention Program for Struggling Readers February 8, 2006

SCHOLASTIC MEDIA CREATES SCHOLASTIC AUDIO GROUP February 7, 2006

MICHAEL DI CAPUA BOOKS / SCHOLASTIC TO PUBLISH MAURICE SENDAK’S FIRST POP-UP BOOK, MOMMY?, IN SEPTEMBER 2006 February 2, 2006

MOTHER AND FIRST-TIME AUTHOR WINS GRAND-PRIZE OF THE WOMAN’S DAY MAGAZINE AND SCHOLASTIC “I WANT TO BE A CHILDREN’S BOOK WRITER” NATIONAL CONTEST February 2, 2006

MADACY LATINO PARTNERS WITH SCHOLASTIC MEDIA TO PRODUCE FIRST MAYA & MIGUEL™ CD January 31, 2008

GROLIER ONLINE HONORED WITH AWARD FROM THE ASSOCIATION FOR LIBRARY SERVICE TO CHILDREN January 26, 2006

NEW SCIENCE COURT® SOFTWARE MAKES TEACHING AND LEARNING CORE SCIENCE CONCEPTS SIMPLE AND FUN January 25, 2007

J.K. ROWLING’S PHENOMENAL BESTSELLER HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE TO BE RELEASED IN PAPERBACK ON JULY 25, 2006 January 18, 2006

SCHOLASTIC APPOINTS DAVID ALLENDERVICE PRESIDENT AND EDITORIAL DIRECTOR, SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUBS January 17, 2006

SCHOLASTIC CFO MARY WINSTON CHOSEN ONE OF BLACK ENTERPRISE MAGAZINE’S 50 MOST POWERFUL WOMEN IN BUSINESS January 17, 2006

JAY LENO SELECTS SANTA FE, NM, SECOND GRADER AND INDIANAPOLIS, IN, SIXTH GRADER AS GRAND-PRIZE WINNERS IN JOKE CONTEST January 12, 2006

GARY HYMOWITZ JOINS SCHOLASTIC MEDIA AS VICE PRESIDENT OF CONSUMER PRODUCTS January 12, 2006

FIRST-TIME CHILDREN’S BOOK AUTHOR, SENATOR EDWARD M. KENNEDY, TO PEN THE STORY OF HIS CANINE IN CONGRESS FOR SCHOLASTIC January 9, 2006

PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA 6th GRADER TO BECOME A SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUBS EDITOR FOR A DAY AS GRAND-PRIZE WINNER OF NATIONAL BOOK REPORT CONTEST January 9, 2006