Scholastic Names Dr. Clayton Wilcox Vice President, Education and Corporate Relations

NEW YORK, NY, Apr 17 (MARKET WIRE) --
Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education and media company,
today
announced that Dr. Clayton Wilcox, Superintendent of Schools in Pinellas County,
Florida since 2004, will join the company as Vice President, Education and
Corporate Relations. Dr. Wilcox is a respected educator with almost 30
years' experience in the classroom, as a principal and as a leader of large
public school districts. In his new role, he will be responsible for building
relationships with district administrators, state departments of education and
non-governmental organizations, which will help to further strengthen
Scholastic's
understanding of important education issues and help guide the company in
finding ways to better partner with stakeholders to improve learning in schools
nationwide. Dr. Wilcox will report to Dr. Ernie Fleishman, Senior Vice
President, Education and Corporate Relations.

In making the announcement, Mr. Fleishman said, "Clayton's mission is
perfectly aligned with Scholastic's -- to help all children learn to read and
love to learn. With his wide-ranging experience in the education community, as
well as his deep commitment to improving literacy, he is the ideal leader to
help Scholastic continue its long tradition of developing the best strategies
and
programs to serve the nation's administrators, teachers and students."

Under Superintendent Wilcox's leadership, the district has improved
studentachievement across a number of measures: more students are reading at or
above grade level than at any time in the county's history with the
accountability system; and more students of color are taking honors and
advanced placement courses than ever before in Pinellas County.

Dr. Wilcox said, "I have loved my time working with the students, parents
and
educators of Pinellas and we have made real progress toward our goals. Now, I am
taking another step in my career and toward my dream of helping to improve the
literacy of students all across the country. I am honored to have this
opportunity to work with all of the staff of Scholastic, and particularly
with Dr. Fleishman, himself a former school superintendent, to use all of
the tools at our disposal today to help children nationwide become proficient
readers and successful students."

Prior to his appointment in Pinellas, Dr. Wilcox held a number of leadership
positions in the East Baton Rouge Parish School System in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana from 1999 to 2002, culminating in a year and a half as
Superintendent of Schools. He had previously served in St. Johns County School
District in St. Johns County, Florida from 1994-1999. Dr. Wilcox spent the
first 10 years of his career as a classroom teacher, and then as a principal
in Waterloo Community Schools in Iowa before moving to Florida.

Dr. Clayton Wilcox holds a BA and an MA in Education from the University
ofNorthern Iowa. He earned his Ed.D in Educational Leadership from NOVA
Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and has pursued continuing
studies at University of Michigan Graduate School of Business in Ann Arbor.

About Scholastic

Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the world's largest publisher and
distributor of children's books and a leader in educational technology and
children's media. Scholastic creates quality educational and entertaining
materials
and products for use in school and at home, including children's books,
magazines,
technology-based products, teacher materials, television programming, film,
videos
and toys. The Company distributes its products and services through a variety of
channels, including proprietary school-based book clubs and school-based book
fairs,
retail stores, schools, libraries, television networks and the Company's
Internet
Site, www.scholastic.com.

Contact:
Kyle Good
212-343-4563
kgood@scholastic.com

Sarah Trabucchi
212-343-6424
strabucchi@scholastic.com

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