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| products = Books, magazines, pre-K to grade 12 instructional programs, classroom magazines, films, television| industry = Children’s literacy and education| genre = Scholastic Corporation#Imprints and corporate divisions>Imprints and corporate divisionsPUBLISHER=SCHOLASTIC CORPORATION ARCHIVE-DATE=2017-04-18 URL-STATUS=LIVE, FORMAT=PDF ARCHIVE-DATE=2020-02-28 URL-STATUS=LIVE, SCHL}}S&P 600 Component| homepage = {{official URL}}}}Scholastic Corporation is an American multinational publishing, education, and media company that publishes and distributes books, comics, and educational materials for schools, teachers, parents, children, and other educational institutions. Products are distributed via retail and online sales and through schools via reading clubs and book fairs. Clifford the Big Red Dog, a character created by Norman Bridwell in 1963, is the mascot of the company.

Company history

File:CEO Richard Robinson 2011.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Richard Robinson served as the corporation’s CEO and president from 1975 until his death in 2021]]Scholastic was founded in 1920 by Maurice R. Robinson near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to be a publisher of youth magazines. The first publication was The Western Pennsylvania Scholastic. It covered high school sports and social activities; the four-page magazine debuted on October 22, 1920, and was distributed in 50 high schools.WEB, Neary, Lynn, 2013-07-15, How Scholastic Sells Literacy to Generations Of New Readers,www.npr.org/2013/07/15/202373886/scholastic-reaches-a-new-generation-of-young-readers-online, 2021-05-04, NPR, en, 2021-05-04,web.archive.org/web/20210504004743/https://www.npr.org/2013/07/15/202373886/scholastic-reaches-a-new-generation-of-young-readers-online, live, In the 1940s, Scholastic entered the book club business. In the 1960s, scholastic international publishing locations were added in England 1964, New Zealand 1964, and Sydney 1968.WEB,apps.shareholder.com/sec/viewerContent.aspx?companyid=ABEA-28S6DN&docid=1973771, United States Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K Annual Report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities exchange Act of 1934, For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2002, Commission File No. 0-19860: Scholastic Corporation, 6, 7, 2002, 12 September 2015, 4 March 2016,apps.shareholder.com/sec/viewerContent.aspx?companyid=ABEA-28S6DN&docid=1973771," title="web.archive.org/web/20160304052150apps.shareholder.com/sec/viewerContent.aspx?companyid=ABEA-28S6DN&docid=1973771,">web.archive.org/web/20160304052150apps.shareholder.com/sec/viewerContent.aspx?companyid=ABEA-28S6DN&docid=1973771, dead, Also in the 1960s, Scholastic entered the book publishing business. In the 1970s, Scholastic created its TV entertainment division. From 1975 until his death in 2021, Richard Robinson, who was the son of the corporation’s founder, served as CEO and president.WEB,www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/dick-robinson/, Richard Robinson, Scholastic.com, June 6, 2021, June 7, 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210607033822/https://www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/dick-robinson/, live, In 2000, Scholastic purchased Grolier for US$400 million.“French Plan to Sell Grolier”, Publishers Weekly, 11/29/1999“Scholastic to Acquire Grolier”, press release, Scholastic Inc., 4/13/2000. Scholastic became involved in a video collection in 2001. In February 2012, Scholastic bought Weekly Reader Publishing from Reader’s Digest Association, and announced in July 2012 that it planned to discontinue separate issues of Weekly Reader magazines after more than a century of publication, and co-branded the magazines as Scholastic News/Weekly Reader.NEWS,www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-23/scholastic-to-end-independent-publication-of-weekly-reader.html, Scholastic to End Independent Publication of Weekly Reader, Bloomberg, 16 November 2012, 2012-07-23, 2012-07-31,www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-23/scholastic-to-end-independent-publication-of-weekly-reader.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20120731071954www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-23/scholastic-to-end-independent-publication-of-weekly-reader.html,">web.archive.org/web/20120731071954www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-23/scholastic-to-end-independent-publication-of-weekly-reader.html, live, Scholastic sold READ 180 to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2015. in December 2015, Scholastic launched the Scholastic Reads Podcasts. On October 22 2020, Scholastic celebrated its 100th anniversary. In 2005, Scholastic developed FASTT Math with Tom Snyder to help students with their proficiency with math skills, specifically being multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction through a series of games and memorization quizzes gauging the student’s progress.BOOK, Grodd, Wolfgang,www.academia.edu/27725619/ABSTRACT_MATHEMATICAL_COGNITION_EDITED_BY_Philippe_Chassy_and_Wolfgang_Grodd_PUBLISHED_IN_Frontiers_in_Human_Neuroscience, ABSTRACT MATHEMATICAL COGNITION EDITED BY : Philippe Chassy and Wolfgang Grodd PUBLISHED IN : Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, In 2013, Scholastic developed System 44 with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to help students encourage reading skills. In 2011, Scholastic developed READ 180 with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to help students understand their reading skills. Scholastic Reference publishes reference books.WEB, READ 180: Evidence and Efficacy for Students with Disabilities and English Learners,www.hmhco.com/research/read-180-evidence-and-efficacy-for-students-with-disabilities-and-english-learners, 2024-03-08, www.hmhco.com, en,

Company structure

The business has three segments: Children’s Book Publishing and Distribution, Education Solutions, and International. Scholastic holds the perpetual US publishing rights to the Harry Potter and Hunger Games book series.NEWS,www.reuters.com/article/us-scholastic-results-idUSBRE86I0PE20120719?type=companyNews, Scholastic profit rises on Hunger Games sales, Reuters, 18 October 2012, 2012-07-19, 2016-03-06,www.reuters.com/article/us-scholastic-results-idUSBRE86I0PE20120719?type=companyNews," title="web.archive.org/web/20160306155444www.reuters.com/article/us-scholastic-results-idUSBRE86I0PE20120719?type=companyNews,">web.archive.org/web/20160306155444www.reuters.com/article/us-scholastic-results-idUSBRE86I0PE20120719?type=companyNews, live, NEWS,www.reuters.com/article/books-harrypotter-bookclub-idUSL2E8IV8FI20120731?type=companyNews, J.K. Rowling launches Harry Potter book club online, Reuters, 18 October 2012, Patricia, Reaney, 2012-07-31, 2016-03-04,www.reuters.com/article/books-harrypotter-bookclub-idUSL2E8IV8FI20120731?type=companyNews," title="web.archive.org/web/20160304050734www.reuters.com/article/books-harrypotter-bookclub-idUSL2E8IV8FI20120731?type=companyNews,">web.archive.org/web/20160304050734www.reuters.com/article/books-harrypotter-bookclub-idUSL2E8IV8FI20120731?type=companyNews, live, Scholastic is the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books and print and digital educational materials for pre-K to grade 12.WEB,www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/78029-global-publishing-leaders-2018-scholastic.html, Global Publishing Leaders 2018: Scholastic, Publishers Weekly, 2019-11-06, 2019-11-06,web.archive.org/web/20191106175957/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/78029-global-publishing-leaders-2018-scholastic.html, live, In addition to Harry Potter and The Hunger Games, Scholastic is known for its school book clubs and book fairs, classroom magazines such as Scholastic News and Science World, and popular book series: Clifford the Big Red Dog, Goosebumps, Horrible Histories, Captain Underpants, Animorphs, The Baby-Sitters Club, and I Spy.Scholastic also publishes instructional reading and writing programs, and offers professional learning and consultancy services for school improvement. Clifford the Big Red Dog serves as the official mascot of Scholastic.NEWS, Croot, James, Clifford the Big Red Dog: Doggone it - this predictable canine caper disappoints,www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/stuff-to-watch/300481173/clifford-the-big-red-dog-doggone-it--this-predictable-canine-caper-disappoints, January 8, 2023, Stuff, December 29, 2021, en,

Marketing initiatives

The Scholastic Art & Writing awards was Founded in 1923 by Maurice R. Robinson, The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards,NEWS, Williams, John, 2017-09-20, Richard Robinson of Scholastic Honored for Lifetime of Work in Children’s Publishing, en-US, The New York Times,www.nytimes.com/2017/09/20/books/richard-robinson-scholastic-literarian-award.html, 2021-03-30, 0362-4331, 2021-06-07,web.archive.org/web/20210607042645/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/20/books/richard-robinson-scholastic-literarian-award.html, live, administered by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, is a competition which recognizes talented young artists and writers from across the United States.WEB, Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts,www.promotionandarts.org/arts-council/scholastic-art-and-writing-awards, 2021-07-08, www.promotionandarts.org, 2019-10-15,www.promotionandarts.org/arts-council/scholastic-art-and-writing-awards," title="web.archive.org/web/20191015043519www.promotionandarts.org/arts-council/scholastic-art-and-writing-awards,">web.archive.org/web/20191015043519www.promotionandarts.org/arts-council/scholastic-art-and-writing-awards, live, The success and enduring legacy of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards can be attributed in part to its well-planned and executed marketing initiatives. These efforts have allowed the competition to adapt to the changing times, connect with a wider audience, and continue its mission of nurturing the creative potential of the nation’s youth.

Imprints and corporate divisions

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• Trade Publishing Imprints include:
  • Arthur A. Levine Books, which specializes in fiction and non-fiction books for young readers. The imprint was founded at Scholastic in 1996 by Arthur Levine in New York City. The first book published by Arthur A. Levine Books was When She Was Good by Norma Fox Mazer in autumn of 1997. The imprint is most notable as the publisher for the American editions of the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling.WEB,www.arthuralevinebooks.com/, 2016-01-03, Welcome To Arthur A. Levine Books!, Arthur A. Levine Books!, 2016-01-09,arthuralevinebooks.com/," title="web.archive.org/web/20160109062033arthuralevinebooks.com/,">web.archive.org/web/20160109062033arthuralevinebooks.com/, live, WEB,www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11935611, Potter Publisher Predicted Literary Magic, NPR, 2018-04-05, 2018-05-31,web.archive.org/web/20180531125944/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11935611, live, WEB,www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/10/AR2007071002011.html, The Wizardly Editor Who Caught the Golden Snitch, The Washington Post, 2017-12-19, 2018-05-31,www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/10/AR2007071002011.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20180531125944www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/10/AR2007071002011.html,">web.archive.org/web/20180531125944www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/10/AR2007071002011.html, live, In March 2019, Levine left Scholastic to form his own new publisher. Scholastic will retain Levine’s back catalogue.WEB,kidscreen.com/2019/03/13/harry-potter-publisher-leaves-scholastic, Harry Potter publisher leaves Scholastic, Alexandra, Whyte, Kidscreen, March 13, 2019, 2019-07-20, 2019-05-15,kidscreen.com/2019/03/13/harry-potter-publisher-leaves-scholastic/," title="web.archive.org/web/20190515103606kidscreen.com/2019/03/13/harry-potter-publisher-leaves-scholastic/,">web.archive.org/web/20190515103606kidscreen.com/2019/03/13/harry-potter-publisher-leaves-scholastic/, live,
  • The Chicken House
  • Graphix, a graphic novel imprint started in 2005.WEB,kids.scholastic.com/kid/books/graphix/, Graphix,
  • Klutz Press
  • Orchard Books
  • Scholastic Australia - made up of Koala Books, Margaret Hamilton Books, Omnibus Books, and Scholastic Corporation.WEB,www.scholastic.com.au/corporate/channels.asp, www.scholastic.com.au, Publishing Channel, Scholastic Australia, 12 September 2015, 25 June 2015,www.scholastic.com.au/corporate/channels.asp," title="web.archive.org/web/20150625050435www.scholastic.com.au/corporate/channels.asp,">web.archive.org/web/20150625050435www.scholastic.com.au/corporate/channels.asp, live,
• Children’s Press (spelled {{sic|Childrens Press|hide=y}} from 1945 to 1996) - founded in 1945,WEB,nacosonlinesupplierdirectory.com/company.php?id=58218&company=Children’s+Press, Children’s Press, 2022-07-16, 2017-06-17,nacosonlinesupplierdirectory.com/company.php?id=58218&company=Children%27s+Press," title="web.archive.org/web/20170617042723nacosonlinesupplierdirectory.com/company.php?id=58218&company=Children%27s+Press,">web.archive.org/web/20170617042723nacosonlinesupplierdirectory.com/company.php?id=58218&company=Children%27s+Press, live, and originally headquartered in 1224 West Van Buren Street, Chicago, Illinois until its acquisition by Grolier in 1995, this press published various publications such as the Rookie Read-About series, A True Book series, Young People’s series (Young People’s Animal Encyclopedia by Maurice Burton, Young People’s Science Encyclopedia, New Frontiers in Science and Young People’s Science Dictionary by the staff of National College of Education (now National Louis University), Young People’s Illustrated Encyclopedia, and Young People’s World) and also has a secondary imprint, Franklin Watts.

In 2005, Scholastic developed FASTT Math with Tom Snyder to help students with their proficiency with math skills, specifically being multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction through a series of games and memorization quizzes gauging the student’s progress.NEWS, PR Newswire, April 7, 2005, Tom Snyder Products Announces FASTT Math, {{ProQuest, 451492696, }} In 2013, Scholastic developed System 44 with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to help students encourage reading skills. In 2011, Scholastic developed READ 180 with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to help students understand their reading skills. Scholastic Reference publishes reference books.NEWS, Hobbs, Nancy, December 27, 1996, Under The Covers; Reviews Of Children’s Books,infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/100FD1B272579D90&f=basic, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2023-03-13,archive.today/20230313053506/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/100FD1B272579D90&f=basic, 2023-03-13, NEWS, Bookman, Julie, September 11, 1999, Books for Kids: ‘Wow’ facts give young historians frame of reference - Family Pages,infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/0EADA4A3549A6698&f=basic, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution,archive.today/20230313053502/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/0EADA4A3549A6698&f=basic, 2023-03-13,

Scholastic Entertainment

Scholastic Entertainment (formerly Scholastic Productions and Scholastic Media) is a corporate divisionWEB, deviated,www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/index.htm, Welcome,www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/index.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20120411123140www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/index.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20120411123140www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/index.htm, 2012-04-11, Scholastic Corporation, About Scholastic, 2012-04-20, led by Deborah Forte since 1995.It covers “all forms of media and consumer products, and is {{sic|comprised |hide=y|of}} four main groups – Productions, Marketing & Consumer Products, Interactive, and Audio.” Weston Woods is its production studio, acquired in 1996, as was Soup2Nuts (best known for Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, Science Court and Home Movies) from 2001 to 2015 before shutting down.WEB, dead,www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/media.htm, Media & The Mission,www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/media.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20120420120800www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/media.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20120420120800www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/media.htm, 2012-04-20, Scholastic Corporation, About Scholastic, 2012-04-20, Scholastic has produced audiobooks such as the Caldecott/Newbery Collection;WEB, dead,www.scholastic.com/elt/listening_practice/ww_caldecottnewbery.htm, Weston Woods Caldecott/Newbery Collection,www.scholastic.com/elt/listening_practice/ww_caldecottnewbery.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20120423085645www.scholastic.com/elt/listening_practice/ww_caldecottnewbery.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20120423085645www.scholastic.com/elt/listening_practice/ww_caldecottnewbery.htm, 2012-04-23, English language teaching: listening practice, Scholastic Corporation, 2012-04-20, Scholastic has been involved with several television programs and feature films based on its books. In 1985, Scholastic Productions teamed up with Karl-Lorimar Home Video, a home video unit of Lorimar Productions, to form the line Scholastic-Lorimar Home Video, whereas Scholastic would produce made-for-video programming, and became a best-selling video line for kids, and the pact expired for two years, whereas Scholastic would team up with leading independent family video distributor and a label of International Video Entertainment, Family Home Entertainment, to distribute made-for-video programming for the next three years.NEWS, 1987-08-19, Kidvid Forces Link To Attack Market, 47, Variety (magazine), Variety,

Filmography

Series{| class“wikitable sortable”

! Title! Year(s)! Network! Co-production withVoyagers! >NBC >| James D. Parriott Productions, Universal Television (owner)Charles in Charge >CBSBroadcast syndication>Syndication Al Burton Productions, Universal Television (owner)Scholastic’s Blue Ribbon Storybook Video >| Nelvana, Karl-Lorimar Home Video (owner)Clifford the Big Red Dog >| NelvanaMy Secret Identity >CTV Television Network>CTV (Canada)Syndication (U.S.) Sunrise Films (owner), MCA TVParent Survival Guide >Lifetime (TV network)>Lifetime The Baby-Sitters Club (1990 TV series)>The Baby-Sitters Club 1990–93 Direct-to-videoHBO Amber Films, Ltd.The Magic School Bus (TV series)>The Magic School Bus 1994–97 PBS Kids Nelvana, South Carolina ETVGoosebumps (1995 TV series)>Goosebumps 1995–98 Fox Kids Protocol EntertainmentAnimorphs (TV series)>Animorphs 1998–99 Nickelodeon (U.S.)YTV (Canadian TV channel)/Global Television Network>Global (Canada) Protocol EntertainmentDear America >HBO Family >|Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000 TV series)>Clifford the Big Red Dog 2000–03 PBS Kids Mike Young ProductionsHorrible Histories (2001 TV series)>Horrible Histories 2000–01 CITV Mike Young Productions, TelegaelI Spy (2002 TV series)>I Spy 2002–03 HBO Family The Ink Tank (season 1), JWL Entertainment Productions (season 2)Clifford’s Puppy Days >PBS Kids >| Mike Young Productions (season 1)Maya & Miguel >PBS Kids Go! >| The Amazing Colossal Adventures of WordGirl (interstitial series) >| Soup2NutsWordGirl >| Soup2NutsTurbo Dogs >CBC Kids>Kids’ CBC (Canada)Qubo (U.S.) Smiley Guy Studios, Huhu Studios, CCI Entertainment (owner)Sammy’s Story Shop >Qubo >|Astroblast! >PBS Kids Sprout >| Soup2NutsThe Magic School Bus Rides Again >Netflix >| 9 Story Media Group, Brown Bag FilmsHis Dark Materials (TV series)>His Dark Materials 2019–22 BBC OneHBO BBC Studios, Bad Wolf (production company) (owner), New Line Cinema>New Line ProductionsClifford the Big Red Dog (2019 TV series)>Clifford the Big Red Dog 2019–21 Prime VideoPBS Kids 9 Story Media Group, Brown Bag Films, 100 ChickensStillwater (TV series)>Stillwater 2020–23 Apple TV+ Gaumont AnimationPuppy Place >| Eva the Owlet >| Brown Bag FilmsGoosebumps (2023 TV series)>Goosebumps 2023–present Disney+/Hulu Original Film, Stoller Global Solutions, Sony Pictures Television Studios (owner)“>

Specials{| class“wikitable sortable”

! Title! Airdate! Network! NotesMystery at Fire Island >CBS >| ABC Weekend Special>The Haunted Mansion Mystery January 8-15, 1983 American Broadcasting Company >| The Magic of Herself the Elf >Broadcast syndication>Syndication Nelvana, Those Characters from Cleveland (owner)ABC Afterschool Special>The Great Love Experiment February 8, 1984 ABC ABC Weekend Special>A Different Twist March 10, 1984 ABC The Almost Royal Family >| The Exchange Student >| The Adventures of a Two-Minute Werewolf >| ABC Afterschool Special>High School Narc December 4, 1985 ABC (ABC Afterschool Special>Getting Even: A Wimp’s Revenge) March 19, 1986 ABC The Incredible Ida Early >NBC >| ABC Afterschool Special>Read Between the Lines June 3, 1987 ABC Song City USAMore Song City USA >| Floor Time: Tuning In to Each Child >| Riding the Magic School Bus with Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen >| The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories >| U.S. version of The World of Eric CarleStellaluna >|“>

Films{| class“wikitable sortable”

! Release date! Title! Notes July 14, 1995 ‘’The Indian in the Cupboard (film)’’ >| co-production with Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures, and The Kennedy/Marshall Company August 18, 1995 ‘’The Baby-Sitters Club (film)’’ >| co-production with Columbia Pictures and Beacon Pictures October 9, 1998 The Mighty co-production with Miramax Films October 11, 2002 ‘’Tuck Everlasting (2002 film)’’ >| co-production with Walt Disney Pictures and Beacon Pictures February 20, 2004 Clifford’s Really Big Movie co-production with Warner Bros. Pictures and Big Red Dog Productions December 5, 2007 ‘’The Golden Compass (film)’’ >| co-production with New Line Cinema and Ingenious Film Partners October 16, 2015 ‘’Goosebumps (2015 film)’’ >| co-production with Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, LStar Capital, Village Roadshow Pictures, and Original FilmColumbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Original Film, and Silvertongue Films December 6, 2018 ‘’Mortal Engines (film)’’ >Universal Pictures, MRC (company)>MRC, Silvertongue Films, Perfect World Pictures, and WingNut Films April 4, 2020 You’re Bacon Me Crazy television movie; co-production with Bar None ProductionsClifford the Big Red Dog (film)’’ >| co-production with Paramount Pictures, Entertainment One, New Republic Pictures, and The Kerner Entertainment CompanyThelma the Unicorn co-production with Netflix Animation! colspan=“4“| Upcoming Harold and the Purple Crayon (film)’’ >| co-production with Columbia Pictures, and Davis Entertainment

Book fairs

Scholastic Book Fairs began in 1981. Scholastic provides book fair products to schools, which then conduct the book fairs. Schools can elect to receive books, supplies and equipment or a portion of the proceeds from the book fair.WEB, 2023 Annual Report, page 9,investor.scholastic.com/static-files/414247a6-7e68-42be-9b66-8db3ef40f330#page=9, investor.scholastic.com, 6 October 2023, In the United States, during fiscal 2023, revenue from the book fairs channel ($553.1 millions) accounted for half of the company’s revenue in the “Total Children’s Book Publishing and Distribution” segment ($1,038 millions),WEB, 2023 Annual Report, page 56,investor.scholastic.com/static-files/414247a6-7e68-42be-9b66-8db3ef40f330#page=56, investor.scholastic.com, 6 October 2023, and schools earned over $210 million in proceeds in cash and incentive program credits.WEB, 2023 Annual Report, page 13,investor.scholastic.com/static-files/414247a6-7e68-42be-9b66-8db3ef40f330#page=13, investor.scholastic.com, 6 October 2023, In October 2023, Scholastic created a separate category for books dealing with “race, LGBTQ and other issues related to diversity”, allowing schools to opt out of carrying these types of books. Scholastic defended the move, citing legislation in multiple states seeking to ban books dealing with LGBTQ issues or race.NEWS, Scholastic book fairs, a staple at U.S. schools, accused of excluding diverse books,www.cbsnews.com/news/scholastic-book-fair-bigot-button-florida-law/, Picchi, Aimee, CBS News, 17 October 2023, 18 December 2023, After public backlash from educators, authors, and free speech advocacy groups, Scholastic reversed course, saying the new category will be discontinued, writing: “It is unsettling that the current divisive landscape in the U.S. is creating an environment that could deny any child access to books, or that teachers could be penalized for creating access to all stories for their students”.NEWS, Scholastic backtracks, saying it will stop separating diverse books for fairs in 2024,www.npr.org/2023/10/25/1208419749/scholastic-book-fair-diverse-stories-apology, Treisman, Rachel, NPR, 25 October 2023, 18 December 2023, NEWS, Scholastic reverses decision to separate books on race, gender and sexuality,www.theguardian.com/books/2023/oct/25/scholastic-book-fair-reverse-race-gender-sexuality, Horton, Adrian, The Guardian, 25 October 2023, 18 December 2023,

Book clubs

Scholastic book clubs are offered at schools in many countries. Typically, teachers administer the program to the students in their own classes, but in some cases, the program is administered by a central contact for the entire school. Within Scholastic, Reading Clubs is a separate unit (compared to, e.g., Education). Reading clubs are arranged by age/grade.WEB, Our Businesses,www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/our-businesses/, scholastic.com, 10 June 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210607142001/https://www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/our-businesses/, 2021-06-07, Book club operators receive ”Classroom Funds” redeemable only for Scholastic Corporation products.WEB, Terms & Services,www.scholastic.com/site/classroomfunds/terms.html, scholastic.com, 10 June 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210404072436/https://www.scholastic.com/site/classroomfunds/terms.html, 2021-04-04, WEB, Raise Classroom Funds,www.scholastic.com/content/educators/en/classroom-funds/funds-marketing.html, scholastic.com, 10 June 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210428191225/https://www.scholastic.com/content/educators/en/classroom-funds/funds-marketing.html, 2021-04-28, WEB, FAQ: Raising Money for Your Classroom,scholastic.force.com/scholasticfaqs/s/article/Raising-Money-for-Your-Classroom, Scholastic Corporation, Salesforce, 10 June 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210610040337/https://scholastic.force.com/scholasticfaqs/s/article/Raising-Money-for-Your-Classroom, Where can classroom funds be spent? Classroom Funds can be spent online only at Scholastic Book Clubs (clubs.scholastic.com), 2021-06-10,

See also

• List of English-language book publishing companies
• Books in the United States

References

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External links

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