Scholastic Corporation was founded by Maurice R. Robinson as the Scholastic Publishing Company in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania in 1920. At first, the company was a publisher of youth magazines.
In 1926 Scholastic published its first book, a collection of writings by student winners of the Scholastic Writing Awards
When low-priced paperback books became available after World War II, Scholastic entered the school book club business and began offering classic books at twenty-five cents.
Scholastic expanded internationally in 1957 when the company opened an office in Canada.
The company published books under its division, Scholastic Book Services, which were offered to schools via mail-order catalogs.
In 1997 Scholastic purchased the exclusive U.S. publishing rights to the first Harry Potter book. It has continued to publish wildly popular Harry Potter books.
Today Scholastic is known for publishing educational materials for schools, teachers, parents, and children, and selling and distributing them by mail-order, via books clubs and fairs, and through their online store. The company has the exclusive United States publishing rights to the Harry Potter and The Hunger Games books series. The company’s official mascot is Clifford the Big Red Dog.
Scholastic has 8,900 employees, trades publicly on the NASDAQ, and had $1.6 billion in revenue in 2016.
Scholastic books often make children’s best sellers lists.
Scholastic maintains a corporate office in New York, New York.
ScholasticScholastic Corporation was founded by Maurice R. Robinson as the Scholastic Publishing Company in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania in 1920. At first, the company was a publisher of youth magazines.
In 1926 Scholastic published its first book, a collection of writings by student winners of the Scholastic Writing Awards
History
When low-priced paperback books became available after World War II, Scholastic entered the school book club business and began offering classic books at twenty-five cents.
Scholastic expanded internationally in 1957 when the company opened an office in Canada.
The company published books under its division, Scholastic Book Services, which were offered to schools via mail-order catalogs.
In 1997 Scholastic purchased the exclusive U.S. publishing rights to the first Harry Potter book. It has continued to publish wildly popular Harry Potter books.
Today Scholastic is known for publishing educational materials for schools, teachers, parents, and children, and selling and distributing them by mail-order, via books clubs and fairs, and through their online store. The company has the exclusive United States publishing rights to the Harry Potter and The Hunger Games books series. The company’s official mascot is Clifford the Big Red Dog.
Scholastic has 8,900 employees, trades publicly on the NASDAQ, and had $1.6 billion in revenue in 2016.
Scholastic books often make children’s best sellers lists.
Scholastic maintains a corporate office in New York, New York.
Felix Mayerhofer says
I would like to get the email address of Mary Beech–Chief Marketing & Transformational Officer of Scholastic.
Thank you for your cooperation,
Felix Mayerhofer
Lori Patterson says
I had problems with your company last year and contacted the corporate office. I SPECIFICALLY STATED that I wanted no further contact from your company and wanted my name off of any mailing list or anything to do with your company. Today, I received a bill from Scholastic for some magazine that I did not order. So, obviously, my name is still on some list of yours and you are still making mistakes and billing me for things I never ordered. I had to contact you people several times last year and have no intention of continuing with that type of thing this year. I will, however, contact an attorney if I need to, as this is definitely harassment. TAKE MY NAME OFF OF ANYTHING TO DO WITH YOUR COMPANY!!! This is the last time I will be nice about this, before seeking legal council. Also, I will be contacting the BBB and anyone else who will listen concerning this very unprofessional behavior. DO NOT try to call me at my school- just fix this problem!!
Sarah Morenon says
Please consider professionally printing “School Libraries Work – 2016” and giving or selling it (cheaply!) to educators. Currently you offer it as a .pdf self-print option only. We school librarians need it printed nicely to share with our administrators. You do know how school libraries have been neglected since the 2008 economic downturn, right? Laser printing it would use up way too much ink and not look great.
Mala Womack says
As an educator, it is my job to get resources to parents that can help their children progress academically. While I teach, it is also important that they be able to purchase items that they can have at home. On 10/28/14, I placed an order for my classroom (acct. #1914440589. After this order, I never received any more catalogs. On Jan. 5, 2015, I sent an email to customer service stating that I hadn’t received any more catalogs since Oct. A customer service rep. named Nathan replied, stating that he would help. Again, no catalogs. I sent a second email on Feb. 16, 2015, this one answered by Susan. She knew my grade and the number of students I had. She also said it would take 5-7 business days to receive the catalogs. It is now April 7th…..I have yet to see any catalogs. I am unable to comprehend how two other teachers are receiving catalogs after placing an order. I placed an order AND sent two emails. My students have been denied the opportunity to order. I would like someone to explain how I have not received these, knowing from the original order form that you have my correct grade level and address at Overall Creek. If at all possible, I would like for someone that is in management to contact me rather than a customer service representative.
Mala Womack
Overall Creek Elementary