Opinion
The Three Rs, plus coal
May 26, 2011
Books
The outfit that publishes Scholastic magazine, one of the first news publications read by most school kids for the past 60 years, is going private.
Oct. 23, 1986
California
L.A. Unified head quits board of Scholastic Inc.
Feb. 18, 2010
Business
Scholastic Corp., the U.S. publisher of the Harry Potter books, agreed to pay $9.65 million for the rights to the “Goosebumps” series, ending years of litigation with author R.L.
Jan. 18, 2003
Scholastic Corp., publisher of the Harry Potter series of children’s books, said it decided against buying the inventory of bankrupt EToys Inc.
March 27, 2001
The blend of education and entertainment, often referred to as edutainment, is readily available on the Internet.
Dec. 7, 2000
Wilshire Oil Co. of Texas said it filed with the SEC disclosing the acquisition of more than 10% of Jacobs Engineering Group’s outstanding common shares . . .
Nov. 14, 1986
New York-based Scholastic Inc., the largest publisher of English-language classroom magazines and children’s books, said its directors have received a revised proposal from SI Holdings to acquire all of the outstanding equity securities in a transaction in which Class A and common stock holders would each receive $20 per share in cash and a subordinated debenture due June 1, 2002, in the principal amount of $28 each share.
Dec. 18, 1986
Scholastic Corp., the U.S. publisher of the Harry Potter series of children’s books, agreed to buy publisher and children’s book-club operator Grolier Inc. from France’s Lagardere for $400 million in cash.
April 14, 2000
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