EXHIBIT 32

                                  CERTIFICATION
            PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
                 WITH RESPECT TO THE ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
                         FOR THE YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 2004
                            OF SCHOLASTIC CORPORATION

         Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections
(a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), each
of the undersigned officers of Scholastic Corporation, a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), does hereby certify to the best of such officer's knowledge,
that:

         1.       The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
                  May 31, 2004 (the "Form 10-K") fully complies with the
                  requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
                  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

         2.       Information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all
                  material respects, the financial condition and results of
                  operations of the Company.



Dated:   August 2, 2004                        /s/ Richard Robinson
                                               --------------------
                                               Richard Robinson
                                               Chief Executive Officer



Dated:   August 2, 2004                        /s/ Mary A. Winston
                                               -------------------
                                               Mary A. Winston
                                               Chief Financial Officer


         The certification set forth above is being furnished as an exhibit
solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and is not
being filed as part of the Form 10-K or as a separate disclosure document of the
Company or the certifying officers.