EXHIBIT 23.1



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

         We consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  on Form  S-8 and  related  Prospectus  pertaining  to the  Scholastic
Corporation  1997 Outside  Directors' Stock Option Plan of our report dated July
2, 1998 with respect to the  consolidated  financial  statements and schedule of
Scholastic  Corporation  included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended May 31, 1998 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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New York, New York
August 24, 1998















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