EXHIBIT 23 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-91090) pertaining to the Scholastic Inc. 401(K) Savings and Retirement Plan, in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-46338) pertaining to the 1992 Stock Option Plan as of May 19, 1992, in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-98186) pertaining to the 1995 Stock Option Plan, in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-50128) pertaining to the Outside Directors' Stock Option Plan and the Stock Option Agreement with Joseph W. Oliver and in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-74064) pertaining to the Non-Employee Director Stock-For-Retainer Plan of our report dated July 3, 1996, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Scholastic Corporation included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended May 31, 1996. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP Ernst & Young LLP New York, New York August 21, 1996