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  0001713962
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000866729
  SCHOLASTIC CORP
  000-19860
  555 BROADWAY
  NEW YORK
  NY
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  Common
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  Smithfield
  RI
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  951
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  29359962
  11/24/2023
  NASDAQ
  Common
  11/24/2023
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  New York
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