Exhibit 23
Consent of Independent Auditors

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 33-48655, No. 33-69058 and No. 33-91090) pertaining to the
Scholastic Corporation 401(K) Savings and Retirement Plan; Registration
Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-46338) pertaining to the 1992 Stock Option Plan;
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-50128) pertaining to the 1992 Outside
Directors' Stock Option Plan; Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-17365)
pertaining to $175,000,000 of Securities; Registration Statement (Form S-8 No.
333-62297) pertaining to Scholastic Corporation 1997 Outside Directors' Stock
Option Plan; Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-65757) pertaining to the
Scholastic Corporation 1995 Stock Option Plan; Registration Statement (Form S-8
No. 333-68181) pertaining to the Scholastic Corporation Employee Stock Purchase
Plan; Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-68185) pertaining to the
Scholastic Corporation Management Stock Purchase Plan; Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 33-98186) pertaining to the Scholastic Corporation 2001 Stock
Incentive Plan; and Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-55238) pertaining
to the issuance of up to $400,000,000 of Securities of our report dated July 17,
2002, except for the first paragraph of Note 13, as to which the date is July
30, 2002, 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, 2002.

                                                          /s/ Ernst & Young



New York, New York
August 22, 2002


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