Exhibit 23

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement Form
S-8 (File Nos. 333-62297 and 333-110302) pertaining to the Scholastic
Corporation 1997 Outside Director's Stock Option Plan; Registration Statement
Form S-8 (File No. 333-65757) pertaining to the Scholastic Corporation 1995
Stock Option Plan; Registration Statement Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-68181 and
333-110301) pertaining to the Scholastic Corporation Employee Stock Purchase
Plan; Registration Statement Form S-8 (File No. 333-68185) pertaining to the
Scholastic Corporation Management Stock Purchase Plan; Registration Statement
Form S-8 (File No. 333-77010) pertaining to the Scholastic Corporation 2001
Stock Incentive Plan of our reports dated August 4, 2006, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of Scholastic Corporation,
Scholastic Corporation management's assessment of effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting, and the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting of Scholastic Corporation, included in this Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended May 31, 2006.


                                                    /s/  Ernst & Young LLP
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New York, New York
August 4, 2006