Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2012
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	17. Subsequent Events On December 19, 2012, the Company announced that the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.125 per Class A and Common share in respect of the third quarter of fiscal 2013. The dividend is payable on March 15, 2013 to stockholders of record on January 31, 2013. Effective December 5, 2012, Scholastic Corporation and Scholastic Inc. (each, a “Borrower” and together, the “Borrowers”) entered into an amendment to the Loan Agreement, dated June 1, 2007. The amendment (i) increased the Revolving Loan commitments from $325.0 to $425.0 (with the continued ability to increase that amount by up to an additional $150.0), (ii) extended the maturity of the $425.0 Revolving Loan until December 5, 2017 from June 1, 2014, (iii) amended a covenant in the Loan Agreement to permit certain sales, transfers and dispositions of assets by either Borrower or any subsidiary to any other Borrower or subsidiary and (iv) amended a covenant in the Loan Agreement to permit transactions between or among the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries not involving any other affiliates.

Subsequent Events

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2012

17. Subsequent Events

On December 19, 2012, the Company announced that the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.125 per Class A and Common share in respect of the third quarter of fiscal 2013. The dividend is payable on March 15, 2013 to stockholders of record on January 31, 2013.

Effective December 5, 2012, Scholastic Corporation and Scholastic Inc. (each, a “Borrower” and together, the “Borrowers”) entered into an amendment to the Loan Agreement, dated June 1, 2007. The amendment (i) increased the Revolving Loan commitments from $325.0 to $425.0 (with the continued ability to increase that amount by up to an additional $150.0), (ii) extended the maturity of the $425.0 Revolving Loan until December 5, 2017 from June 1, 2014, (iii) amended a covenant in the Loan Agreement to permit certain sales, transfers and dispositions of assets by either Borrower or any subsidiary to any other Borrower or subsidiary and (iv) amended a covenant in the Loan Agreement to permit transactions between or among the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries not involving any other affiliates.