Scholastic reviews

3.3

41% would recommend to a friend

(1,174 total reviews)
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Dick Robinson

44% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Scholastic has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,174 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Scholastic employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0
Feb 15, 2026

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Anonymous employee
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Pros

Relatively fine benefits. Many people really care about the mission of the company.

Cons

Lots of restructuring including large rounds of layoffs every couple of months. No meaningful growth.

2.0
Jan 27, 2026

Very mixed experience

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Working with bestselling author and books

Cons

Nepotism, rampant micromanagement, often a toxic environment, lack of opportunity to grow.

3.0
Nov 25, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

You could do a lot worse that working for Scholastic, but it feels like it should be more successful. Work/life balance - most work happens during the school term, so the pace is much more relaxed during school holidays, company car was good, Book Club is a great product, schools are generally good to deal with, most staff are fantastic! Great phone support team. It's possible to last a while if you want to. Certainly not a bad role but won't suit everyone, especially if you're a sales guru who really wants to push hard for reward. My manager was great - understanding, approachable, generally helpful when needed, mostly realistic about the market but ultimately still expected a lot which is not a bad thing.

Cons

Fairly low pay (not terrible, but you certainly won't get rich), bookshops are struggling, product getting increasingly difficult to sell due to a slew of dreadfully outdated education resources - KeyLinks and Connectors are great but NEED to be either pensioned off or refreshed, PR1ME schools largely ignored unless you are in WA. Systems are clunky, upper management seem out of touch, heavy reliance on licensed books that are just discount fodder and pollute the Scholastic brand, company slowly seems to be losing its soul.

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