Exhibit 10.3


SCHOLASTIC CORPORATION 2011 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN


Restricted Stock Unit Agreement


          Effective as of ______________ (the “Grant
Date”), SCHOLASTIC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby
grants to ___________________ (the “Participant”) ____ (____) Restricted Stock
Units in respect of shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the
Company (the “Common Stock”) on the terms set forth herein, and in all respects
subject to the terms and provisions of the Scholastic Corporation 2011 Stock
Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which terms and provisions are incorporated by
reference herein. Unless the context herein otherwise requires, the terms
defined in the Plan shall have the same meanings in this Agreement.


          1. Vesting and
Payment.


                    (a)
Vesting. Except
as provided in Section 2 of this Agreement, the Restricted Stock Units shall
vest at the rate of 25% per year beginning one year from the Grant Date and on
each anniversary thereafter, provided that the Participant is continuously
employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates (including any period during
which the Participant is on leave of absence or any other break in employment
in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures) on each applicable
vesting date. 


                    (b)
Payment. A
share of Common Stock shall be distributed with respect to each vested
Restricted Stock Unit on the applicable vesting date, except as provided in
Section 2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Participant who, on
the date of grant is, or during the vesting period becomes, eligible for
Retirement, a share of Common Stock shall be distributed with respect to each
vested Restricted Stock Unit on the earlier to occur of (i) the applicable vesting
date, or (ii) the date of Termination of Employment or Termination of
Consultancy.


          2.
Termination
of Employment or Termination of Consultancy.


                    (a)
Death,
Disability, or Retirement. Upon a Termination of Employment or
Termination of Consultancy (as applicable) as a result of the Participant’s
death, Disability or Retirement, all outstanding unvested Restricted Stock
Units shall immediately vest and a share of Common Stock with respect to each
such vested Restricted Stock Unit shall be distributed within thirty (30) days
following such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a
Participant who, on the date of grant or within one year of the date of grant,
is or becomes eligible for Retirement, upon a Termination of Employment or
Termination of Consultancy for Retirement within one year from the date of
grant, no portion of the Restricted Stock Units shall be treated as vested.


                    (b)
Other
Termination. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2(a) of this
Agreement, Restricted Stock Units that are not vested as of the date of the 


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Participant’s Termination of Employment or Termination of Consultancy
for any reason shall terminate and be forfeited in their entirety as of the
date of such termination. 


                    (c)
Section
409A Award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent required by
Section 409A of the Code upon a Termination of Employment or Termination of
Consultancy (other than as a result of death) of a Specified Employee,
distributions determined, in whole or in part, to constitute a Section 409A
Award shall be delayed until six months after such Termination of Employment or
Termination of Consultancy if such termination constitutes a “separation from
service” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) and such distribution
shall be made at the beginning of the seventh month following the date of the
Specified Employee’s Termination of Employment or Termination of Consultancy. 


                    (d)
Section
409A Compliance. No distribution in respect of a Section 409A Award
shall be made upon a Participant’s Termination of Employment or a Termination
of Consultancy unless such termination constitutes a “separation from service”
within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. This Agreement is intended to
comply with Section 409A of the Code and the Company shall construe, interpret
and amend the provisions of this Agreement in such manner as the Company deems
necessary, in its sole discretion, to comply with Section 409A of the Code with
respect to a Section 409A Award but in no event shall the foregoing provisions
or any other provision of this Agreement or the Plan be construed as a
guarantee by the Company of any particular tax treatment. 


          3. Withholding
Tax Liability. In connection with the vesting and payment of the
Restricted Stock Unit, the Company and the Participant will incur liability for
income or withholding tax. The Company shall have the right to withhold from
any payment in respect of Restricted Stock Units, transfer of Common Stock, or
payment made to the Participant or to any person hereunder, whether such
payment is to be made in cash or in Common Stock, all applicable minimum
federal, state, city or other taxes as shall be required, in the determination
of the Company, pursuant to any statute or governmental regulation or ruling.
In its discretion, the Company may satisfy such withholding obligation by any
one or combination of the following methods: (i) by requiring the
Participant to pay such amount in cash or check; (ii) by deducting such
amount from the Participant’s current compensation; (iii) by allowing the
Participant to surrender other shares of Common Stock of the Company which
(a) in the case of shares initially acquired from the Company (upon
exercise of a stock option or otherwise), have been owned by the Participant
for such period (if any) as may be required to avoid a charge to the Company’s
earnings, and (b) have a fair market value on the date of surrender equal
to the amount required to be withheld; (iv) by delivery by the Participant
of a properly executed notice together with irrevocable instructions to a
broker approved by the Company to sell shares of Common Stock and deliver
promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds required to pay the
amount required to be withheld, or (v) by withholding a number of shares of
Common Stock to be issued upon delivery of Common Stock which have a fair
market value equal to the minimum statutory amount required to be withheld. For
these purposes, the fair market value of the shares to be withheld shall be
determined by the Company on the date that the amount of tax to be 


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withheld is to be determined. The Company shall also be authorized to
sell any shares of Common Stock to the extent required to satisfy the Company’s
withholding obligations.


          4. Nontransferability of Restricted Stock Unit.
The Restricted Stock Unit may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated,
gifted, transferred or disposed of in any manner either voluntarily or
involuntarily by operation of law, whether for value or no value and whether
voluntary or involuntary (including by operation of law) other than by will or
by the laws of descent and distribution. Subject to the foregoing and the terms
of the Plan, the terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon the executors,
administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the Participant.


          5. No Enlargement of Rights. This Agreement is
not an agreement of employment. Neither the Plan nor this Agreement shall
confer upon the Participant any right to continue as an officer, employee, or
consultant of the Company or any Affiliate. Nothing contained in the Plan or
this Agreement shall interfere in any way with the rights of the Company or any
Affiliate to terminate the employment (or consulting arrangement) of the
Participant at any time or to modify the Participant’s employment or
compensation. The Participant shall have only such rights and interests with
respect to the Restricted Stock Units as are expressly provided in this
Agreement and the Plan.


          6. No Shareholder Rights before Exercise and Issuance. 


                    (a)
No Shareholder Rights. No rights
as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the Common Stock subject to the
Restricted Stock Unit as a result of the grant of the Restricted Stock Unit,
and no adjustments shall be made for dividends in cash or other property,
distributions or other rights in respect of any such shares, except as
otherwise specifically provided for in the Plan or in subparagraph 6(b) below.
Shareholder rights shall exist only after issuance of stock following the
settlement of vested Restricted Stock Units by delivery of Common Stock as
provided in the Plan. 


                    (b)
Dividend
Equivalents. Cash dividend equivalents shall be credited to a
separate Restricted Stock Unit dividend book entry account on behalf of each
Participant with respect to each Restricted Stock Unit held by a Participant,
provided that the right of each Participant to actually receive such dividend
equivalent shall be subject to the same vesting restrictions as apply to the
Restricted Stock Unit to which the dividend relates. Vested dividend
equivalents shall be distributed in cash (or used for tax withholding) to a
Participant at the same time a share of Common Stock is distributed with
respect to the Restricted Stock Unit to which the dividend equivalent relates.


          7. Effect of the Plan on Restricted Stock Unit. The
Restricted Stock Unit is subject to, and the Company and the Participant agree
to be bound by, all of the terms and conditions of the Plan, as such may be
amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. The Participant
acknowledges that he/she has received a copy of the Plan and has had an
opportunity to review the Plan. Without the consent of the Participant, the
Company may amend or modify this Agreement in any manner not inconsistent with
the Plan, including without limitation, to change the date or dates as of 


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which a Restricted Stock Unit becomes vested, or to cure any ambiguity,
defect or inconsistency, provided such amendment, modification or change does
not adversely affect the rights of the Participant.


          8. Entire
Agreement. The terms of this Agreement and the Plan constitute the
entire agreement between the Company and the Participant with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements between the
Company and the Participant and all prior communications, representations and negotiations
in respect thereto. No waiver by any party of any breach by the other of any
provision of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other
breaches thereof or the waiver of any such or other provision of this
Agreement. Subject to the restrictions on assignment and transfer set forth
above, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto, their estates, personal representatives, successors and
assigns. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts. 


          9. Severability. If any provision of this
Agreement, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances,
is held invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement, or the
application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as
to which it is held valid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby. 


          10. Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware (regardless of the law that might
otherwise govern under applicable Delaware principles of conflict of laws).


          11. Notices. Any
notice or communication given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed
to have been duly given when delivered in person, or by United States mail, to
the appropriate party at the address set forth below (or such other address as
the party shall from time to time specify): If to the Company, to: Scholastic
Corporation, 557 Broadway, New York, New York 10012, Attention: Corporate Secretary.
If to the Participant, to the most recent address on file with the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may require that any notice by the
Participant be provided electronically or in writing to the Company or to the
stock plan administrator pursuant to such procedures as the Company shall
establish from time to time in its sole discretion.


          IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this
Agreement as of the day and year first set forth above. 


	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
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