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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.20

                             STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

         STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of May 9, 2001,
among WRC Media Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"), Weekly Reader
Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Weekly Reader"), and each stockholder
listed on Schedule I hereto (each, a "Stockholder" and collectively, the
"Stockholders").

         This Agreement is being entered into in connection with (i) the
Agreement and Plan of Merger to be dated on or about the date hereof (the
"Merger Agreement") by and among the Issuer, CU Acquisition, Inc., a Florida
corporation and ChildU, Inc., a Florida corporation, and (ii) the Exchange
Agreement to be dated on or about the date hereof (the "Exchange Agreement")
among the Issuer and the Stockholders party thereto. The execution and delivery
of this Agreement by a Stockholder is a condition to the obligations of the
Issuer to issue shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the
"Common Stock"), to such Stockholder pursuant to the Merger Agreement and/or the
Exchange Agreement (the "Issuer Common Stock"). Capitalized terms used herein
and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger
Agreement.

         The parties hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.

         As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have
the following meanings:

         Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

         Affiliate: As defined in Rule 144 of the Act.

         Business Day: Any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or day on which
banking institutions in the City of New York or at a place of payment are
authorized by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed.

         Closing Date: The date hereof.

         Escrow Agent: As defined in the Escrow Agreement.

         Escrowed Funds: As defined in the Escrow Agreement.

         Escrowed Shares: As defined in the Escrow Agreement.

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         Exchange Common Stock: Shares of Weekly Reader Class A Non-Voting
Common Stock issuable upon exchange of shares of Common Stock.

         Exchange Ratio: On any Exchange Date, the Exchange Ratio is equal to
the product of (1) the total number of shares of Weekly Reader Common Stock
owned by the Issuer on any Exchange Date on a fully diluted basis times (2) a
fraction, the numerator of which is one (1) and the denominator of which is the
total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on a fully diluted basis on
such Exchange Date.

         Holder: A person who owns Subject Securities or has the right to
acquire Subject Securities, whether or not such acquisition has actually been
effected.

         Initial Public Offering: An issuance or sale of common stock pursuant
to an underwritten public offering (whether on a firm commitment basis or a best
efforts basis if such best efforts are successful) thereof pursuant to an
effective registration statement filed with the SEC pursuant to the Act (other
than a registration statement on Form S-8 or otherwise relating to equity
securities issuable under any employee benefit plan of the Issuer or Weekly
Reader, as applicable, and other than any offering registered on Form S-4 or its
equivalent).

         Issuable Share: at any time,

         a. a Share; and

         b. a Right and (without duplication) all Shares issuable upon exercise
            of such Right, in each case at such time.

For purposes of this definition of "Issuable Share", a Right to acquire one
Share shall constitute one Issuable Share, and a Person shall be deemed to own
an Issuable Share if such Person has a Right to acquire such share whether or
not such Right is exercisable at such time.

         Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government
or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.

         Principals: EAC III L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability corporation,
or such other person as Ripplewood Partners, L.P. maintains its equity
investment in the Issuer through; provided that if Ripplewood Partners, L.P. has
a direct equity investment in the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, Principals
shall include Ripplewood Partners, L.P.

         Pro Rata Portion: Pro Rata Portion means with reference to any Holder
at any time, a fraction, the numerator of which is the total number of shares of
common stock held by such Holder and the denominator of which is the total
number of shares of common stock held by all stockholders participating as
sellers in such transaction.

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         Proportionate Amount: a number of Issuable Shares owned by a Holder
equal to the product (calculated as of the date of the relevant proposed
transaction) of:

         a. the total number of Issuable Shares then owned by such holder; times

         b. the quotient of:

            (i)   the aggregate number of Issuable Shares proposed to be sold in
                  such transaction by the Principals; divided by

            (ii)  the aggregate number of Issuable Shares owned by the
                  Principals.

         Public Equity Offering: an underwritten offering of common stock of
either the Issuer or Weekly Reader pursuant to a registration statement that has
been declared effective by the SEC pursuant to the Act (other than a
registration statement on Form S-8 or otherwise relating to equity securities
issuable under any employee benefit plan of the Issuer or Weekly Reader, as
applicable, and other than any offering registered on Form S-4 or its
equivalent).

         Registration Expenses: all (a) registration and filing fees of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. and any securities exchanges, (b) fees and expenses of complying
with state securities or blue sky laws (including fees and disbursements of
counsel for any underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications), (c)
printing, messenger and delivery expenses, (d) fees and expenses incurred in
connection with the listing of Shares on any securities exchange or NASDAQ, (e)
fees and disbursements of counsel and independent public accountants for the
Issuer or Weekly Reader and (f) fees and expenses of any special experts
retained in connection with a registration.

         Reorganization Transaction: A reorganization at the sole discretion of
the Issuer completed in connection with the Initial Public Offering of Weekly
Reader pursuant to which the Issuer shall be converted into a limited liability
company and shall transfer, or cause to be transferred, all or substantially all
its assets (including all the capital stock and debt securities of the
subsidiaries of the Issuer (including Weekly Reader)) to Weekly Reader in
exchange for the assumption by Weekly Reader of all or substantially all the
liabilities of the Issuer, the issuance to the Issuer by Weekly Reader of new
securities (including common and preferred stock) of Weekly Reader and, at the
option of the Issuer, the distribution by the Issuer of (i) the new preferred
stock of Weekly Reader to the holders of preferred stock of the Issuer in
exchange for such preferred stock of the Issuer and/or (ii) Exchange Common
Stock to the Holders of Common Stock as described in Section 2(a) of this
Agreement.

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         Right:

         a. any warrants, rights or other options exercisable for Shares; and

         b. any conversion or exchange privilege or right pursuant to any
            security (including, without limitation, any Share) which is
            convertible or exchangeable into Shares.

         SEC: The Securities and Exchange Commission.

         Share: a share of Common Stock or, following the Reorganization
Transaction, Exchange Common Stock.

         Subject Securities: (1) Any shares of Common Stock and Exchange Common
Stock and (2) any other securities issued or issuable with respect to the Common
Stock or Exchange Common Stock by way of stock dividend or stock split or in
connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation
or other reorganization or otherwise.

         Weekly Reader Class A Non-Voting Common Stock: The class A non-voting
common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Weekly Reader. Upon the occurrence
of an Initial Public Offering of Weekly Reader, the Weekly Reader Class A
Non-Voting Common Stock will automatically convert into Weekly Reader Voting
Common Stock.

         Weekly Reader Common Stock: The common stock of Weekly Reader of all
classes.

         Weekly Reader Voting Common Stock: The voting common stock, par value
$0.01 per share, of Weekly Reader.

SECTION 2. EXCHANGE RIGHTS

         a. Subject to the provisions of this Section 2, the Issuer, at its
option, in connection with the Reorganization Transaction may distribute to the
Stockholders in exchange for the Common Stock held thereby a number of shares of
Exchange Common Stock determined by multiplying the number of such shares of
Common Stock by the Exchange Ratio; provided that if the Initial Public Offering
of Weekly Reader or the Reorganization Transaction is not consummated within ten
business days after such exchange then the Exchange Common Stock will be
converted back to Common Stock using the inverse of the Exchange Ratio used for
the initial exchange and the Issuer shall then have the same rights to cause the
Common Stock to be exchanged for Exchange Common Stock as prior to such
exchange, and such shares of Common Stock shall have been deemed to have been
outstanding as if such shares had never been exchanged for such Exchange Common
Stock for all purposes, including with respect to dividends and other
distributions payable with respect to the Issuer's Common Stock. Dividends on
Common Stock exchanged for Weekly Reader Class A Non-Voting Common Stock which
have been declared but have not been paid as of the Exchange Date shall be
deemed to have accrued on the Exchange Common Stock in equivalent adjusted
amounts.

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         b. (i) In the event of an exchange pursuant to Section 2(a) of the
Common Stock for Exchange Common Stock, notice of such exchange specifying the
Exchange Date therefor shall be given to the Stockholders not less than 10 nor
more than 60 days prior to the Exchange Date.

         (ii) Notice having been given as aforesaid, from and after the Exchange
Date (unless default shall be made by Weekly Reader issuing Exchange Common
Stock or by the Issuer in distributing Exchange Common Stock, as applicable, in
exchange for Common Stock), all rights of the Stockholders as stockholders or
members of the Issuer (except the right to receive the Exchange Common Stock)
shall cease. The exchange shall be deemed to have been effected immediately
after the close of business on the Exchange Date, and the Stockholder(s) in
whose names the Exchange Common Stock shall be issuable upon such exchange shall
be deemed to have become the Holders of record of the Exchange Common Stock
represented thereby at such time on the Exchange Date. If the Issuer causes new
shares of Weekly Reader Class A Non-Voting Common Stock to be issued to
Stockholders in connection with such exchange in lieu of exchanging such shares
for existing shares of Exchange Common Stock, then the Exchange Ratio shall be
adjusted so that after giving effect to such new issuance of shares of Exchange
Common Stock, the Holders of Exchange Common Stock are in the same economic
position as they would have been had no new shares of Exchange Common Stock been
issued.

         (iii) Prior to the issuance of the Exchange Common Stock by Weekly
Reader and the delivery thereof by Weekly Reader or the Issuer, as the case may
be, Weekly Reader and the Issuer shall comply with all applicable Federal and
state laws and regulations which require action to be taken by them with respect
to such issuance and delivery (it being understood that neither Weekly Reader
nor the Issuer shall be required to file a registration statement covering such
shares with the SEC). Holders of Common Stock will be able to exchange their
Weekly Reader Class A Non-Voting Common Stock for Exchange Common Stock only if
the exchange of such securities is exempt from the registration requirements of
the Act, and such securities are qualified for sale or exempt from qualification
under the applicable securities laws of the states in which the various Holders
of securities reside.

         c. Weekly Reader will pay any and all documentary stamp or similar
issue or transfer taxes payable in respect of the issuance or delivery of
certificates evidencing the Exchange Common Stock other than those resulting
from transfers to third parties.

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SECTION 3. TAG-ALONG RIGHTS.

         a. If any Principal or Principals proposes to sell or otherwise
transfer, directly or indirectly, in a single transaction or a series of related
transactions, shares of Common Stock or Weekly Reader Common Stock (other than
(i) transfers in a Public Equity Offering, (ii) transfers to Affiliates of the
Principals and (iii) sales to persons other than Affiliates of the Principals
that do not exceed, individually or in a series of related transactions, 35% of
the shares of common stock of the Issuer and Weekly Reader then owned by the
Principals) (a "Tag-Along Sale"), each Holder shall have the option to elect to
exercise its rights under this Section 3.

         b. In the event of a Tag-Along Sale, one or more of the Principals
shall deliver to each Holder of Issuer Common Stock or Exchange Common Stock a
written notice (a "Tag-Along Notice") setting forth the name and address of the
transferee, the date on which such transaction is proposed to be consummated
(which shall be not less than 20 days after the date such Tag-Along Notice is
given), and the proposed amount and form of consideration and terms and
conditions of payment offered by such transferee, including, without limitation,
the material terms of any debt or equity securities proposed to be included as
part of such consideration, identifying the issuer or issuers thereof. If such
consideration includes any non-cash consideration, such notice shall also state
the fair market value of such non-cash consideration and shall describe in
reasonable detail the method by which such value shall have been determined. Any
Holder of Issuer Common Stock or Exchange Common Stock may elect to participate
in such Tag-Along Sale (a "Tag-Along Right") by giving written notice to the
Principals on or prior to the fifteenth day following receipt of the Tag-Along
Notice (the "Tag-Along Notice Period").

         c. The number of shares of Issuer Common Stock and Exchange Common
Stock that any Holder electing to participate in the Tag-Along Sale shall be
eligible to sell pursuant thereto shall be that Holder's Proportionate Amount.

         d. The consideration to be received by the Holders pursuant to the
exercise of a Tag-Along Right shall be at the same price per share of common
stock (net, in the case of any options, warrants or rights, of any amounts
required to be paid by the Holder upon exercise thereof) and upon the same terms
and conditions as such proposed transfer of common stock of the Issuer and
Weekly Reader by the Principals. Such consideration shall be of the same type of
consideration received by the Principals. If the securities to be purchased in
the Issuer Sale includes securities other than common stock, the price to be
paid for such securities to the Holders shall be the same price per share or
other denomination paid received by the Principals for such securities purchased
from the Principals.

         e. On the closing date for any Tag-Along Sale, any person exercising
Tag-Along Rights (each, a "Tagging Person") shall deliver (i) to the purchaser
specified in the Tag-Along Notice for such Tag-Along Sale a certificate or
certificates representing the shares of common stock of the applicable company
that it has elected to sell, together with appropriate instruments of transfer
duly endorsed in blank, against payment by such purchaser of the total purchase
price payable for such shares as set forth in clause (d) immediately above, and
(ii) to the applicable Principal or Principals all costs, expenses and other
amounts to be paid by such Tagging Person in connection with such Tag-Along Sale
pursuant to Section 3(h).

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         f. If at the termination of the Tag-Along Notice Period any Holder
shall not have delivered written notice to the Principals of its election to
participate in the Tag-Along Sale, such Holder will have waived its Tag-Along
Right with respect to such Tag-Along Sale.

         g. The Principals and any Tagging Person who exercises its Tag-Along
Right with respect to a proposed Tag-Along Sale pursuant to this Section 3 may
sell the shares of Common Stock or Weekly Reader Common Stock, as applicable,
subject to the Tag-Along Notice with respect to such Tag-Along Sale on the terms
and conditions set forth in such Tag-Along Notice within 120 days of the date on
which the Tag-Along Rights with respect to such Tag-Along Sale shall have been
waived, exercised or expired.

         h. All out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by any Tagging Person
in connection with a Tag-Along Sale (including, without limitation, fees and
disbursements of any counsel retained by the Holders) shall be paid by such
Tagging Person. Each Tagging Person shall pay its Pro Rata Portion of all direct
selling expenses, discounts or commissions or brokers paid to any Person by or
on behalf of the Principals, the Issuer or Weekly Reader on a per share basis in
connection with such Tag-Along Sale. All other fees and expenses in connection
with such Tag-Along Sale shall be paid by the applicable Principals.

SECTION 4. DRAG-ALONG RIGHTS.

         a. If any Principal or Principals, directly or indirectly, approve or
authorize a sale or exchange (the "Issuer Sale") of not less than 35% of the
then outstanding capital stock of Weekly Reader or the Issuer in a bona fide
arm's-length transaction to a third party that is not an Affiliate of any
Principal or of the Issuer or Weekly Reader (an "Independent Third Party"), then
the Principal or Principals (directly or through one or more Affiliates) shall
have the right, subject to all the provisions of this Section 4 (the "Drag-Along
Right"), to require each of the Holders of Issuer Common Stock and Exchange
Common Stock to sell, transfer and deliver or cause to be sold, transferred and
delivered to such Independent Third Party all Issuer Common Stock and Exchange
Common Stock owned by them; provided, however, that if the Principals agree to
sell less than all of their shares to such Independent Third Party, each of the
Stockholders shall only be required to sell, transfer and deliver to such
Independent Third Party their Proportionate Amount of Issuer Common Stock and
Exchange Common Stock.

         b. If one or more of the Principals desire to exercise Drag-Along
Rights, it shall give written notice to the Holders (the "Drag-Along Notice") of
the Issuer Sale, setting forth the name and address of the transferee, the date
on which such transaction is proposed to be consummated (which shall be not less
than 20 days after the date such Drag-Along Notice is given), and the proposed
amount and form of consideration and terms and conditions of payment offered by
such transferee, including, without limitation, the material terms of any debt
or equity securities proposed to be included as part of such consideration,
identifying the issuer or issuers thereof. If such consideration includes any
non-cash consideration, such notice shall also state the fair market value of
such non-cash consideration and shall describe in reasonable detail the method
by which such value shall have been determined.

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         c. The consideration to be received by the Holders of Issuer Common
Stock and Exchange Common Stock shall be at the same price per share of common
stock (net, in the case of any options, warrants or rights, of any amounts
required to be paid by the Holder upon exercise thereof) and upon the same terms
and conditions as such proposed transfer of common stock of the Issuer and
Weekly Reader by the Principals. Such consideration shall be of the same type of
consideration received by the Principals. If the securities to be purchased in
the Issuer Sale includes securities other than common stock, the price to be
paid for such securities to the Holders shall be the same price per share or
other denomination paid received by the Principals for such securities purchased
from the Principals.

         d. On the closing date for a sale pursuant to the exercise of
Drag-Along Rights, each Holder shall deliver to the transferee specified in the
Drag-Along Notice for such Issuer Sale a certificate or certificates
representing all of such Holder's Issuer Common Stock and Exchange Common Stock,
or, if the Principals agree to sell less than all of their shares in such Issuer
Sale, a certificate or certificates representing an amount of Issuer Common
Stock and Exchange Common Stock equal to the product obtained by multiplying the
amount by such Holder's Pro Rata Portion, together with appropriate instruments
of transfer duly endorsed in blank, against payment by such transferee of the
total purchase price for such shares as set forth in clause (c) immediately
above and certificates containing such representations as are customary in
similar transactions and reasonably requested by the transferee.

         e. All out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by any Stockholder in
connection with an Issuer Sale (including, without limitation, fees and
disbursements of any counsel retained by the Stockholders) shall be paid by such
Stockholder. Each Stockholder shall pay its Pro Rata Portion of all direct
selling expenses, discounts or commissions or brokers' fees paid to any Person
by the Principals, the Issuer or Weekly Reader on a per share basis in
connection with such Issuer Sale. All other fees and expenses in connection with
such Issuer Sale shall be paid by the applicable Principals.

SECTION 5. TRANSFERS

         No Stockholder may sell, pledge, hypothecate or transfer, in whole or
in part, any Subject Securities without the prior written consent of the Issuer;
provided that each Stockholder who is a natural person may transfer Subject
Securities to his or her spouse or lineal descendant or any trust the
beneficiaries of which include only such spouse and lineal descendants without
the consent of the Issuer, subject to such transferee's prior written agreement
to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. Any attempt by a Stockholder to
sell, pledge, hypothecate or transfer subject securities in violation of this
Section 6 shall be void.

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SECTION 6. PIGGY-BACK REGISTRATION RIGHTS

         If the Issuer or (following or in connection with the Reorganization
Transaction, Weekly Reader), proposes to file a registration statement under the
Act with respect to an initial public offering by the Issuer or Weekly Reader
that includes all or any portion of the Principals' Shares, then the Issuer or
Weekly Reader, as the case may be, shall give written notice of such proposed
filing to each Stockholder at least 10 days before the filing date, and such
notice shall offer such Stockholder the opportunity to register such number of
Shares as such Stockholder may request up to a Proportionate Amount of such
Stockholder's Shares. If such offer is accepted by written notice to the Issuer
or Weekly Reader, as the case may be, from such Stockholder within 5 days of the
giving of the written notice provided for in the preceding sentence, the Issuer
or Weekly Reader, as the case may be, shall use its reasonable best efforts to
cause the managing underwriter or underwriters to permit the Shares such
Stockholder requested to be included in such offering to be included in such
offering on the same terms and conditions as the corresponding Shares of the
Principals included therein; provided that (i) if, at any time after giving
written notice of its intention to register any Shares and prior to the
effective date of the registration statement filed in connection with such
registration, the Issuer or Weekly Reader, as the case may be, shall determine
for any reason not to proceed with the proposed registration, the Issuer or
Weekly Reader, as the case may be, may, at its election, give written notice of
such determination to each Stockholder and thereupon shall be relieved of its
obligation to register any Shares in connection with such registration and (ii)
each electing Stockholder must sell its Shares to underwriters who shall have
been selected by the Issuer or Weekly Reader, as the case may be, on the same
terms and conditions as apply to the selling Principals (including, without
limitation, entering into an underwriting agreement and related documents on the
same terms and conditions as apply to the selling Principals). Each electing
Stockholder may elect in writing, prior to the effective date of the
registration statement filed in connection with such registration, to withdraw
its request and not to have its Shares registered in connection with such
registration. If the managing underwriter or underwriters advise the Issuer or
Weekly Reader, as the case may be, in writing that, in their opinion, (i) the
number of Shares intended to be included in such registration exceeds the
largest number of such Shares which can be sold in such offering without having
an adverse effect on such offering (including, but not limited to, the price at
which such Shares can be sold) or (ii) the inclusion of the Shares in such
registration would have an adverse effect on such offering, then the Issuer or
Weekly Reader, as the case may be, will include in such registration (A) first,
100% of the Shares proposed to be sold by the Issuer or Weekly Reader, as the
case may be, and any other shareholder whose shares the Issuer or Weekly Reader,
as the case may be, is obligated to include in such registration in priority to
the Stockholders and (B) second, to the extent that the number of Shares
requested to be included in such registration can, in the opinion of such
managing underwriter, be sold without having the adverse effect referred to
above, the number of Shares which the Principals, any other stockholder whose
Shares the Issuer or Weekly Reader, as the case may be, is obligated to include
in such registration and the electing Stockholders have requested to be included
in such registration, such amount to be allocated pro rata among the Principals,
the other stockholders and the electing Stockholders on the basis of the
relative number of Shares the Principals, the other stockholders and the
electing Stockholders have requested for registration. The Issuer or Weekly
Reader, as the case may be, may require each electing Stockholder to furnish the
Issuer or Weekly Reader, as the case may be, with such information regarding
such electing Stockholder and pertinent to the disclosure requirements relating
to the registration and distribution of such electing Stockholder's Shares as
the Issuer or Weekly Reader, as the case may be, may from time to time
reasonably request in writing. The Issuer or Weekly Reader, as the case may be,
shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with registration of Shares
subject to this Section 6. Each electing Stockholder shall pay all (x)
underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, (y) internal
administrative and similar costs of such electing Stockholder and (z) fees and
disbursements of counsel for such electing Stockholder, in each case relating to
the registration, sale or disposition of such electing Stockholder's Shares
pursuant to a registration statement effected pursuant to this Section 6.

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SECTION 7. VOTING

         a. Without limiting the proxy granted pursuant to Section 7(b), at any
meeting of the stockholders of the Issuer or any action by written consent of
the stockholders of the Issuer or in any other circumstance upon which a vote,
consent or approval of the stockholders of the Issuer, each Stockholder shall,
including by executing a written consent if requested by the Issuer, vote (or
cause to be voted) the shares of Common Stock owned by such Stockholder as
directed in writing by the Issuer; provided that no stockholder shall be
required to vote for any proposal that would affect the shares of Common Stock
held by such Stockholder differently than all other shares of Common Stock.
Without limiting the foregoing, upon the request of the Issuer, the stockholders
will vote for and take all other necessary or desirable actions in connection
with the approval and consummation of the Reorganization Transaction, including,
without limitation, the conversion of Issuer to a limited liability company
pursuant to Section 266 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

         b. Each Stockholder hereby irrevocably grants to, and appoints, Issuer
and any individual designated in writing by Issuer, and each of them
individually, as each such Stockholder's proxy and attorney-in-fact (with full
power of substitution), for and in the name, place and stead of each such
Stockholder, to vote the shares of Common Stock held by each such Stockholder.
Each Stockholder understands and acknowledges that Issuer is entering into the
Merger Agreement in reliance upon each Stockholder's execution and delivery of
this Agreement. Each Stockholder hereby affirms that the irrevocable proxy is
coupled with an interest and may under no circumstances be revoked. Each
Stockholder hereby ratifies and confirms all that such irrevocable proxy may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Such irrevocable proxy is
executed and intended to be irrevocable in accordance with the provisions of
Section 212 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

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SECTION 8. LEGENDED CERTIFICATES

         a. Each certificate representing shares of Subject Securities now or
hereafter owned by any Stockholder shall be endorsed with the following legend
unless the applicable restrictions referenced below shall have lapsed by the
terms of this Agreement (in which event the legend shall be modified or removed
from such certificate as appropriate):

                  "THE SALE, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES
         REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBJECT TO TRANSFER AND VOTING
         RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN A STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT DATED AS OF MAY 4,
         2001 BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND CERTAIN OF ITS STOCKHOLDERS. ANY TRANSFER
         OF THE SECURITIES IN VIOLATION OF SUCH STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT SHALL BE
         VOID. COPIES OF SUCH STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED UPON
         WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION."

         b. Each certificate representing shares of Subject Securities now or
hereafter owned by any Stockholder shall be endorsed with the following legend:

                  "THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES
         ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT OF 1933"), OR THE
         SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS
         SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED,
         SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED
         OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS
         EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
         THATNEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY
         BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR
         OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF PURSUANT TO REGULATION S OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF
         1933."

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SECTION 9. INDEMNIFICATION.

                  a. Indemnification by the Stockholders. (i) The Stockholders
         shall indemnify the Issuer and its affiliates (including the Surviving
         Corporation) and each of their respective officers, directors,
         employees, stockholders, agents and representatives against, and hold
         them harmless from, any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense
         (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) ("Losses"), as incurred
         (payable promptly upon written request), arising from, in connection
         with or otherwise with respect to any breach of any representation or
         warranty of the Company that is contained in the Merger Agreement, the
         Exchange Agreement or any closing certificate delivered in connection
         therewith (for purposes of the right to indemnification pursuant hereto
         such representations and warranties of the Company shall be deemed not
         qualified by any references therein to materiality generally or to
         whether or not any breach results or may result in a Company Material
         Adverse Effect).

                  (ii) The Stockholders shall not have any liability under
         Section 9(a)(i) unless the aggregate of all Losses for which all
         Stockholders would, but for this clause (ii), be liable exceeds on a
         cumulative basis an amount equal to $50,000, and then only to the
         extent of any such excess. All indemnification obligations under this
         Section 9(a) shall be satisfied as set forth in Section 9(e).

         b. Calculation of Losses. The amount of any Loss for which
indemnification is provided hereunder shall be (i) increased to take account of
any net Tax cost incurred by the indemnified party arising from the receipt of
indemnity payments hereunder (grossed up for such increase) and (ii) reduced to
take account of any net Tax benefit realized by the indemnified party arising
from the incurrence or payment of any such Loss. In computing the amount of any
such Tax cost or Tax benefit, the indemnified party shall be deemed to recognize
all other items of income, gain, loss deduction or credit before recognizing any
item arising from the receipt of any indemnity payment hereunder or the
incurrence or payment of any indemnified Loss. Upon written request by the
indemnifying party, the indemnified party shall provide the indemnifying party a
certificate setting forth the amount of any net Tax cost or net Tax benefit.

         c. Termination of Indemnification. The obligations to indemnify and
hold harmless any party under this Section 9 shall terminate on the date that is
18 months following the Closing Date; provided, however, that such obligations
to indemnify and hold harmless (i) shall not terminate prior to and shall
survive until the date that is 48 months following the Closing Date with respect
to any item arising under subclause (i) of Section 9(a) due to the breach of any
representation contained in Section 3.12 of the Merger Agreement and (ii) shall
not terminate with respect to any item as to which the person to be indemnified
shall have, before the expiration of the applicable period, previously made a
claim by delivering a notice of such claim pursuant to Section 9(e) to Bruce
Olson, as stockholder agent (the "Stockholder Agent").

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                  d. Procedures. (i) Third Party Claims. In order for a party
         (the "indemnified party"), to be entitled to any indemnification
         provided for under this Agreement in respect of, arising out of or
         involving a claim made by any person against the indemnified party (a
         "Third Party Claim"), such indemnified party must notify the
         Stockholder Agent in writing of the Third Party Claim within 10
         Business Days after receipt by such indemnified party of written notice
         of the Third Party Claim; provided, however, that failure to give such
         notification shall not affect the indemnification provided hereunder
         except to the extent the Stockholders shall have been actually and
         materially prejudiced as a result of such failure. Thereafter, the
         indemnified party shall deliver to the Stockholder Agent, within five
         business days' time after the indemnified party's receipt thereof,
         copies of all notices and documents (including court papers) received
         by the indemnified party relating to the Third Party Claim.

                  (ii) Participation. If a Third Party Claim is made against an
         indemnified party, each Stockholder shall be entitled to participate in
         the defense thereof and to employ counsel at its own expense, separate
         from the counsel employed by the indemnified party, it being understood
         that the indemnified party shall control such defense. The Stockholders
         shall continue to be liable for the fees and expenses of counsel
         employed by the indemnified party. The indemnified party shall not
         admit any liability with respect to, or settle, compromise or
         discharge, such Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of
         a majority in interest of the Stockholders (which consent shall not be
         unreasonably withheld).

                  (iii) Other Claims. In the event any indemnified party should
         have a claim against the Stockholders hereunder that does not involve a
         Third Party Claim being asserted against or sought to be collected from
         such indemnified party, the indemnified party shall deliver notice of
         such claim with reasonable promptness to the Stockholder Agent. Subject
         to Section 9(d), the failure by any indemnified party so to notify the
         Stockholder Agent shall not relieve the Stockholders from any liability
         that they may have to such indemnified party hereunder, except to the
         extent that the Stockholders demonstrate that they have been materially
         prejudiced by such failure. If the Stockholder Agent does not notify
         the indemnified party within ten calendar days following its receipt of
         such notice that the Stockholders dispute their liability to the
         indemnified party hereunder, such claim specified by the indemnified
         party in such notice shall be conclusively deemed a liability of the
         Stockholders and the Stockholder Agent shall cause such liability to be
         satisfied as set forth in Section 9(e).

         e. Escrowed Shares. The shares of Parent Common Stock and the Escrowed
Funds held by the Escrow Agent pursuant to the Escrow Agreement shall be
available to satisfy any indemnification obligations of the Stockholders
hereunder. For the purposes of satisfying such indemnification obligations, the
shares of Parent Common Stock shall be valued at their Closing Date Value. All
transfers of shares of Parent Common Stock in satisfaction of any
indemnification shall be accompanied by transfers of all Escrowed Funds received
by the Escrow Agent with respect to such shares and the amount of such cash
shall not be considered to have been applied to the satisfaction of any
indemnified obligation. The sole and exclusive remedy of Parent and the other
indemnified parties with respect to any indemnification obligation contained
herein (i) first shall be recourse to the Escrowed Shares and Escrowed Funds
pursuant to this Section 9(e) and (ii) second, shall be pursuant to Section
2.02(h) of the Merger Agreement; provided that following the release of the
Escrowed Shares and Escrowed Funds pursuant to Section 9(i)(ii), each
Stockholder shall personally indemnify the indemnified parties with respect to
any item arising under Section 9(a)(i) due to a breach of any representation
contained in Section 3.12 of the Merger Agreement up to an cumulative amount for
such Stockholder equal to the aggregate number of Escrowed Shares received by
such Stockholder multiplied by $40.00, until such indemnification obligation
terminates pursuant to Section 9(c); provided further that such indemnification
obligation may be satisfied by transferring to Parent the Escrowed Shares and
Escrowed Funds received by such Stockholder valued at $40.00 per each Escrowed
Share and related Escrowed Funds.

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         f. No Limitation of Rights. The indemnification rights contained herein
shall be in addition to any other rights that Issuer or the other indemnified
parties may have pursuant to or arising under the Merger Agreement, the Exchange
Agreement, the Voting Agreement or this Agreement and the provisions of these
indemnification provisions (including, without limitation, Section 9(e)) shall
not in any manner restrict the obligations and liabilities or remedies of the
parties with respect to such rights.

                  g. (i) Closing Liability Amount. Issuer shall, within 60 days
         after the Closing Date or as soon thereafter as practical, obtain from
         Arthur Andersen & Co. LLP ("AA") (or such other firm of independent
         public accountants as may be selected by the Issuer) and deliver to the
         Stockholder Agent a written statement (the "Statement"), of such firm
         setting forth the amount (the "Closing Liability Amount") of all
         liabilities of the Company as of close of business on the Closing Date,
         as such amount would be set forth on a balance sheet of the Company
         prepared in accordance with GAAP applied in the manner the Company
         applies such principles to its operations (it being understood that the
         Closing Liability Amount shall in no event include any liabilities (i)
         under the Group One Notes, (ii) owing to the Issuer, Weekly Reader or
         any of their affiliates (including any accrued prepaid development
         costs) or (iii) under the Company's preferred stock) . Such
         determination shall be final for all purposes. In acting hereunder, AA
         or such other firm shall be entitled to the privileges and immunities
         of arbitrators. The amount, if any, by which the Closing Liability
         Amount exceeds $2,725,000i shall be deemed a "Loss" pursuant to Section
         9(a) and Parent shall be entitled to be indemnified for such Loss
         pursuant to the terms of this Section 9.

                  (ii) During the 30-day period following the Stockholder
         Agent's receipt of the Statement, the Stockholder Agent shall be
         permitted to review the working papers of Issuer's independent auditors
         relating to the Statement. The Statement shall become final and binding
         upon the parties on the 30th day following delivery thereof, unless the
         Stockholder Agent gives written notice of its disagreement with the
         Statement (a "Notice of Disagreement") to Issuer prior to such date.
         Any Notice of Disagreement shall (i) specify in reasonable detail the
         nature of any disagreement so asserted, (ii) only include disagreements
         based on mathematical errors or based on Closing Liability Amount not
         being calculated in accordance with this Section 9(g) and (iii) be
         accompanied by a certificate of the independent auditors chosen by the
         Stockholder Agent that they concur with each of the positions taken by
         the Stockholder Agent in the Notice of Disagreement. If a Notice of
         Disagreement is received by Issuer in a timely manner, then the
         Statement (as revised in accordance with this sentence) shall become
         final and binding upon the Stockholders, the Stockholder Agent and the
         Issuer on the earlier of (A) the date the Stockholder Agent and Issuer
         resolve in writing any differences they have with respect to the
         matters specified in the Notice of Disagreement or (B) the date any
         disputed matters are finally resolved in writing by the Accounting Firm
         (as defined below). During the 30-day period following the delivery of
         a Notice of Disagreement, the Stockholder Agent and Issuer shall seek
         in good faith to resolve in writing any differences that they may have
         with respect to the matters specified in the Notice of Disagreement.
         During such period Issuer and its auditors shall have access to the
         working papers of the Stockholder Representative's auditors prepared in
         connection with their certification of the Notice of Disagreement. At
         the end of such 30-day period, the Issuer and the Stockholder Agent
         shall submit to an independent accounting firm (the "Accounting Firm")
         for arbitration any and all matters that remain in dispute and which
         were properly included in the Notice of Disagreement. The Accounting
         Firm shall be Deloitte & Touche LLP or, if such firm is unable or
         unwilling to act, such other nationally recognized independent public
         accounting firm as shall be agreed upon by the parties hereto in
         writing. The Stockholder Agent and Issuer shall use reasonable efforts
         to cause the Arbitrator to render a decision resolving the matters
         submitted to the Arbitrator within a 30 days following submission.
         Judgment may be entered upon the determination of the Accounting Firm
         in any court having jurisdiction over the party against which such
         determination is to be enforced. The fees and expenses of the
         Accounting Firm incurred pursuant to this Section 1.05 shall be borne
         50% by the Stockholders and 50% by Issuer. The fees and disbursements
         of the Stockholder Agent's independent auditors incurred in connection
         with their review of the Statement and certification of any Notice of
         Disagreement shall be borne by the Stockholders, and the fees and
         disbursements of Issuer's independent auditors incurred in connection
         with their preparation of the Statement and review of any Notice of
         Disagreement shall be borne by Issuer.

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         h. Order of Indemnification. (i) Any transfers of Escrowed Shares to
satisfy an indemnification obligation hereunder shall be deemed to be made (A)
first (regardless of whether such transfer is made prior to or following the
Payment Date) from the Contingent Shares, if any, issued to the Escrow Agent on
the Payment Date for the account of each Stockholder in an amount of Contingent
Shares equal to such Stockholder's Applicable Contingent Percentage of the total
number of all Contingent Shares so transferred and (B) second, to the extent of
any remaining unreimbursed indemnified obligations, from the remaining Escrowed
Shares held by the Escrow Agent for the account of each Stockholder in an amount
of Escrowed Shares equal to such Stockholder's Applicable Escrowed Percentage of
the total number of all Escrowed Shares so transferred.

                  (ii) For purposes of this Section 9(h), (A) "Applicable
         Escrowed Percentage" means, with respect to any Stockholder, the
         percentage of the total Escrowed Shares (other than Contingent Shares)
         held by the Escrow Agent represented by the Escrowed Shares (other than
         Contingent Shares) held by the Escrow Agent for the account of such
         Stockholder and (B) "Applicable Contingent Percentage" means, with
         respect to any Stockholder, the percentage of the total Contingent
         Shares issued to the Escrow Agent represented by the Contingent Shares
         issued to the Escrow Agent for the account of such Stockholder.

         i. Escrow Certificates. Parent and the Stockholder Agent shall promptly
execute and deliver to the Escrow Agent certificates pursuant to the Escrow
Agreement, instructing the Escrow Agent (i) to release the Escrowed Shares and
Escrowed Funds to satisfy any indemnification obligations pursuant to Section
9(e) and (ii) to release all Escrowed Shares and Escrowed Funds to the
Stockholders upon the termination of all indemnification obligations pursuant to
Section 9(d) other than the indemnification obligations referenced in the
proviso thereto.

SECTION 10. ACCREDITED INVESTOR.

         Each of the Stockholders represents and warrants to each of Issuer and
Weekly Reader that it has such knowledge and experience in financial and
business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its
investment in the Issuer and Weekly Reader, and is able to bear the economic
risk of such investment for an indefinite period of time, and it has received
all such information and documents as it has requested and has been afforded an
opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from representatives of the
Issuer and Weekly Reader, and to consult with counsel, concerning the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the securities.

SECTION 11. STOCKHOLDER AGENT

         a. As of the date hereof, Bruce Olson is hereby appointed as the
"Stockholder Agent" hereunder, and Bruce Olson hereby accepts such appointment.

         b. Each Stockholder hereby consents to such appointment, and to the
appointment of the Stockholder Agent as representative and attorney-in-fact for
and on behalf of each Stockholder and for and on behalf of the Stockholders as a
whole.

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         c. The Stockholder Agent shall have the powers and duties set forth
herein and in the Escrow Agreement.

         d. The Stockholder Agent will incur no liability with respect to any
action taken or suffered by him or her in reliance upon any notice, direction,
instruction, consent, statement or other document reasonably believed by him to
be genuine and to have been signed by the proper person or entity (and shall
have no responsibility to determine the authenticity thereof), nor for any other
action or inaction, except his own willful misconduct or gross negligence. In
all questions arising under this Agreement, the Stockholder Agent may rely on
the advice of counsel, and the Stockholder Agent will not be liable to any
Stockholder for anything done, omitted or suffered in good faith by the
Stockholder Agent based on such advice. The Stockholder Agent will not be
required to take any action involving any expense unless the payment of such
expense is made or provided for in a manner satisfactory to him or her.

         e. At any time, Stockholders that hold a majority in interest of the
Escrowed Shares, by a written consent signed by holders of a majority in
interest of the Escrowed Shares, may appoint a new Stockholder Agent by sending
a written notice appointing such new Stockholder Agent to Parent. Such
appointment will be effective upon the later of the date indicated in the notice
or the date such notice is received by Parent.

         f. The Stockholder Agent will serve without compensation.

SECTION 12. MISCELLANEOUS.

         a. Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement may not be
amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from
the provisions hereof may not be given unless the Issuer has obtained the
written consent of Stockholders then holding of a majority of the then
outstanding Subject Securities held by all Stockholders. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, a waiver or consent to departure from the provisions hereof that
relates exclusively to one or more Stockholders and that does not affect
directly or indirectly the rights or obligations of other Stockholders may be
given by each such Stockholder.

         b. Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or
permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class mail
(registered or certified, return receipt requested), telex, telecopier, or air
courier guaranteeing overnight delivery:

                  i. if to a Stockholder, at the address set forth in Schedule I
         hereof; and

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                  ii. if to the Issuer:

                      WRC Media Inc.
                      Weekly Reader Corporation
                      1 Rockefeller Plaza, 32nd floor
                      New York, New York 10020
                      Attention: Robert Lynch
                                 Richard Nota
                      Telecopy: (212) 768-1887

         with a copy to:

                      Ripplewood Holdings L.L.C.
                      One Rockefeller Center, 32nd Floor
                      New York, NY 10020
                      Telecopy: (212) 582-4110

                      Attention: Charles Laurey

         All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly
given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business
Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when
answered back, if telexed; when receipt acknowledged, if telecopied; and on the
next Business Day, if timely delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight
delivery.

         c. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties, including
without limitation and without the need for an express assignment, subsequent
Stockholders; provided, that nothing herein shall be deemed to permit any
assignment, transfer or other disposition of Common Stock by any Stockholder in
violation of the terms hereof or of the Merger Agreement or Exchange Agreement.
If any transferee of any Holder shall acquire Subject Securities in any manner,
whether by operation of law or otherwise, such Subject Securities shall be held
subject to all of the terms of this Agreement, and by taking and holding such
Subject Securities such Person shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be
bound by and to perform all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement,
including the restrictions on resale and voting agreement set forth in this
Agreement and, if applicable, the Merger Agreement, and such Person shall be
entitled to receive the benefits hereof.

         d. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which
when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

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         e. Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

         f. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE
CONFLICT OF LAW RULES THEREOF.

         g. Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions
contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of
any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions
contained herein shall not be affected or impaired thereby.

         h. Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a
final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive
statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of
the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises,
warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein
with respect to the registration rights granted with respect to the Subject
Securities. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings
between the parties with respect to such subject matter.

         i. Termination. Section 5 and Section 7 of this Agreement shall
terminate upon the occurrence of an Initial Public Offering. All other
provisions of this Agreement shall survive until terminated by mutual written
agreement of the parties.

         j. Additional Stockholders. Pursuant to Section 2.02(i) of the Merger
Agreement, each Contingent Holder and Contingent Option Holder is required to
enter into this Agreement as a condition to the issuance of Contingent Shares to
the Escrow Agent's for its benefit. Upon execution and delivery after the date
hereof by the Issuer, Weekly Reader and such a Contingent Holder or Contingent
Option Holder of an instrument in the form of Annex 1, such Contingent Holder or
Contingent Option Holder shall become a Stockholder hereunder with the same
force and effect as if originally named as a Stockholder herein. The execution
and delivery of any instrument adding an additional Stockholder as a party to
this Agreement shall not require the consent of any other Stockholder hereunder.
The rights and obligations of each Stockholder hereunder shall remain in full
force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Stockholder as a party
to this Agreement.

                            [Signature Page Follows]

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date first written above.

                                           WRC MEDIA, INC.,

                                           By: /s/ Richard Nota
                                              ---------------------------------
                                              Name:  Richard Nota
                                              Title: Vice President

                                           WEEKLY READER CORPORATION,

                                           By: /s/ Charles L. Laurey
                                              ---------------------------------
                                              Name:  Charles L. Laurey
                                              Title: Secretary

                                           STUART GOFFMAN

                                           /s/ Stuart Goffman
                                           ---------------------------------

                                           SCOTT UDINE

                                           /s/ Scott Udine
                                           ---------------------------------

                                           JACKI AND JED WALDMAN

                                           /s/ Jacki Waldman
                                           ---------------------------------

                                           /s/ Jed Waldman
                                           ---------------------------------

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                                           BRIAN GOTTLIEB

                                           /s/ Brian Gottlieb
                                           ---------------------------------

                                           JAMES FELCYN

                                           /s/ James Felcyn
                                           ---------------------------------

                                           MICHAEL W. WALLACE

                                           /s/ Michael W. Wallace
                                           ---------------------------------

                                           JULIE SAUMSIEGLE

                                           /s/ Julie Saumsiegle
                                           ---------------------------------

                                           AGENCY FOR INSTITUTIONAL TECHNOLOGY

                                           By: /s/ Michael Sullivan
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Name:  Michael Sullivan
                                              Title: President

                                           THE ST.ANDREWS FAMILY TRUST,

                                           By: /s/ Kim Olson
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Name:  Kim Olson
                                              Title: Trustee

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                                           D & L PARTNERS, L.P.,

                                           By: /s/ David Von Allmen
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Name:  David Von Allmen
                                              Title: Authorized Signature

                                           DAVID VON ALLMEN

                                           /s/ David Von Allmen
                                           ----------------------------------

                                           JULIE VON ALLMEN STEURER

                                           /s/ Julie Von Allmen Steurer
                                           ----------------------------------

                                           DEAN KRETSCHMAR

                                           /s/ Dean Kretschmar
                                           ----------------------------------

                                           LAURA KRETSCHMAR

                                           /s/ Laura Kretschmar
                                           ----------------------------------

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                                                                  Annex 1 to the
                                                          Stockholders Agreement
                               SUPPLEMENT NO. __ dated as of May 9, 2001, to the

                           Stockholders Agreement dated as of May 9, 2001 (the
                           "Stockholders Agreement"), among WRC MEDIA INC., a
                           Delaware corporation, WEEKLY READER CORPORATION, a
                           Delaware corporation, and each stockholder listed on
                           Schedule I thereto. Capitalized terms used herein and
                           not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
                           assigned to such terms in the Stockholders Agreement.

                  The Issuer, Weekly Reader and the undersigned Contingent
         Holders and Contingent Option Holders (the "New Stockholders") hereto
         agree as follows:

                  SECTION 1. In accordance with Section 8(i) of the Stockholders
         Agreement, each New Stockholder by its signature below becomes a
         Stockholder under the Stockholders Agreement with the same force and
         effect as if originally named therein as a Stockholder and each New
         Stockholder hereby (a) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the
         Stockholders Agreement applicable to it as a Stockholder thereunder and
         (b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties
         made by it as a Stockholder thereunder are true and correct on and as
         of the date hereof. Each reference to a "Stockholder" in the
         Stockholders Agreement shall be deemed to include each New Stockholder.

                  SECTION 2. Each New Stockholder represents and warrants to the
         Issuer and Weekly Reader that this Supplement has been duly authorized,
         executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and
         binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its
         terms.

                  SECTION 3. This Supplement may be executed in counterparts
         (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of
         which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken
         together shall constitute a single contract. This Supplement shall
         become effective with respect to any New Stockholder when the Issuer
         shall have received counterparts of this Supplement that, when taken
         together, bear the signatures of the New Stockholder, the Issuer and
         Weekly Reader. Delivery of an executed signature page to this
         Supplement by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery
         of a manually signed counterpart of this Supplement.

                  SECTION 4. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the
         Stockholders Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

                  SECTION 5. THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED
         IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO
         THE CONFLICT OF LAW RULES THEREOF.

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                  SECTION 6. In case any one or more of the provisions contained
         in this Supplement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in
         any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
         provisions contained herein and in the Security Agreement shall not in
         any way be affected or impaired thereby (it being understood that the
         invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall
         not in and of itself affect the validity of such provision in any other
         jurisdiction). The parties hereto shall endeavor in good-faith
         negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable
         provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as
         close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable
         provisions.

                  SECTION 7. All communications and notices hereunder shall be
         in writing and given as provided in Section 12(b) of the Stockholders
         Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to a New
         Stockholder shall be given to it at the address set forth under its
         signature below.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Stockholders, the Issuer and
         Weekly Reader have duly executed this Supplement to the Stockholders
         Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

                                           WRC MEDIA, INC.,

                                           By:_________________________________
                                              Name:
                                              Title:

                                           WEEKLY READER CORPORATION,

                                           By:_________________________________
                                              Name:
                                              Title:

                                           [NEW STOCKHOLDERS]<PAGE>
                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.21

                  ESCROW AGREEMENT dated as of May 9, 2001 among WRC MEDIA INC.,
a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), Bruce Olson ("Stockholder Agent"), and
Wilmington Trust Company, a Delaware banking corporation, as escrow agent (the
"Escrow Agent").

                  ChildU, Inc., a Florida corporation (the "Company"), CU
Acquisition, Inc., a Florida corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of
Parent, and Parent have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of
May 9, 2001 (the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which Sub shall be merged with
and into the Company and the Company shall become a wholly owned subsidiary of
Parent and pursuant to which existing shareholders and option holders of the
Company may receive shares (the "Contingent Shares") of common stock of parent,
par value $.01 per share ("Parent Common Stock"). Stockholder Agent, certain
other shareholders, and Parent have entered into an Exchange Agreement dated as
of May 9, 2001 (the "Exchange Agreement") pursuant to which the Group One Notes
(as defined in the Merger Agreement) have been exchanged for 162,500 shares of
Parent Common Stock, $.01 par value (the "Exchange Shares" and, together with
the Contingent Shares, the "Escrowed Shares"). In accordance with Section 2(b)
of the Exchange Agreement, Parent is depositing with the Escrow Agent the
Exchange Shares to be held and disposed of as herein provided.

                  Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall
have the respective meanings given them in the Merger Agreement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, it is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that
all references herein to the Merger Agreement and the Exchange Agreement are for
the convenience of the parties hereto other than the Escrow Agent and the Escrow
Agent shall have no obligation or duties with respect thereto.

                  SECTION 1. Deposit of Securities. At the Effective Time,
Parent shall deliver to the Escrow Agent, and the Escrow Agent shall acknowledge
receipt of, the Exchange Shares. On the Payment Date, Parent shall deliver to
the Escrow Agent, and the Escrow Agent shall acknowledge receipt of, the
Contingent Shares, if any.

                  SECTION 2. Disposition of Escrowed Shares and Escrowed Funds;
Voting; Reorganization. (a) The Escrow Agent shall hold the Escrowed Shares and
Escrowed Funds (as defined herein) in its possession until authorized hereunder
to deliver such Escrowed Shares and Escrowed Funds as follows:

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                  (i) Upon receipt of a certificate, a sample of which is
         attached hereto as Annex I, signed by the Parent and the Stockholder
         Agent requesting the delivery of any or all of the Escrowed Shares or
         Escrowed Funds signed on behalf of both Parent and Stockholder Agent,
         the Escrow Agent shall deliver such Escrowed Shares (along with stock
         powers, executed in blank) and Escrowed Funds (plus interest accrued
         thereon from the investments described in Section 3) to Parent or
         Stockholder Agent, as directed in such certificate.

                  (ii) Upon the occurrence of the eighteenth month anniversary
         of the Effective Date, unless the Escrow Agent shall have, prior to
         such date received a written notice signed by Parent stating that a
         claim or claims have been made for which indemnity is due pursuant to
         the Stockholders Agreement and that the delivery of the Escrowed Shares
         and Escrowed Funds should be postponed until such claims have been
         resolved, the Escrow Agent shall deliver such Escrowed Shares (along
         with stock powers executed in blank) and Escrowed Funds (plus interest
         accrued thereon from the investments described in Section 3) to
         Stockholder Agent.

                  (iii) Upon receipt of a final and nonappealable award or order
         of a court of competent jurisdiction with respect to payment of all or
         any of the Escrowed Shares or Escrowed Funds, the Escrow Agent shall
         deliver the amount of the Escrowed Shares (along with stock powers,
         executed in blank) or Escrowed Funds specified in such award or order
         as directed in such award or order. Such order shall be accompanied by
         an opinion of independent counsel to the effect that said court award
         or order is final and nonappealable.

                  (b) The Escrow Agent, or its nominee, shall vote the Escrowed
Shares on all matters as directed in writing by Parent; provided that Parent
shall not direct the Escrow Agent to vote the Escrowed Shares for any proposal
that would result in the Escrowed Shares being treated materially differently
than other shares of the same class of securities. In the absence of such
written directions, the Escrow Agent shall have no obligation to vote any or all
of the Escrowed Shares and the Escrow Agent shall have no obligation to solicit
voting instructions or directions.

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                  (c) Upon the occurrence of a Reorganization Transaction (as
defined in the Stockholders Agreement), the Escrow Agent shall, following
receipt of written notice of the occurrence of such transaction, transfer the
certificates representing Escrowed Shares to Parent in exchange for shares of
Exchange Common Stock in the amount set forth in Section 2 of the Stockholders
Agreement and such shares of Exchange Common Stock shall thereafter be deemed to
be Escrowed Shares.

                  SECTION 3. Investments; Disposition of Income. The Escrow
Agent shall invest any cash dividends or other cash distributions received with
respect to the Escrowed Shares (the "Escrowed Funds") in (i) United States
government securities or securities of agencies of the United States government
which are guaranteed by the United States government (ii) securities of
governmental agencies, if the same are covered by a bank repurchase agreement,
and (iii) investment grade money market funds (including the Wilmington Fund, an
AAA rated fund managed by Rodney Square, and affiliate of the Escrow Agent), all
as Parent and Stockholder Agent, from time to time, shall jointly instruct the
Escrow Agent in writing. Any income received by the Escrow Agent from
investments of the Escrowed Funds pursuant to this Section 3 shall be added to
the Escrowed Funds and distributed as provided in this Agreement. Upon
liquidation of an investment of the Escrowed Funds, the Escrowed Funds shall be
deposited into a non-interest bearing account pending receipt of written
investment instructions as provided in this Section 3 or disbursement
instructions as provided in Section 2.

                  SECTION 4. Concerning the Escrow Agent.

                  (a) The Escrow Agent shall not be required to invest any funds
held hereunder except as directed pursuant to Section 3 of this Escrow
Agreement. Uninvested funds held hereunder shall not earn or accrue interest.

                  (b) This Escrow Agreement expressly sets forth all the duties
of the Escrow Agent with respect to any and all matters pertinent hereto. No
implied duties or obligations shall be read into this agreement against the
Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent shall not be bound by the provisions of any
agreement among the other parties hereto except this Escrow Agreement. The
Escrow Agent's duties are ministerial in nature.

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                  (c) The Escrow Agent shall not be liable, except for its own
gross negligence or willful misconduct, and, except with respect to claims based
upon such gross negligence or willful misconduct that are successfully asserted
against the Escrow Agent, the other parties hereto shall jointly and severally
indemnify and hold harmless the Escrow Agent (and any successor Escrow Agent)
from and against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, actions, taxes,
damages and expenses, including reasonable costs of investigation, attorneys'
fees and disbursements, arising out of or in connection with this Escrow
Agreement including the legal costs and expenses of defending itself against any
claim or liability in connection with its performance hereunder. Without
limiting the foregoing, the Escrow Agent shall in no event be liable in
connection with its investment or reinvestment of any cash held by it hereunder
in good faith, in accordance with the terms hereof, or as a result of any
liquidation of any such investment prior to its maturity, including any
liability for any delays (not resulting from its gross negligence or willful
misconduct) in the investment or reinvestment of the Escrowed Funds, or any loss
of interest incident to any such delays or for the failure of the parties to
give the Escrow Agent any instructions to invest or reinvest the escrowed funds
or any earnings thereon. The Escrow Agent shall be under no duty to institute
any suit, or to take any remedial procedures under this Escrow Agreement, or to
enter any appearance or in any way defend any suit in which it may be made a
defendant hereunder until it shall be indemnified as provided above.

                  (d) The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to rely upon any order,
judgment, certification, demand, notice, instrument or other writing delivered
to it hereunder without being required to determine the authenticity or the
correctness of any fact stated therein or the propriety or validity or the
service thereof. The Escrow Agent may act in reliance upon any instrument or
signature believed by it to be genuine and may assume that any person purporting
to give notice or receipt or advice or make any statement or execute any
document in connection with the provisions hereof has been duly authorized to do
so.

                  (e) The Escrow Agent may act pursuant to the advice of counsel
with respect to any matter relating to this Escrow Agreement and shall not be
liable for any action taken or omitted in accordance with such advice.

                  (f) The Escrow Agent does not have any interest in the
Escrowed Shares or Escrowed Funds deposited hereunder but is serving as escrow
agent only and having only possession thereof. Any payments of income from this
Escrow Agreement shall be subject to withholding regulations then in force with
respect to United States taxes. Parent and Stockholder Agent shall provide the
Escrow Agent with appropriate W-9 forms for tax identification, number
certification, or nonresident alien certifications as the Escrow Agent may
reasonably require (collectively, "Tax Reporting Documentation") to comply with
its tax reporting obligations. Unless and until the Escrow Agent has received
all Tax Reporting Documentation with respect to any Stockholder on behalf of
whom the Escrow Agent is required to make a payment, the Escrow Agent may
withhold such amount as backup withholding (currently 31%) and other amounts as
required by applicable law, from any such payment to cover such Stockholder's
payment liability.

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                  (g) The Escrow Agent makes no representation as to the
validity, value, genuineness or the collectability of any security or other
documents or instrument held by or delivered to it.

                  (h) The Escrow Agent shall not be called upon to advise any
party as to the wisdom in selling or retaining or taking or refraining from any
action with respect to any securities or other property deposited hereunder.

                  (i) The Escrow Agent (and any successor Escrow Agent) may at
any time resign as such by delivering the Escrowed Shares and the Escrowed
Funds, subject to Section 4(l), to any successor Escrow Agent jointly designated
by the other parties hereto in writing, or to any court of competent
jurisdiction, whereupon the Escrow Agent shall be discharged of and from any and
all further obligations arising in connection with this Escrow Agreement. The
resignation of the Escrow Agent shall take effect on the earlier of (i) the
appointment of a successor (including a court of competent jurisdiction) or (ii)
the day which is 30 days after the date of delivery of its written notice of
resignation to the other parties hereto provided that, if no successor Escrow
Agent shall have been appointed on the effective date of the resignation of the
resigning Escrow Agent hereunder, the resigning Escrow Agent may deliver the
Escrowed Shares and the Escrowed Funds into a court of competent jurisdiction
pursuant to Section 4(q) and thereupon shall be fully relieved and discharged of
any further duties hereunder. The resigning Escrow Agent shall be entitled to
payment of any unpaid fees (which shall be pro-rated as of the effective date of
the resignation) and expenses and to reimbursement by Parent for any reasonable
expenses incurred in connection with the transfer of the Escrowed Shares and the
Escrowed Funds pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of this
section. If at that time the Escrow Agent has not delivered the Escrowed Shares
and the Escrowed Funds into a court of competent jurisdiction or received a
designation of a successor Escrow Agent, the Escrow Agent's sole responsibility
after that time shall be to safekeep the Escrowed Shares and the Escrowed Funds
until receipt of a designation of successor Escrow Agent or a joint written
disposition instruction by the other parties hereto or a final and nonappealable
order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

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                  (j) The Escrow Agent shall have no responsibility for the
contents of any court order and may rely without any liability upon the contents
thereof.

                  (k) In the event of any disagreement between Purchaser and any
Stockholder resulting in adverse claims or demands being made in connection with
the Escrowed Shares or Escrowed Funds, or in the event that the Escrow Agent in
good faith is in doubt as to what action it should take hereunder, the Escrow
Agent shall be entitled to retain the Escrowed Shares or Escrowed Funds until
the Escrow Agent shall have received (i) a final nonappealable order of a court
of competent jurisdiction directing delivery of the Escrowed Shares or Escrowed
Funds or (ii) a written agreement executed by Purchaser and Stockholder Agent
directing delivery of the Escrowed Shares or Escrowed Funds, in which event the
Escrow Agent shall disburse the Escrowed Shares or Escrowed Funds in accordance
with such order or agreement. The Escrow Agent shall act on such court order
without further question.

                  (l) The Escrow Agent shall be paid as set forth on Exhibit A
hereto and shall be reimbursed for the fees and disbursements of its attorneys
by Parent or, at the request to the Escrow Agent, Parent shall pay such fees and
disbursements directly to its attorneys promptly following execution of this
Escrow Agreement. All fees and payments shall be paid in United States currency
and payable in the United States at the office of the Escrow Agent.

                  (m) As security for the timely and full payment and
satisfaction of all of the present and future obligations of the parties to the
Escrow Agent under this Agreement, including without limitation the indemnity
obligations under Section 4(c), whether joint or several, each of the
Stockholders, the Stockholder Agent and Parent hereby grants to the Escrow Agent
a continuing security interest in and to any and all of the Escrowed Shares and
Escrowed Funds, whether now existing or hereafter acquired or created, together
with the products and proceeds thereof, all payments and other distributions
with respect thereto, and any and all investments, renewals, substitutions,
modifications and extensions of any and all of the foregoing. The Escrow Agent
shall have all of the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Uniform
Commercial Code. In addition, in the event the Escrow Agent has not received any
payment, indemnity, reimbursement or other amount due it under this Agreement,
then, notwithstanding any other term or provision of this Agreement, the Escrow
Agent may in its discretion set off and apply so much of the Escrowed Shares and
Escrowed Funds as is required to pay and satisfy those obligations.
Notwithstanding any obligation to make payments and deliveries hereunder, in
addition to its rights under Section 4(c), the Escrow Agent may retain and hold
for such time as it reasonably deems necessary such amount of the Escrowed
Shares and Escrowed Funds as it shall from time to time reasonably deem
sufficient to indemnify itself for any such loss or expense and for any amounts
due it under Section 4(c).

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                  (n) In the event any amount of Escrowed Shares and Escrowed
Funds released to a party under this Agreement is invalidated, declared to be
fraudulent or preferential or must otherwise be restored or returned by the
Escrow Agent in connection with the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of
such party, whether by order of or settlement before any court or other
authority or otherwise, such party shall contribute back to the Escrow Agent an
amount (in cash or stock) such that such party will be affected by that
invalidation, declaration, restoration or return ratably in proportion to the
distributions it received under this Agreement, together with any related
assignment, release or other instrument or document the Escrow Agent may request
to restore the status quo ante.

                  (o) To the extent that the Escrow Agent becomes liable for the
payment of taxes, including withholding taxes, in respect of income derived from
the investment of funds held hereunder or any payment made hereunder
(collectively, the "Taxes"), the Escrow Agent may pay such Taxes. The Escrow
Agent may withhold from any payment of the Escrowed Shares and Escrowed Funds
such amount as the Escrow Agent estimates to be sufficient to provide for the
payment of such Taxes not yet paid, and may use the sum withheld for that
purpose. The Escrow Agent shall be indemnified and held harmless against any
liability for Taxes and for any penalties or interest in respect of Taxes on
such investment income or payments in the manner provided in Section 4(c).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Taxes shall not include any income, franchise or
other similar taxes imposed on (or measured by) the net income of the Escrow
Agent.

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                  (p) Unless specifically required by this Agreement or by law,
Escrow Agent shall not be required to give any bond or surety or report to any
court despite any custom to the contrary and the Escrow Agent, if required to
give any such bond or surety, shall have a lien against the Escrowed Shares and
Escrowed Funds in the amount thereof; and the Escrow Agent shall not be required
to take notice or be deemed to have notice of any default or other fact or event
under this Agreement unless Escrow Agent shall be notified in writing of such
default, fact or event.

                  (q) In the event Escrow Agent becomes a party to a litigation
by reason hereof it is hereby authorized to deposit with the clerk of the court
in which the litigation is pending, any and all Escrowed Shares and Escrowed
Funds, or other property held by it pursuant hereto, less its fees, expenses and
advances, and thereupon shall stand fully relieved and discharged of any further
duties hereunder. Also, in the event Escrow Agent is threatened to be made a
party to a litigation by reason hereof, or receives conflicting demands or
instructions with respect to the Escrow Deposit it is hereby authorized to
implead all interested parties in any court of competent jurisdiction and to
deposit with the clerk of such court any such Escrowed Shares and Escrowed
Funds, or other property held by it pursuant hereto, less its fees, expenses and
advances, and thereupon shall stand fully relieved and discharged of any further
duties hereunder.

                  (r) Except as expressly provided herein, the Escrow Agent
shall have no responsibility for reporting to or filing with any governmental or
regulatory agency or entity on behalf of any party hereto.

                  SECTION 5. Notices. All notices or other communications
required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
delivered by hand or sent by facsimile, or sent, postage prepaid, by registered,
certified or express mail, or overnight courier service and shall be deemed
given when so delivered by hand or facsimile, or if mailed, three days after
mailing lone business day in the case of express mail or overnight courier
service), as follows:

         (a)      if to Parent, to:

                  WRC Media Inc.
                  512 7th Avenue, 21st Floor
                  New York, NY
                  Telecopy: (212) 768-1887

                  Attention: Robert Lynch
                             Richard Nota

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         with copies to:

                  Ripplewood Holdings L.L.C.
                  One Rockefeller Center, 32nd Floor
                  New York, NY 10020
                  Telecopy: (212) 582-4110

                  Attention: Charles Laurey

         and

                  Cravath, Swaine & Moore
                  Worldwide Plaza
                  825 Eighth Avenue
                  New York, NY 10019
                  Telecopy: (212) 474-3700

                  Attention: Thomas E. Dunn, Esq.; and

         (b)      if to Stockholder Agent, to:

                  Bruce Olson
                  BBI Group, Inc.
                  8235 Forsyth Blvd., Suite 901
                  St. Louis, Missouri 63105
                  Telecopy: (314) 725-3858

         with a copy to:

                  Blumenfeld, Kaplan & Sandweiss, P.C.
                  168 North-Meramac Avenue, Fourth Floor
                  St. Louis, Missouri 63105

                  Attention: Philip G. Kaplan, Esq.

         (c)      if to the Escrow Agent, to:

                  Wilmington Trust Company
                  Rodney Square North
                  1100 North Market Street
                  Wilmington, DE 19890-0001

                  Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

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         with a copy to:

                  Putney Twombly Hall & Hirson, LLP
                  521 Fifth Avenue
                  New York, New York, 10175
                  Telephone: (212) 682-0020
                  Facsimile: (212) 682-9380

                  Attention: William M. Pollak

                  SECTION 6. Termination. This Escrow Agreement shall
automatically terminate upon the complete distribution of the Escrowed Shares
and the Escrowed Funds in accordance with the terms hereof.

                  SECTION 7. Miscellaneous. (a) This Escrow Agreement and the
rights and obligations hereunder shall not be assignable or transferable by any
party (including by operation of law in connection with a merger or
consolidation of such party without the prior written consent of the other
parties hereto. Any attempt to assign or transfer is violation of this Section
7(a) shall be void.

                  (b) This Escrow Agreement is for the sole benefit of the
parties hereto and their permitted assigns and nothing herein expressed or
implied shall give or be construed to give to any person, other than the parties
hereto and such assigns, any legal or equitable rights hereunder.

                  (c) This Escrow Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and
shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by
each of the parties and delivered to the other party.

                  (d) This Escrow Agreement contains the entire agreement and
understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof
and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to such subject
matter.

                  (e) Each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of (i) the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County,
and (ii) the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York,
for the purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of this
Escrow Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby. Each party agrees to
commence any such action, suit or proceeding either in the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York or if such suit, action or
other proceeding may not be brought in such court for jurisdictional reasons, in
the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County. Each party agrees
that service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail
to such party's respective address set forth above shall be effective service of
process for any action, suit or proceeding in New York with respect to any
matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction in this Section 7(e). Each
party irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of
venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Escrow Agreement or
the transactions contemplated hereby in (A) the Supreme Court of the State of
New York, New York County or (B) the United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York, and hereby and thereby further irrevocably and
unconditionally weighs and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that
any such action, suit or proceeding brought in such court has been brought in
any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

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                  (f) This Escrow Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware applicable to
agreements made and to be performed entirely within such State, without regard
to the conflicts of law principles of such state.

                  (g) Each party hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect to any
litigation directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with
the Escrow Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby. Each party (i)
certifies that no representatives, agent or attorney of any other party has
represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the
event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges
that it and the other parties hereto have been induced to enter into this
agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this
Section 7(g).

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this
Escrow Agreement as of the date first above written.

                                        WRC MEDIA INC.,

                                        By: /s/  Richard Nota
                                            ---------------------
                                            Name:  Richard Nota
                                            Title: Vice President

                                        BRUCE OLSON,

                                        /s/ Bruce Olson
                                        ---------------------

                                        WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, as
                                        Escrow Agent,

                                        By:  /s/ Joseph B. Feil
                                             -----------------------
                                             Name:  Joseph B. Feil
                                             Title: Senior Financial
                                                    Services Officer

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                                                                         Annex I

Certificate

                  Reference is made to the Escrow Agreement dated as
of [                ], 2001 (the "Escrow Agreement") among WRC MEDIA INC., a
Delaware corporation, [      ], a [      ], and [      ], and Wilmington Trust
Company, a Delaware banking corporation, as Escrow Agent. Capitalized terms used
but not defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Escrow
Agreement.

                  In Accordance with Section 2(a) of the Escrow Agreement, the
Escrow Agent is hereby instructed to distribute the Escrowed Shares and/or
Escrowed Funds to the parties and in the amounts set forth on Schedule A hereto.

                                                    WRC MEDIA INC.

                                                    By:
                                                       -------------------------
                                                       Name:
                                                       Title:

                                                    [STOCKHOLDER AGENT]

                                                    By:
                                                       -------------------------
                                                       Name:
                                                       Title:

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