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                                                               EXHIBIT NO. 10.33

                            EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
                          WITH RESPECT TO CHANGE OF CONTROL
                                       BETWEEN
                             BRAUNS FASHIONS CORPORATION
                                         AND
                                   ANDREW K. MOLLER

     THIS EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE AGREEMENT is effective as of March 1, 2000, by and
between Brauns Fashions Corporation, a corporation duly organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation") and Andrew K. Moller
("Executive").

                                     ARTICLE 1
                                     EMPLOYMENT

     1.1  The Corporation hereby employs Executive, and Executive agrees to work
for the Corporation as Chief Financial Officer and to perform such related
duties as are assigned to him from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer
of the Corporation.  Executive's employment with the Company is "at will"
meaning that Executive or the Corporation will be entitled to terminate
Executive's employment at any time for any reason, with or without Cause (as
defined below).

                                     ARTICLE 2
                                    DEFINITIONS

     2.1  "Cause" shall mean (i) any fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement by
Executive in connection with the business of the Corporation, (ii) any
conviction of a felony or a gross misdemeanor by Executive that has or can
reasonably be expected to have a detrimental effect on the Corporation, (iii)
any gross neglect or persistent neglect by Executive to perform the duties
assigned to him hereunder or any other act that can be reasonably expected to
cause substantial economic or reputational injury to the Company or (iv) any
material breach of Section 3 of this Agreement, provided that the existence of
such neglect or material breach shall be determined by the written agreement of
the majority of the directors.  Provided further that in connection with an
event described in Section 2.1(iii) above, Executive shall first have received a
written notice from the Corporation which sets forth in reasonable detail the
manner in which Executive has grossly or persistently neglected his duties and
Executive shall have a period of ten (10) days to cure the same, but the
Corporation shall not be required to give written notice of, nor shall Executive
have a period to cure, the same or any similar gross or persistent neglect or
material breach which the Corporation has previously given written notice to
Executive hereunder and Executive has cured such neglect or breach.

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     2.2  A "Change of Control" shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) there
shall be consummated (A) any consolidation or merger in which the Corporation is
not the continuing or surviving corporation or pursuant to which shares of the
Corporation's common stock would be converted into cash, securities or other
property, other than a consolidation or a merger having the same proportionate
ownership of common stock of the surviving corporation immediately after the
consolidation or merger or (B) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in
one transaction or a series of related transactions other than in the ordinary
course of business of the Corporation) of all, or substantially all, of the
assets of the Corporation to any corporation, person or other entity which is
not a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation, or (ii) any
person, group, corporation or other entity (collectively, "Persons") shall
acquire beneficial ownership (as determined pursuant to Section 13(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and rules and regulations
promulgated hereunder) of 50% or more of the Corporation's outstanding common
stock.

     2.3  "Confidential Information" means any information that is not generally
known, including trade secrets, outside the Corporation and that is proprietary
to the Corporation, relating to any phase of the Corporation's existing or
reasonably foreseeable business which is disclosed to Executive during
Executive's employment by the Corporation including information conceived,
discovered or developed by Executive.  Confidential Information includes, but is
not limited to, business plans; financial statements and projections; operating
forms (including contracts) and procedures; payroll and personnel records;
marketing materials and plans; proposals; supplier information; customer
information; software codes and computer programs; customer lists; project
lists; project files; training manuals; policies and procedures manuals; health
and safety manuals; target lists for new stores and information relating to
potential new store locations; price information and cost information;
administrative techniques or documents or information that is designated by the
Corporation as "Confidential" or similarly designated.

                                     ARTICLE 3
                    CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND TRADE DOCUMENTS

     3.1  Unless authorized in writing by the Corporation, Executive will not
directly or indirectly divulge, either during or after the term of his
employment, or until such information becomes generally known, to any person not
authorized by the Corporation to receive or use it any Confidential Information
for any purpose whatsoever.

     3.2  All documents or other tangible property relating in any way to the
business of the Corporation which are conceived by Executive or come into his
possession during his employment shall be and remain the exclusive property of
the Corporation and Executive agrees to return all such documents and tangible
property to the Corporation upon termination of his employment, or at such
earlier time as the Corporation may request of Executive.

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                                     ARTICLE 4
                                 CHANGE OF CONTROL

     4.1  If a Change of Control shall occur, the Executive shall be entitled to
receive from the Corporation or its successor the full base salary of Executive
under this Agreement for one (1) year in one cash installment.  This payment
shall be made by the Corporation within ten (10) business days of consummating
the terms and conditions of the transaction which give rise to the Change of
Control in which such employment was terminated.

     4.2  If a Change of Control shall occur during the term of this Agreement,
all unvested rights to purchase stock under outstanding stock options held by
Executive shall vest immediately for the benefit of the Executive and the Board
of Directors will use its reasonable efforts to register such shares under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, if necessary.

     4.3  If a Change of Control shall occur during the term of this Agreement,
Executive shall be entitled to twelve (12) months of continuation of health
insurance benefits.

                                     ARTICLE 5
                                "AT WILL" EMPLOYMENT

     5.1  The Corporation may terminate the Executive's employment at any time
and at such time all compensation and benefits provided to Executive under this
Agreement shall immediately cease, subject to applicable employment laws and
regulations.

                                     ARTICLE 6
                                     ASSIGNMENT

     6.1  The Corporation shall not have the right to assign this Agreement to
its successors or assigns without the written consent of the Executive;
provided, however, the Corporation shall have the right to assign this Agreement
to any subsidiary, and all covenants or agreements hereunder shall inure to the
benefit of and be enforceable by or against its successors or assigns.

     6.2  The terms "successors" and "assigns" shall include any corporation
which buys all or substantially all of the Corporation's assets, or a
controlling portion of its stock, or with which it merges or consolidates.

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                                     ARTICLE 7
                      FAILURE TO DEMAND PERFORMANCE AND WAIVER

     7.1  The Corporation's failure to demand strict performance and compliance
with any part of this Agreement during the Executive's employment shall not be
deemed to be a waiver of the Corporation's rights under this Agreement or by
this operation of law.  Any waiver by either party of a breach of any provision
of this Agreement shall not operate as or be construed as a waiver of any
subsequent breach thereof.

                                     ARTICLE 8
                                  ENTIRE AGREEMENT

     8.1  The Corporation and Executive acknowledge that this Agreement contains
the full and complete agreement between and among the parties, that there are no
oral or implied agreements or other modifications not specifically set forth
herein, and that this Agreement supersedes any prior agreements or
understandings, if any, between the Corporation and Executive, whether written
or oral.  The parties further agree that no modifications of this Agreement may
be made except by means of a written agreement or memorandum signed by the
parties.

                                     ARTICLE 9
                                   GOVERNING LAW

     9.1  The parties acknowledge that the Corporation's principal place of
business is located in the State of Minnesota.  The parties hereby agree that
this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the internal laws of the
State of Minnesota without regard to the conflict of laws thereof.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has hereunto signed its name and the
Executive hereunder has signed his name, all as of the day and year first above
written.

                                   BRAUNS FASHIONS CORPORATION

/s/ Joseph Pennington              By:     /s/ William J. Prange
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Witness                                 Its:      CEO
                                               ---------------------------------

                                   EXECUTIVE

/s/ Joseph Pennington                 /s/ Andrew K. Moller
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Witness                            Andrew K. Moller

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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.3

                             AMENDED CERTIFICATE OF
                     DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS OF
                     15% SENIOR PREFERRED STOCK DUE 2011 AND
                  15% SERIES B SENIOR PREFERRED STOCK DUE 2011

                                       of

                                 WRC MEDIA INC.

         Pursuant to Sections 103 and 151 of the General Corporation Law
                            of the State of Delaware

      We, the undersigned, Robert S. Lynch, Treasurer, and Charles L. Laurey,
Secretary, of WRC Media Inc., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the
"CORPORATION"), pursuant to the provisions of Sections 103 and 151 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, do hereby amend the
Certificate of Designations originally filed with the Office of the Secretary of
the State of Delaware on November 16, 1999 to read in its entirety as set forth
below. In amending such Certificate of Designations, we hereby state and certify
that (i) a majority of the outstanding stock entitled to vote thereon and a
majority of the outstanding stock of each class entitled to vote thereon as a
class has voted in favor of this amendment and (ii) pursuant to the authority
expressly vested in the Board of Directors of the Corporation by the Certificate
of Incorporation, the Board of Directors duly adopted the following resolutions
amending the previously filed Certificate of Designations to read in its
entirety as follows:

      RESOLVED, that, pursuant to Article IV of the Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation (which authorizes 20,000,000 shares of preferred
stock, par value $0.01 per share ("PREFERRED STOCK"), of which no shares of
Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding on November 16, 1999 when the
Certificate of Designations for the 15% Senior Preferred Stock Due 2011 was
originally filed and of which 3,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock are issued and
outstanding as of the date of the filing of the Amended Certificate of
Designations, the Board of Directors hereby fixes the powers, designations,
preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights, and
the qualifications, limitations and restrictions, of two series of Preferred
Stock

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by amending and restating the Certificate of Designations originally filed
on November 16, 1999 with respect to the 15% Senior Preferred Stock Due 2011.

      RESOLVED, that each share of each such series of Preferred Stock shall
rank equally in all respects and shall be subject to the following provisions:

      (1) NUMBER AND DESIGNATION. 6,400,000 shares of the Preferred Stock of the
Corporation shall be designated as 15% Senior Preferred Stock Due 2011 (the "15%
SENIOR PREFERRED STOCK") and 6,400,000 shares of the Preferred Stock of the
Corporation shall be designated as 15% Series B Senior Preferred Stock Due 2011
(the "SERIES B SENIOR PREFERRED STOCK" and, together with the 15% Senior
Preferred Stock, the "SENIOR PREFERRED STOCK").

      (2) RANK. The Senior Preferred Stock shall, with respect to dividend
rights and rights on liquidation, dissolution and winding up, rank prior to all
classes of or series of common stock of the Corporation, including the
Corporation's common stock, par value $.01 per share ("COMMON STOCK"), and each
other class of capital stock of the Corporation, the terms of which do not
expressly provide that such class shall rank senior to, or on a parity with, the
Senior Preferred Stock or the terms of which do not specify any rank relative to
the Senior Preferred Stock. All capital stock of the Corporation to which the
Senior Preferred Stock ranks prior (whether with respect to dividends or upon
liquidation, dissolution, winding up or otherwise), including the Common Stock,
are collectively referred to herein as the "JUNIOR SECURITIES." All capital
stock of the Corporation with which the Senior Preferred Stock ranks on a parity
(whether with respect to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding
up) are collectively referred to herein as the "PARITY SECURITIES." The
respective definitions of Junior Securities and Parity Securities shall also
include any rights or options exercisable for or convertible into any of the
Junior Securities and Parity Securities, as the case may be. The 15% Senior
Preferred Stock and the Series B Senior Preferred Stock shall rank on a parity
with, and be identical to (except as set forth in Section 4(a)), each other as
to dividend and redemption rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution and
winding-up of the Corporation.

      (3) DIVIDENDS. (a) (i) The holders of shares of Senior Preferred Stock
shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of
Directors, out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends,
dividends (subject to Sections 3(a)(ii) and (iii)) at a rate equal to (the
"DIVIDEND RATE") (1) 15% per annum (computed on the basis of a 360 day year) or
(2), if (A) any Registration Statement is not filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "COMMISSION") on or prior to the applicable Filing
Deadline, (B) any such Registration Statement has not been declared effective by
the Commission on or prior to the applicable Effectiveness Target Date, (C) the
Exchange Offer has not

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been Consummated on or prior to the Consummation Deadline or (D) any
Registration Statement is declared effective but shall thereafter cease to be
effective or fail to be usable for its intended purpose without being succeeded
within 2 days by a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement that
cures such failure and that is itself declared effective within 5 days of filing
such post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement (each such event
referred to in clauses (A) through (D), (a "REGISTRATION DEFAULT"), 15.5% per
annum (computed on the basis of a 360 day year) for each week or portion thereof
that the Registration Default continues. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary set forth herein, (1) upon filing of the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement (and/or, if applicable, the Shelf Registration Statement), in the case
of (A) above, (2) upon the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement (and/or, if applicable, the Shelf Registration Statement), in the case
of (B) above, (3) upon Consummation of the Exchange Offer, in the case of (C)
above, or (4) upon the filing of a post-effective amendment to the Registration
Statement or an additional Registration Statement that causes the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement (and/or, if applicable, the Shelf Registration Statement)
to again be declared effective or made usable in the case of (D) above, the
Dividend Rate shall return to 15% (before giving effect to any applicable
Default Dividend). In the event the Corporation is unable or shall fail to
discharge its obligation to redeem all outstanding shares of Senior Preferred
Stock pursuant to Section 5(b) or 5(c), the Dividend Rate as provided above
shall increase by .50% per quarter (each, a "DEFAULT DIVIDEND") for each quarter
or portion thereof following the date on which such redemption was required to
be made until cured, PROVIDED that the aggregate increase shall not exceed 10%.
Such dividends shall be payable in the manner set forth below in Sections
3(a)(ii) and (iii) quarterly on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31
of each year (unless such day is not a business day, in which event on the next
succeeding business day) (each of such dates being a "DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE" and
each such quarterly period being a "DIVIDEND PERIOD"). Such dividends shall be
cumulative from the date of issue, whether or not in any Dividend Period or
Periods there shall be funds of the Corporation legally available for the
payment of such dividends.

      "CONSUMMATE" means, with respect to an Exchange Offer, the occurrence of
(a) the filing and effectiveness under the Act of the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement relating to the New Preferred Stock to be issued in the
Exchange Offer, (b) the maintenance of such Exchange Offer Registration
Statement continuously effective and the keeping of the Exchange Offer open for
a period not less than the period required pursuant to Article V of the
Shareholders Agreement and (c) the delivery by the Corporation of New Preferred
Stock with the same liquidation value as the Liquidation Value of the 15% Senior
Preferred Stock tendered by holders thereof pursuant to the Exchange Offer.

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      "EFFECTIVENESS TARGET DATE" shall have the meaning ascribed such term in
the Shareholders Agreement.

      "EXCHANGE OFFER" shall have the meaning ascribed such term in the
Shareholders Agreement.

      "EXCHANGE OFFER REGISTRATION STATEMENT" shall have the meaning ascribed
such term in the Shareholders Agreement.

      "FILING DEADLINE" shall have the meaning ascribed such term in the
Shareholders Agreement.

      "NEW PREFERRED STOCK" means the Corporation's new Series B Senior
Preferred Stock, of identical type and having identical terms as the 15% Senior
Preferred Stock, to be issued (i) in the Exchange Offer or (ii) as contemplated
by Article V of the Shareholders Agreement.

      "REGISTRATION STATEMENT" means any registration statement of the
Corporation relating to (a) an offering of New Preferred Stock pursuant to an
Exchange Offer or (b) the registration for resale of Transfer Restricted
Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, in each case, (i) that
is filed pursuant hereto and (ii) including the prospectus included therein, all
amendments and supplements thereto (including post-effective amendments) and all
exhibits and material incorporated by reference therein.

      "SHELF REGISTRATION STATEMENT" shall have the meaning ascribed such term
in the Shareholders Agreement.

      "SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT" means the Preferred Stockholders Agreement dated
as of November 17, 1999 among the Corporation, Weekly Reader Corporation, JLC
Learning Corporation, EAC III LLC, SGC Partners II LLC, DLJ Merchant Banking
Partners II, L.P., DLJ Merchant Banking Partners II-A, L.P., DLJ Offshore
Partners II, C.V., DLJ Diversified Partners, L.P., DLJ Diversified Partners-A,
L.P., DLJ Millennium Partners, L.P., DLJ Millennium Partners-A, L.P., DLJMB
Funding II, Inc., DLJ EAB Partners, L.P., DLJ First ESC, L.P., DLJ ESC II, L.P.
and the other parties listed on the signature pages thereto.

      "TRANSFER RESTRICTED SECURITIES" means each share of 15% Senior Preferred
Stock, until the earliest to occur of (i) the date on which such 15% Senior
Preferred Stock is exchanged in the Exchange Offer for a share of New Preferred
Stock which is entitled to be resold to the public by the holder thereof without
complying with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Act, (ii) the date on
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accordance with a Shelf Registration Statement (and the purchasers thereof have
been issued New Preferred Stock), or (iii) the date on which such 15% Senior
Preferred Stock is distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "ACT").

            (ii) Prior to the first Dividend Payment Date after the fifth
      anniversary of the issuance of the Senior Preferred Stock (or such earlier
      Dividend Payment Date as the Corporation shall elect) (either such date
      being referred to as the "CASH PAY DATE"), dividends shall not be payable
      in cash to holders of shares of Senior Preferred Stock but shall, subject
      to Section 3(b), accrete to the Liquidation Value in accordance with
      Section 4(a).

            (iii) Following the Cash Pay Date, each such dividend shall be
      payable in cash on the Liquidation Value per share of the Senior Preferred
      Stock, in equal quarterly amounts (to which the Default Dividend, if any,
      shall be added), to the holders of record of shares of the Senior
      Preferred Stock, as they appear on the stock records of the Corporation at
      the close of business on such record dates, not more than 60 days or less
      than 10 days preceding the payment dates thereof, as shall be fixed by the
      Board of Directors. Following the Cash Pay Date, accrued and unpaid
      dividends for any past Dividend Periods may be declared and paid at any
      time, without reference to any Dividend Payment Date, to holders of record
      on such date, not more than 45 days preceding the payment date thereof, as
      may be fixed by the Board of Directors.

      (b) At the written request of the holders of a majority of the shares of
Senior Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall, commencing on the first Dividend
Payment Date after such request and ending on the Cash Pay Date, be required to
pay all dividends on shares of Senior Preferred Stock by the issuance of
additional shares of Senior Preferred Stock of the same series of Senior
Preferred Stock as the series on which such dividends have accrued ("ADDITIONAL
SHARES"). The Additional Shares shall be identical to all other shares of such
series of Senior Preferred Stock, except as set forth in Section 4. For the
purposes of determining the number of Additional Shares to be issued as
dividends pursuant to this Section 3(b), such Additional Shares shall be valued
at their Applicable Liquidation Value as provided in Section 4(c).

      (c) Holders of shares of Senior Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to
any dividends, whether payable in cash, property or stock, in excess of the
cumulative dividends, as herein provided, on the Senior Preferred Stock. Except
as provided in this Section 3, no interest, or sum of money in lieu of interest,
shall be payable

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in respect of any dividend payment or payments on the Senior Preferred Stock
that may be in arrears.

      (d) So long as any shares of the Senior Preferred Stock are outstanding,
no dividends, except as described in the next succeeding sentence, shall be
declared or paid or set apart for payment or other distribution declared or made
upon Parity Securities, nor shall any Parity Securities be redeemed, purchased
or otherwise acquired for any consideration (or any moneys be paid to or made
available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of any such stock)
by the Corporation, directly or indirectly, unless, in each case (to the extent
such dividends on the Senior Preferred Stock are payable in cash), full
cumulative dividends have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid or
declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof set apart for such payment
on the Senior Preferred Stock for all Dividend Periods terminating on or prior
to the date of payment of the dividend on, or the acquisition of, as applicable,
such class or series of Parity Securities. When (to the extent such dividends
are payable in cash) dividends on the Senior Preferred Stock are not paid in
full or a sum sufficient for such payment is not set apart, as aforesaid, all
dividends declared upon shares of the Senior Preferred Stock and all dividends
declared upon any other class or series of Parity Securities shall (in each
case, to the extent payable in cash) be declared ratably in proportion to the
respective amounts of dividends accumulated and unpaid on the Senior Preferred
Stock and accumulated and unpaid on such Parity Securities.

      (e) So long as any shares of the Senior Preferred Stock are outstanding,
no dividends (other than dividends or distributions paid in shares of, or
options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase shares of, Junior
Securities) shall be declared or paid or set apart for payment or other
distribution declared or made upon Junior Securities, nor shall any Junior
Securities be redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired (other than a
redemption, purchase or other acquisition of shares of Common Stock made for
purposes of an employee incentive or benefit plan of the Corporation or any
subsidiary) (all such dividends, distributions, redemptions or purchases being
hereinafter referred to as a "JUNIOR SECURITIES DISTRIBUTION") for any
consideration (or any moneys be paid to or made available for a sinking fund for
the redemption of any shares of any such stock) by the Corporation, directly or
indirectly (except by conversion into or exchange for Junior Securities), unless
in each case (i) the full cumulative dividends on all outstanding shares of the
Senior Preferred Stock and any other Parity Securities shall (to the extent
payable in cash) have been paid or set apart for payment for all past Dividend
Periods with respect to the Senior Preferred Stock and all past dividend periods
with respect to such Parity Securities and (ii) (to the extent payable in cash)
sufficient funds shall have been paid or set apart for the payment of the
dividend for the current Dividend Period with respect to the Senior

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Preferred Stock and the current dividend period with respect to such Parity
Securities.

      (4) LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE. (a) In the event of any liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary,
before any payment or distribution of the assets of the Corporation (whether
capital or surplus) shall be made to or set apart for the holders of Junior
Securities, the holders of the shares of Senior Preferred Stock shall be
entitled to receive an amount equal to the Liquidation Value of such share plus
any accrued and unpaid cash dividends to the date of distribution. "LIQUIDATION
VALUE" on any date means, with respect to (x) any share of Senior Preferred
Stock other than any Additional Shares, the sum of (1) $25.00 per share and (2)
the aggregate of all dividends accreted on such share until the most recent
Dividend Payment Date upon which an accretion to Liquidation Value has occurred
(or if such date is a Dividend Payment Date upon which an accretion to
Liquidation Value has occurred, such date), PROVIDED that in the event of an
actual liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation or the
redemption of any shares of Senior Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 5
hereunder, the amount referred to in (2) shall be calculated by including
dividends accreting to the actual date of such liquidation, dissolution or
winding up or the redemption date, as the case may be, rather than the Dividend
Payment Date referred to above and, PROVIDED FURTHER that in no event will
dividends accrete beyond the earlier of (i) the Cash Pay Date and (ii) the most
recent Dividend Payment Date prior to the Dividend Payment Date on which
dividends on the Senior Preferred Stock are payable in Additional Shares (except
that in the event of an actual liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
Corporation or the redemption of any shares of Senior Preferred Stock pursuant
to Section 5 hereunder, the amount referred to in (ii) shall be calculated by
including dividends accreting to the actual date of such liquidation,
dissolution or winding up or the redemption date, as the case may be), and (y)
any Additional Share, the Applicable Liquidation Value. Solely for purposes of
calculating the Liquidation Value with respect to any share of Series B Senior
Preferred Stock issued subsequent to November 17, 1999, other than Additional
Shares, such share shall be deemed to have been issued on November 17, 1999,
regardless of when such share was actually issued. All accretions to Liquidation
Value will be calculated using compounding on a quarterly basis. Except as
provided in the preceding sentences, holders of shares of Senior Preferred Stock
shall not be entitled to any distribution in the event of liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation. If, upon any
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the
Corporation, or proceeds thereof, distributable among the holders of the shares
of Senior Preferred Stock shall be insufficient to pay in full the preferential
amount aforesaid and liquidating payments on any Parity Securities, then such
assets, or the proceeds thereof, shall be distributed among the holders of
shares of Senior Preferred Stock and any such

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other Parity Securities ratably in accordance with the respective amounts that
would be payable on such shares of Senior Preferred Stock and any such other
stock if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full. For the purposes of this
Section (4), (i) a consolidation or merger of the Corporation with one or more
corporations or (ii) a sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the
Corporation's assets, shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or
winding up, voluntary or involuntary, of the Corporation.

      (b) Subject to the rights of the holders of any Parity Securities, after
payment shall have been made in full to the holders of the Senior Preferred
Stock, as provided in this Section (4), any other series or class or classes of
Junior Securities shall, subject to the respective terms and provisions (if any)
applying thereto, be entitled to receive any and all assets remaining to be paid
or distributed, and the holders of the Senior Preferred Stock shall not be
entitled to share therein.

      (c) The Applicable Liquidation Value of any Additional Shares shall be the
Liquidation Value of Senior Preferred Stock outstanding immediately prior to the
first Dividend Payment Date occurring after a request for payment in Additional
Shares has been made in accordance with Section 3(b).

      (5) REDEMPTION. (a) REDEMPTION AT THE OPTION OF THE CORPORATION. On and
after November 17, 1999 (but not including from November 17, 2002 to November
17, 2004), to the extent the Corporation shall have funds legally available for
such payment, the Corporation may, at its option, redeem shares of Senior
Preferred Stock, in whole but not in part, at redemption prices per share in
cash set forth in the table below, together with accrued and unpaid cash
dividends thereon to the date fixed for redemption, without interest:

         Year Beginning
          November 17             PERCENTAGE OF LIQUIDATION VALUE
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              1999                            115.000%
              2000                            115.000
              2001                            115.000
              2002                         Not applicable
              2003                         Not applicable
              2004                            107.500
              2005                            105.625
              2006                            103.750
              2007                            101.875
              2008                            100.000

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      (b) REDEMPTION IN THE EVENT OF A CHANGE OF CONTROL. In the event of a
Change of Control, the Corporation shall, to the extent it shall have funds
legally available for such payment and to the extent permitted pursuant to the
Indenture, offer to redeem all of the shares of Senior Preferred Stock then
outstanding, and shall redeem the shares of Senior Preferred Stock of any holder
of such shares that shall consent to such redemption, upon a date no later than
30 days (or, if a later date is required in order to comply with the federal
securities laws, the first date thereafter on which such redemption is permitted
under the federal securities laws) (such date being referred to as the "CHANGE
OF CONTROL REDEMPTION DATE") following the Change in Control, at a redemption
price per share in cash set forth in the table below, together with accrued and
unpaid cash dividends thereon to the date fixed for redemption, without
interest.

         Year Beginning
          November 17             PERCENTAGE OF LIQUIDATION VALUE
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              1999                           107.5000%
              2000                           107.5000
              2001                           107.5000
              2002                           100.0000
              2003                           100.0000
              2004                           103.7500
              2005                           102.8125
              2006                           101.8750
              2007                           100.9375
              2008                           100.0000

      "CHANGE OF CONTROL" means the occurrence of any of the following (i) the
direct or indirect sale, transfer or other disposition (other than by way of
merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or
substantially all of the properties or assets of the Corporation and its
Subsidiaries (other than JLC Learning Corporation) taken as a whole to any
"person" or "group" (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "EXCHANGE ACT")) other than a
Principal or a Related Party; (ii) the adoption of a plan of liquidation or
dissolution of the Corporation or Weekly Reader Corporation; (iii) the
consummation of any transaction (including without limitation any merger or
consolidation) the result of which is that any "person" or "group" (as defined
above), other than a Principal or a Related Party, becomes the Beneficial Owner,
directly or indirectly of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of either of the
Corporation or Weekly Reader Corporation, measured by voting power rather than
number of shares; or (iv) the first day on

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which a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Corporation or
Weekly Reader are not Continuing Directors.

      "BENEFICIAL OWNER" has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and
Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial
ownership of any particular "person" (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3)
of the Exchange Act), such "person" shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership
of all securities that such "person" has the right to acquire by conversion or
exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is
exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition.

      "CONTINUING DIRECTORS" means, as of the date of any determination, any
member of the board of directors of the relevant company who (i) was a member of
such board of directors on November 17, 1999 or (ii) was nominated for election
or elected to such board of directors with the approval of a majority of the
Continuing Directors who were members of such board at the time of such
nomination or election.

      "PRINCIPAL" means Ripplewood Partners, L.P., DLJ Merchant Banking Partners
II, L.P. and any member of management of any of the Corporation, Weekly Reader
Corporation or JLC Learning Corporation as of November 17, 1999.

      "RELATED PARTY" means (i) any controlling stockholder, Subsidiary, or
immediate family member (in the case of an individual) of any Principal, (ii)
any trust, corporation, partnership or other entity, the beneficiaries,
stockholders, partners, owners or Persons beneficially holding a majority or
more controlling interest of which consist of any one or more Principals and/or
such other Persons referred to in the immediately preceding clause (i) or (iii)
any Affiliate (as such term is defined in the Shareholders Agreement) of DLJ
Merchant Banking Partners II, L.P.

      "SUBSIDIARY" means, with respect to any specified person, (i) any
corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the
total voting power of shares of capital stock entitled (without regard to the
occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or
trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by
such person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of the person and (ii) any
partnership the sole general partner or the managing general partner of which is
such person or a Subsidiary of such person or the only general partners of which
are such person or one or more Subsidiaries of such person.

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      "INDENTURE" means that certain Indenture dated November 17, 1999 by and
between the Corporation and The Bankers Trust Company with respect to the
Corporation's 123/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009.

      (c) MANDATORY REDEMPTION. To the extent the Corporation shall have funds
legally available for such payment, on November 17, 2011, if any shares of the
Senior Preferred Stock shall be outstanding, the Corporation shall redeem all
outstanding shares of the Senior Preferred Stock, at a redemption price equal to
the aggregate Liquidation Value, in cash, together with any accrued and unpaid
cash dividends thereon to the date fixed for redemption, without interest.

      (d) REDEMPTION FOR WEEKLY READER CORPORATION PREFERRED STOCK. The
Corporation, at its option but only in connection with the Reorganization, may
redeem all of the shares of Senior Preferred Stock then outstanding in exchange
for an equivalent number of shares of preferred stock of Weekly Reader
Corporation, of identical type and liquidation preference, having identical
terms and conditions as the Senior Preferred Stock (except that the issuer of
such preferred stock shall be Weekly Reader Corporation) and with equal amounts
of accrued and unpaid cash dividends, if any (the "EXCHANGE PREFERRED STOCK").

      "REORGANIZATION" means a reorganization completed in connection with an
initial public offering, pursuant to which the Corporation shall transfer, or
cause to be transferred, all or substantially all of its assets to Weekly Reader
Corporation in exchange for the assumption by Weekly Reader Corporation of all
or substantially all of the liabilities of the Corporation, the issuance to the
Corporation by Weekly Reader Corporation of new common stock and a number of
shares of Exchange Preferred Stock equal to the number of shares of Senior
Preferred Stock then outstanding, and, at the option of the Corporation, the
distribution by the Corporation of an equivalent number of shares of the
Exchange Preferred Stock to the holders of the Senior Preferred Stock in
exchange for the Senior Preferred Stock, PROVIDED that after giving effect to
such reorganization, the overall economic position of a holder of Exchange
Preferred Stock with respect to its investment in Weekly Reader Corporation (and
relative to other creditors, lenders and equity holders of Weekly Reader
Corporation) shall not be worse than, immediately prior to such reorganization,
the overall economic position of a holder of Senior Preferred Stock with respect
to the investment by that holder in the Corporation (and relative to other
creditors, lenders and equity holders of the Corporation).

      (e) STATUS OF REDEEMED SHARES. Shares of Senior Preferred Stock which have
been issued and reacquired in any manner, including shares purchased or
redeemed, shall (upon compliance with any applicable provisions of the laws of
the State of Delaware) have the status of authorized and unissued shares of the

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class of Preferred Stock undesignated as to series and may be redesignated and
reissued as part of any series of the Preferred Stock, PROVIDED that no such
issued and reacquired shares of Senior Preferred Stock shall be reissued or sold
as Senior Preferred Stock.

      (f) FAILURE TO REDEEM. If the Corporation is unable or shall fail to
discharge its obligation to redeem all outstanding shares of Senior Preferred
Stock pursuant to Section (5)(b) or 5(c) (each, a "MANDATORY REDEMPTION
OBLIGATION"), such Mandatory Redemption Obligation shall be discharged as soon
as the Corporation is able to discharge such Mandatory Redemption Obligation. If
and so long as any Mandatory Redemption Obligation with respect to the Senior
Preferred Stock shall not be fully discharged, the Corporation shall not (i)
directly or indirectly, redeem, purchase, or otherwise acquire any Parity
Security or discharge any mandatory or optional redemption, sinking fund or
other similar obligation in respect of any Parity Securities (except in
connection with a redemption, sinking fund or other similar obligation to be
satisfied pro rata with the Senior Preferred Stock) or (ii) in accordance with
Section 3(e), declare or make any Junior Securities Distribution, or, directly
or indirectly, discharge any mandatory or optional redemption, sinking fund or
other similar obligation in respect of the Junior Securities.

      (g) FAILURE TO PAY DIVIDENDS. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of
this Section (5), unless full cumulative cash dividends (whether or not
declared) on all outstanding shares of Senior Preferred Stock shall have been
paid or contemporaneously are declared and paid or set apart for payment for all
Dividend Periods terminating on or prior to the applicable redemption date, none
of the shares of Senior Preferred Stock shall be redeemed, and no sum shall be
set aside for such redemption, unless shares of Senior Preferred Stock are
redeemed pro rata.

      (6) PROCEDURE FOR REDEMPTION. (a) In the event the Corporation shall
redeem shares of Senior Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 5(a) or (c), notice
of such redemption shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, mailed
not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date, to
each holder of record of the shares to be redeemed at such holder's address as
the same appears on the stock register of the Corporation, PROVIDED that neither
the failure to give such notice nor any defect therein shall affect the validity
of the giving of notice for the redemption of any share of Senior Preferred
Stock to be redeemed except as to the holder to whom the Corporation has failed
to give said notice or except as to the holder whose notice was defective. Each
such notice shall state: (i) the redemption date; (ii) that all shares of Senior
Preferred Stock are to be redeemed; (iii) the redemption price; (iv) the place
or places where certificates for such shares are to be surrendered for payment
of the redemption price; and (v)

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that dividends on the shares to be redeemed will cease to accrue on such
redemption date.

      (b) In the case of any redemption pursuant to Sections 5(a) or (c), notice
having been mailed as provided in Section 6(a), from and after the redemption
date (unless default shall be made by the Corporation in providing money for the
payment of the redemption price of the shares), dividends on the shares of
Senior Preferred Stock shall cease to accrue, and all rights of the holders
thereof as stockholders of the Corporation (except the right to receive from the
Corporation the redemption price) shall cease. Upon surrender in accordance with
said notice of the certificates for any shares so redeemed (properly endorsed or
assigned for transfer, if the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall so
require and the notice shall so state), such shares shall be redeemed by the
Corporation at the redemption price aforesaid.

      (c) In the case of a redemption pursuant to Section 5(b), notice of such
redemption shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not more
than 10 days following the occurrence of the Change of Control and not less than
20 days prior to the Change of Control Redemption Date, to each holder of record
of the shares to be redeemed at such holder's address as the same appears on the
stock register of the Corporation, PROVIDED that neither the failure to give
such notice nor any defect therein shall affect the validity of the giving of
notice for the redemption of any share of Senior Preferred Stock to be redeemed
except as to the holder to whom the Corporation has failed to give said notice
or except as to the holder whose notice was defective. Each such notice shall
state: (i) that a Change of Control has occurred; (ii) the Change of Control
Redemption Date; (iii) the redemption price; (iv) that such holder may elect to
cause the Corporation to redeem all or any of the shares of Senior Preferred
Stock held by such holder; (v) the place or places where certificates for such
shares are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price; and (vi) that
dividends on the shares the holder elects to cause the Corporation to redeem
will cease to accrue on such redemption date.

      Upon receipt of such notice, the holder shall, within the time period
specified therein, return such notice to the Corporation indicating the number
of shares of Senior Preferred Stock such holder shall elect to cause the
Corporation to redeem, if any. The failure of any holder to timely return such
notice shall be deemed an election by such holder not to cause the Corporation
to redeem any of such holder's shares of Senior Preferred Stock.

      (d) In the case of a redemption pursuant to Section 5(b), notice having
been mailed as provided in Section 6(c), from and after the Change of Control
Redemption Date (unless default shall be made by the Corporation in providing

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money for the payment of the redemption price of the shares called for
redemption), dividends on such shares of Senior Preferred Stock as the holder
elects to cause the Corporation to redeem shall cease to accrue, and all rights
of the holders thereof as stockholders of the Corporation (except the right to
receive from the Corporation the redemption price) shall cease. Upon surrender
in accordance with said notice of the certificates for any shares so redeemed
(properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Board of Directors of the
Corporation shall so require and the notice shall so state), such share shall be
redeemed by the Corporation at the redemption price aforesaid. In case fewer
than all the shares represented by any such certificate are redeemed, a new
certificate shall be issued representing the unredeemed shares without cost to
the holder thereof.

      (e) In the case of a redemption pursuant to Section 5(d), notice of such
redemption shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less
than 10 days nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date, to each holder
of record of the shares to be redeemed at such holder's address as the same
appears on the stock register of the Corporation, PROVIDED that neither the
failure to give such notice nor any defect therein shall affect the validity of
the giving of notice for the redemption of any share of Senior Preferred Stock
to be redeemed except as to the holder to whom the Corporation has failed to
give said notice or except as to the holder whose notice was defective. Each
such notice shall state: (i) the redemption date; (ii) that all shares of Senior
Preferred Stock are to be redeemed; (iii) the place or places where certificates
for such shares of Senior Preferred Stock are to be surrendered for certificates
for shares of Exchange Preferred Stock; (iv) that dividends on the shares to be
redeemed will cease to accrue on such redemption date and (v) the proposed terms
of the Reorganization.

      (f) In the case of a redemption pursuant to Section 5(d), notice having
been mailed as provided in Section 6(e), from and after the redemption date
(unless default shall be made by the Corporation in distributing the required
shares of Exchange Preferred Stock in exchange for the shares of Senior
Preferred Stock), dividends on the shares of Senior Preferred Stock shall cease
to accrue, and all rights of the holders thereof as stockholders of the
Corporation (except the right to receive from the Corporation the required
shares of Exchange Preferred Stock) shall cease. Upon surrender in accordance
with said notice of the certificates for any shares of Senior Preferred Stock
(properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Board of Directors of the
Corporation shall so require and the notice shall so state), such shares shall
be exchanged by the Corporation for the required shares of Exchange Preferred
Stock.

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      (7) VOTING RIGHTS. (a) The holders of record of shares of Senior Preferred
Stock shall not be entitled to any voting rights except as hereinafter provided
in this Section (7) or as otherwise provided by law.

      (b) If and whenever (i) four consecutive or six quarterly cash dividends
payable on the Senior Preferred Stock have not been paid in full, (ii) for any
reason (including the reason that funds are not legally available for a
redemption), the Corporation shall have failed to discharge any Mandatory
Redemption Obligation, (iii) the Corporation shall have failed to provide the
notice required by Section 6(c) within the time period specified in such section
or (iv) the Corporation shall have failed to comply with Sections 3(d), 3(e) or
7(c), (1) the number of directors then constituting the Board of Directors shall
be increased by one and the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of
Senior Preferred Stock, together with the holders of shares of every other
series of preferred stock upon which like rights have been conferred and are
exercisable (resulting from either the failure to pay dividends or the failure
to redeem) (any such series is referred to as the "PREFERRED SHARES"), voting as
a single class regardless of series, shall be entitled to elect the one
additional director to serve on the Board of Directors at any annual meeting of
stockholders or special meeting held in place thereof, or at a special meeting
of the holders of the Senior Preferred Stock and the Preferred Shares called as
hereinafter provided.

      (c) Whenever (i) all arrears in cash dividends on the Senior Preferred
Stock and the Preferred Shares then outstanding shall have been paid and cash
dividends thereon for the current quarterly dividend period shall have been paid
or declared and set apart for payment, (ii) the Corporation shall have fulfilled
its Mandatory Redemption Obligation, (iii) the Corporation shall have fulfilled
its obligation to provide notice as specified in subsection (b)(iii), or (iv)
the Corporation shall have complied with Sections 3(d), 3(e) and 7(c), as the
case may be, then the right of the holders of the Senior Preferred Stock to
elect such additional director shall cease (but subject always to the same
provisions for the vesting of such voting rights in the case of any similar
future (i) arrearage in four consecutive or six quarterly cash dividends, (ii)
failure to fulfill any Mandatory Redemption Obligation, (iii) failure to fulfill
the obligation to provide the notice required by Section 6(c) within the time
period specified in such section or (iv) failure to comply with Sections 3(d),
3(e) or 7(c)), the terms of office of the person elected as director by the
holders of the Senior Preferred Stock shall forthwith terminate and the number
of the Board of Directors shall be reduced accordingly. At any time after such
voting power shall have been so vested in the holders of shares of Senior
Preferred Stock and the Preferred Shares, the secretary of the Corporation may,
and upon the written request of any holder of Senior Preferred Stock (addressed
to the secretary at the principal office of the Corporation) shall, call a
special meeting of the holders of the Senior Preferred

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Stock and of the Preferred Shares for the election of the director to be elected
by them as herein provided, such call to be made by notice similar to that
provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation for a special meeting of the
stockholders or as required by law. If any such special meeting required to be
called as above provided shall not be called by the secretary within 20 days
after receipt of any such request, then any holder of shares of Senior Preferred
Stock may call such meeting, upon the notice above provided, and for that
purpose shall have access to the stock books of the Corporation. The director
elected at any such special meeting shall hold office until the next annual
meeting of the stockholders or special meeting held in lieu thereof if such
office shall not have previously terminated as above provided. If any vacancy
shall occur with respect to the director elected by the holders of the Senior
Preferred Stock and the Preferred Shares, a successor shall be elected in
accordance with the procedures of Section 7(b) to serve until the next annual
meeting of the stockholders or special meeting held in place thereof, if such
office shall not have previously terminated as provided above.

      (d) Without the written consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of
Senior Preferred Stock or the vote of holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares of Senior Preferred Stock at a meeting of the holders of Senior Preferred
Stock called for such purpose, the Corporation will not (i) amend, alter or
repeal any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation (by merger or
otherwise) so as to adversely affect the preferences, rights or powers of the
Senior Preferred Stock, PROVIDED that any such amendment that decreases the
dividend payable on or the Liquidation Value of the Senior Preferred Stock shall
require the affirmative vote of holders of each share of Senior Preferred Stock
at a meeting of holders of Senior Preferred Stock called for such purpose or
written consent of the holder of each share of Senior Preferred Stock; (ii)
create, authorize or issue any class of stock ranking prior to, or on a parity
with, the Senior Preferred Stock with respect to dividends or upon liquidation,
dissolution, winding up or otherwise, or increase the authorized number of
shares of any such class or series, or reclassify any authorized stock of the
Corporation into any such prior or parity shares or create, authorize or issue
any obligation or security convertible into or evidencing the right to purchase
any such prior or parity shares, except that the Corporation may, without such
approval, create, authorize and issue Parity Securities for the purpose of
utilizing the proceeds from the issuance of such Parity Securities for the
redemption of all outstanding shares of Senior Preferred Stock in accordance
with the terms hereof or (iii) merge or consolidate, or sell, exchange or convey
all or substantially all of the assets, property or business of the Corporation
unless, in the case of a merger or consolidation, (A) if the Corporation is not
the surviving corporation, the seniority, rights, powers and preferences of the
Senior Preferred Stock continue unimpaired and on identical terms after such
transaction and (B) the surviving corporation has a Consolidated Net Worth
(immediately following

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any such transaction) at least equal to that of the Corporation immediately
prior to such transaction. The previous sentence shall not be construed to
prohibit any Reorganization consummated in compliance with the terms of this
Senior Preferred Stock.

      "CONSOLIDATED NET WORTH" means at any date and with respect to any Person,
the consolidated stockholders' equity of such Person and its consolidated
subsidiaries less their consolidated Intangible Assets, all determined as of
such date. For purposes of this definition, "Intangible Assets" means the amount
(to the extent reflected in determining such consolidated stockholders' equity)
of (i) all write-ups (other than write-ups of assets of a going concern business
made within twelve months after the acquisition of such business) subsequent to
November 17, 1999 in the book value of any asset owned by such Person or a
consolidated subsidiary, (ii) all investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
all equity investments in Persons which are not subsidiaries and (iii) all
unamortized debt discount and expense, unamortized deferred charges, goodwill,
patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, anticipated future benefit of
tax loss carry-forwards, copyrights, organization or developmental expenses and
other intangible assets.

      (e) In exercising the voting rights set forth in this Section (7), each
share of Senior Preferred Stock shall have one vote per share, except that when
any other series of Preferred Stock shall have the right to vote with the Senior
Preferred Stock as a single class on any matter, then the Senior Preferred Stock
and such other series shall have with respect to such matters one vote per
$25.00 of Liquidation Value or other liquidation preference. Except as otherwise
required by applicable law or as set forth herein, the shares of Senior
Preferred Stock shall not have any relative, participating, optional or other
special voting rights and powers and the consent of the holders thereof shall
not be required for the taking of any corporate action.

      (8) REPORTS. So long as any of the Senior Preferred Stock is outstanding,
the Corporation will furnish the holders thereof with the quarterly and annual
financial reports that the Corporation is required to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or, in the event the Corporation is not required
to file such reports, reports containing the same information as would be
required in such reports.

      (9) GENERAL PROVISIONS. (a) The term "PERSON" as used herein means any
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust, organization,
association, other entity or individual.

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      (b) The term "OUTSTANDING", when used with reference to shares of stock,
shall mean issued shares, excluding shares held by the Corporation or a
subsidiary.

      (c) The headings of the sections, subsections, paragraphs, subparagraphs,
clauses and subclauses used herein are for convenience of reference only and
shall not define, limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

      (d) Each holder of Senior Preferred Stock, by acceptance thereof,
acknowledges and agrees that payments of dividends, interest, premium and
principal on, and exchange, redemption and repurchase of, such securities by the
Corporation are subject to restrictions on the Corporation contained in certain
credit and financing agreements, including the Indenture.

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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, WRC Media Inc. has caused this Amended and Restated
Certificate of Designations to be signed and attested by the undersigned this
____ day of May, 2000.

                                 WRC MEDIA INC.

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

ATTEST:

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Name:
Title:

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