SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ___)* Scholastic Corporation ----------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, par value $.01 per share -------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 807066105 ------------------ (CUSIP Number) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosure provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). Page 1 of 5 PagesPage 2 of 5 Pages SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP NO. 807066105 1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) William W. Robinson 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) a. |_| b. |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 196,949 SHARES BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 1,165,856 EACH REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 196,949 WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,165,856 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,362,805 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) |_| 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 8.7% 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN Page 3 of 5 Pages ITEM 1. (a) NAME OF ISSUER Scholastic Corporation (b) ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES 555 Broadway New York, New York 10012 ITEM 2. (a) NAME OF PERSON FILING William W. Robinson (b) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE 1016 Centre Street Newton, MA 02159 (c) CITIZENSHIP United States (d) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES Comon Stock, par value $.01 per share (e) CUSIP NUMBER 807066105 ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(B), OR 13D-2(B), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A: Not applicable. ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP (AT DECEMBER 31, 1997) (a) AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED 1,362,805 (see Note to Item 4(a)) Page 4 of 5 Pages Note to Item 4(a): Includes shares owned by the Trust under the Will of Maurice R. Robinson (the "Maurice R. Robinson Trust"), as follows: (i) 841,546 shares of Common Stock and (ii) 324,310 shares of Common Stock which are receivable upon conversion of 324,310 shares of Class A Stock, par value $.01 per share. The shares of Class A Stock are convertible into shares of Common Stock, at any time at the option of the holder thereof, on a share-for-share basis. Richard Robinson, Barbara Robinson Buckland, Mary Sue Robinson Morrill and William W. Robinson are trustees of the Maurice R. Robinson Trust, with shared voting and investment power with respect to the shares of Common Stock and Class A Stock owned by the Maurice R. Robinson Trust. William W. Robinson, as trustee, disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares. Does not include (i) 42,364 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Kathryn K. Robinson, the wife of William W. Robinson and (ii) 47,540 shares of Common Stock held by two trusts of which Kathryn K. Robinson is a trustee, as to which Mr. Robinson disclaims beneficial ownership. (b) PERCENT OF CLASS 8.6% (c) NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH SUCH PERSON HAS: i) SOLE POWER TO VOTE OR TO DIRECT THE VOTE 196,949 ii) SHARED POWER TO VOTE OR TO DIRECT THE VOTE 1,165,856 (see Note to Item 4(a)) iii) SOLE POWER TO DISPOSE OR TO DIRECT THE DISPOSITION OF 196,949 iv) SHARED POWER TO DISPOSE OR TO DIRECT THE DISPOSITION OF 1,165,856 (see Note to Item 4(a)) ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS Not applicable. ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON The Maurice R. Robinson Trust has the right to receive dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares of Common Stock and Class A Stock referred to in the Note to Item 4(a). Page 5 of 5 Pages ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY Not applicable. ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP Not applicable. ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP Not applicable. ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION Not applicable. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. February 13, 1998 ------------------------ Date /s/William W. Robinson ------------------------ Signature William W. Robinson ------------------------ Name/Title