SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 3)*

                             Scholastic Corporation
                             ----------------------

                                (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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                         (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).


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CUSIP No. 807066105                    13G                     Page 2 of 6 Pages
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1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    Barbara Robinson Buckland
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2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                         (a) |_|
                                                                         (b) |_|
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3   SEC USE ONLY


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4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    United States
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                  5    SOLE VOTING POWER

                       404,516*
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  NUMBER OF       6    SHARED VOTING POWER
    SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY          2,425,712*
   OWNED BY       --------------------------------------------------------------
     EACH         7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
  REPORTING
    PERSON             404,516*
     WITH         --------------------------------------------------------------
                  8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                       2,425,712*
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9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    2,830,228*
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10  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

                                                                            |_|
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11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

    8.36%
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12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

    IN
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*     reflects the 2 for 1 stock split distributed on January 16, 2001 to
      shareholders of record on December 29, 2000.

                       SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT


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Note: The share figures in this report have been adjusted to reflect the 2 for 1
stock split distributed on January 16, 2001 to shareholders of record on
December 29, 2000.

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

            Barbara Robinson Buckland

      (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence

            75 Central Park West
            New York, N.Y.  10023

      (c) Citizenship

            United States

      (d) Title of Class of Securities

            Common 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.


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Item 4. Ownership (at December 31, 2000)

      (a) Amount Beneficially Owned

                        2,830,228 (see Note to Item 4(a))

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)
            1,683,092 shares of Common Stock and (ii) 648,620 shares of Common
            Stock which are receivable upon conversion of 648,620 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. Also includes 94,000 shares of Common Stock owned by two
            trusts for the benefit of the children of Mary Sue Robinson Morrill
            and William Morrill (the "Morrill Children Trusts"). Ms. Buckland
            and Mr. Morrill are trustees of the Morrill Children Trusts, with
            shared voting and investment power with respect to them.

      (b) Percent of Class

                        8.36%

      (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

            i)    sole power to vote or to direct the vote

                              404,516

            ii)   shared power to vote or to direct the vote

                              2,425,712 (see Note to Item 4(a))

            iii)  sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

                              404,516

            iv)   shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

                              2,425,712 (see Note to Item 4(a))


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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 and the Morrill Children Trusts have 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).

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.


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                                   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 14, 2001
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                                               Date


                                        /s/Barbara Robinson Buckland
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                                                 Signature


                                        Barbara Robinson Buckland
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                                                Name/Title