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Fiscal year 2026 · Filings through 2026-08-07

Scholastic (SCHL)

CEO Peter Warwick was paid $3,742,972 in fiscal year 2026, ↑ up 13.4% from fiscal year 2025, the 1st percentile of its disclosed peer group (SEC filing 0001193125-26-340209 ↗): executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.

$3,742,972 ↑
Peter Warwick total, FY2026
1st
CEO pay percentile vs peers
85:1
CEO-to-median pay ratio
100%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote

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Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2026

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Peter Warwick$1,079,231$0$1,374,978$125,016$1,101,808$0$61,939$3,742,972
President and Chief Executive Officer
Iole Lucchese849,0390899,9800683,013039,9052,471,936
Chair of the Board, Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and President, Scholastic Entertainment
Jeffrey Mathews634,808400,000614,9820419,992047,5172,117,299
Executive Vice President, Chief Growth Officer and President, Scholastic Education
Sasha Quinton774,0390774,9980510,547030,5162,090,100
Executive Vice President and President, Children's Book Group
Haji Glover625,000400,000624,9850329,832017,1961,997,013
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2026 totalFY2025 totalFY2024 totalΔ FY2025→2026
Peter Warwick$3,742,972$3,300,513$2,038,591↑ +442,459
Iole Lucchese2,471,9362,210,8961,465,522↑ +261,040
Jeffrey Mathews2,117,2992,680,4481,080,212↓ −563,149
Sasha Quinton2,090,1001,606,0271,386,585↑ +484,073
Haji Glover1,997,0131,365,358611,475↑ +631,655

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

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Companies that benchmark against SCHL
7 companies name SCHL as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses SCHL in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named SCHL in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.

02

Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

03

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2026

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Jeffrey MathewsOPTION2025-09-234,7719,542—19,084$245,993
Sasha QuintonOPTION2025-09-236,01212,024—24,048309,979
Sasha QuintonOPTION2025-09-23——18,038—465,020
Haji GloverOPTION2025-09-234,8499,697—19,394249,989
Iole LuccheseOPTION2025-09-236,98213,964—27,928359,992
Peter WarwickOPTION2025-07-01——18,092—125,016
Haji GloverOPTION2025-09-23——14,546—374,996
Peter WarwickOPTION2025-07-15—46,42546,42569,638999,995
Jeffrey MathewsOPTION2025-09-23——14,313—368,989
Peter WarwickOPTION2025-07-01——17,539—374,984
Iole LuccheseOPTION2025-09-23——20,946—539,988
03b

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Jeffrey Mathews$0$0$614,9820.0%
Sasha Quinton00774,9990.0%
Haji Glover00624,9850.0%
Iole Lucchese00899,9800.0%
Peter Warwick001,499,9950.0%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

04

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2026

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Jeffrey MathewsRSU9,542—$386,451
Haji GloverRSU1,020—41,310
Jeffrey MathewsRSU14,313—579,677
Sasha QuintonRSU18,038—730,539
Haji GloverOption2,16239.21—
Iole LuccheseRSU20,946—848,313
Iole LuccheseOption6,86736.96—
Iole LuccheseRSU3,247—131,504
Jeffrey MathewsOption4,57936.96—
Haji GloverRSU9,697—392,729
Haji GloverRSU14,546—589,113
Jeffrey MathewsRSU21,408—867,024
Peter WarwickRSU46,425—1,880,213
Iole LuccheseRSU10,003—405,122
Peter WarwickRSU17,539—710,330
Sasha QuintonOption5,72336.96—
Iole LuccheseRSU13,964—565,542
Haji GloverRSU6,487—262,724
Peter WarwickOption18,09221.38—
Jeffrey MathewsRSU25,286—1,024,083
Jeffrey MathewsRSU2,165—87,683
Sasha QuintonRSU12,024—486,972
Iole LuccheseRSU11,678—472,959
Sasha QuintonRSU6,487—262,724
Haji GloverRSU5,558—225,099
Sasha QuintonRSU5,558—225,099
Sasha QuintonRSU2,706—109,593
05

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

The Company's goal is to provide a strategic compensation framework that aligns with the Company's financial position and performance as well as the forward looking business strategy of the Company. The programs include performance metrics for individual contributions, business and staff unit contributions and the external market in which the Company competes for executive talent, with a key focus on cross-Company collaboration.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantPay Governance LLC
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingfalse
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20232023-09-201,656,20000100%Passed
20202020-09-231,656,20000100%Passed
20172017-09-201,656,20000100%Passed

Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year's compensation.

Say-on-pay — history, company's computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company's computation
20232023-09-20100%a
20202020-09-23100%b
20172017-09-20100%c

a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

c. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

Approval percentages are the company's own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.

07

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)85 : 1
CEO total compensation$3,742,972
Median employee compensation$44,104
08

Director compensation — fiscal year 2026

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
James W. BargeIndependent · Human Resources and Compensation$152,500$124,973$0—$0$277,473
Linda LiIndependent · Human Resources and Compensation (Chair)126,250124,9730—0251,223
Verdell Walker113,750124,9730—0238,723
Andrés Alonso110,000124,9730—0234,973
Robert Dumont107,500124,9730—0232,473
Milena AlbertiIndependent · Human Resources and Compensation · Newly elected78,750149,9670—0228,717
Anne Clarke WolffNewly elected76,250149,9670—0226,217
Alix Guerrier95,000124,9730—0219,973
Kaya HendersonIndependent · Human Resources and Compensation95,000124,9730—0219,973
David J. YoungDeparted during FY23,750—0—023,750
John L. DaviesDeparted during FY23,750—0—023,750
Peter WarwickEmployee director—————0
Iole LuccheseEmployee director · Board Chair—————0
09

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer—
Annual equity retainer—
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)—
Stock ownership guidelineStock Ownership Guidelines
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2026
Cash retainers and fees$1,002,500
Equity awards (grant-date value)$1,174,745
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$2,177,245

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

10

Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2026

The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.

10a

Peer reciprocity

Of the companies Scholastic names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.

Reciprocity shown where the peer's own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer's filing. A dash means the peer's current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including Scholastic.

10b

Chief executive pay against the peer group

Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company's own proxy statement.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1Stride, Inc.2025James Rhyu$1,000,000$16,860,903$0$3,619,426$21,496,095
2The New York Times Company2025Meredith Kopit Levien995,5775,848,37901,822,1188,862,362
3The E. W. Scripps Company2025Adam Symson1,350,0003,945,07701,792,1257,239,619
4Perdoceo Education Corporation2025Todd Nelson835,1922,287,57702,125,0005,473,723
5Graham Holdings Company2025Timothy O'Shaughnessy1,200,000002,728,4753,989,759
6Scholastic2026Peter Warwick1,079,2311,374,978125,0161,101,8083,742,972
—John Wiley & Sons, Inc.——————not in coverage universe
—Pearson plc——————not in coverage universe

Each peer's compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer's figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.

10c

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
Scholasticnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedPay Governance LLC
Graham Holdings Companynot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedSemler Brossy
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Pearson plcnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Perdoceo Education Corporationnot disclosedRSU 50 · PSU 50not disclosedPay Governance
Stride, Inc.181%PSU 60 · RSA 40NoCompensia
The E. W. Scripps Company88.5%PSU 60 · RSU 40NoKorn Ferry
The New York Times Company149%PSU 80 · RSU 20YesExequity

Read from each company's Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company's filing does not state the item.

10d

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Scholastic in fiscal 2026?
As disclosed, Peter Warwick (President and Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Scholastic in fiscal 2026, with total compensation of $3,742,972.
How does Scholastic's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Peter Warwick's total compensation ranked at the 1st percentile of Scholastic's disclosed peer group.
What is Scholastic's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Scholastic's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 85:1.
How did shareholders vote on Scholastic's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 100% of shareholders supported Scholastic's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Scholastic spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2026?
As disclosed, Scholastic reported total board compensation of $2,177,245 for fiscal 2026.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

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Source register

Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

#SupportsDocumentFiledAccessionLocation in document
1Section 01, Peter WarwickDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 22. As printed: 3,742,972. View filing ↗
2Section 01, Iole LuccheseDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 22. As printed: 2,471,936. View filing ↗
3Section 01, Jeffrey MathewsDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 22. As printed: 2,117,299. View filing ↗
4Section 01, Sasha QuintonDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 22. As printed: 2,090,100. View filing ↗
5Section 01, Haji GloverDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 22. As printed: 1,997,013. View filing ↗
6Section 03, Jeffrey Mathews OPTIONDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
7Section 03, Sasha Quinton OPTIONDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
8Section 03, Sasha Quinton OPTIONDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
9Section 03, Haji Glover OPTIONDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
10Section 03, Iole Lucchese OPTIONDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
11Section 03, Peter Warwick OPTIONDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
12Section 03, Haji Glover OPTIONDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
13Section 03, Peter Warwick OPTIONDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
14Section 03, Jeffrey Mathews OPTIONDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
15Section 03, Peter Warwick OPTIONDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
16Section 03, Iole Lucchese OPTIONDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
17Section 07, pay ratioDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 85 : 1. View filing ↗
18Section 08, James W. BargeDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 277,473. View filing ↗
19Section 08, Linda LiDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 251,223. View filing ↗
20Section 08, Verdell WalkerDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 238,723. View filing ↗
21Section 08, Andrés AlonsoDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 234,973. View filing ↗
22Section 08, Robert DumontDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 232,473. View filing ↗
23Section 08, Milena AlbertiDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 228,717. View filing ↗
24Section 08, Anne Clarke WolffDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 226,217. View filing ↗
25Section 08, Alix GuerrierDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 219,973. View filing ↗
26Section 08, Kaya HendersonDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 219,973. View filing ↗
27Section 08, David J. YoungDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 23,750. View filing ↗
28Section 08, John L. DaviesDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 23,750. View filing ↗
29Section 08, Peter WarwickDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
30Section 08, Iole LuccheseDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
31Section 06, 2023 voteForm 8-K2023-09-250001193125-23-241322Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 100% (votes for as printed: 1,656,200). View filing ↗
32Section 06, 2020 voteForm 8-K2020-09-250001193125-20-254579Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 100% (votes for as printed: 1,656,200). View filing ↗
33Section 06, 2017 voteForm 8-K2017-09-220001193125-17-291367Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 100% (votes for as printed: 1,656,200). View filing ↗
34Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
35Section 03b vehicle mix (computed)Computed——RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).
36Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 1,002,500 + equity 1,174,745 + all other 0 = 2,177,245, summed across the director compensation table rows.
37Stride, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-10-240001140361-25-039264CEO total compensation as printed in Stride, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 21,496,095. View filing ↗
38The New York Times Company, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-130000071691-26-000016CEO total compensation as printed in The New York Times Company's own proxy. As printed: 8,862,362. View filing ↗
39The E. W. Scripps Company, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-200001193125-26-116733CEO total compensation as printed in The E. W. Scripps Company's own proxy. As printed: 7,239,619. View filing ↗
40Perdoceo Education Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-090001193125-26-149814CEO total compensation as printed in Perdoceo Education Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 5,473,723. View filing ↗
41Graham Holdings Company, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-240001193125-26-120813CEO total compensation as printed in Graham Holdings Company's own proxy. As printed: 3,989,759. View filing ↗
42Scholastic (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-08-070001193125-26-340209CEO total compensation as printed in Scholastic's own proxy. As printed: 3,742,972. View filing ↗
43Section 10a, Perdoceo Education Corporation reciprocityDEF 14A—0001193125-26-149814Perdoceo Education Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Scholastic. View filing ↗
44Section 10a, Stride, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001140361-25-039264Stride, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Scholastic. View filing ↗
45Section 10a, Graham Holdings Company reciprocityDEF 14A—0001193125-26-120813Graham Holdings Company's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Scholastic. View filing ↗
46Section 10a, The New York Times Company reciprocityDEF 14A—0000071691-26-000016The New York Times Company's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Scholastic. View filing ↗
47Section 10a, The E. W. Scripps Company reciprocityDEF 14A—0001564590-22-010967The E. W. Scripps Company's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Scholastic. View filing ↗