secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SCHOLASTIC CORP (SCHL)
CIK:        0000866729
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-12-22T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-328833
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Scholastic appoints Mathews President Ed Solutions, raises compensation, approves $1.5M bonus pool
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- Jeffrey Mathews named President, Education Solutions (permanent); base salary rises to $675k (from $615k) effective Jan 1, 2026.
- STIP target increased to 70% (from 60%), effective June 1, 2025; FY26 payout guaranteed at minimum of Chief Growth Officer STIP.
- Temporary severance: if Mathews resigns due to compensation downgrade within 12 months from Jan 1, 2026, he gets 24 months salary.
- $1.5M special bonus pool approved for executives who closed two sale/leaseback deals; CFO Glover and Mathews each receive $400k.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866729/000119312525328833/0001193125-25-328833-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866729/000119312525328833/d72773d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-328833

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