2 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁Sch ol astic ▁entered ▁the ▁book ▁club ▁business . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁international ▁publishing ▁locations ▁were ▁added ▁in ▁England ▁( 1 9 6 4 ), ▁New ▁Zealand ▁( 1 9 6 4 ) ▁and ▁Sydney ▁( 1 9 6 8 ). ▁Also ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁Sch ol astic ▁entered ▁the ▁book ▁publishing ▁business . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Sch ol astic ▁entered ▁the ▁book ▁fair ▁business . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁it ▁bought ▁Week ly ▁Re ader ▁Publishing ▁from ▁Re ader ' s ▁Dig est ▁Association , ▁and ▁announced ▁in ▁July ▁that ▁year ▁that ▁it ▁planned ▁to ▁dis continue ▁separate ▁issues ▁of ▁Week ly ▁Re ader ▁mag az ines ▁after ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁century ▁of ▁publication , ▁and ▁co - brand ed ▁the ▁mag az ines ▁as ▁" Sch ol astic ▁News / Week ly ▁Re ader ". ▁ ▁Mark eting ▁initi atives ▁ ▁The ▁Sch ol astic ▁Art ▁& ▁Writing ▁Awards ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁by ▁Maurice ▁R . ▁Robinson , ▁The ▁Sch ol astic ▁Art ▁& ▁Writing ▁Awards , ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁Alliance ▁for ▁Young ▁Art ists ▁& ▁Writ ers , ▁have ▁recognized ▁more ▁than ▁ 9 ▁million ▁young ▁artists ▁and ▁writers , ▁and ▁provided ▁more ▁than ▁$ 2 5 ▁million ▁in ▁awards ▁and ▁scholar ships ▁and ▁are