Mary Glasgow Magazines

What Mary Glasgow Magazines does

Mary Glasgow Magazines is a publisher of Spanish and French educational magazines for K-12 students, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Scholastic Inc. (NASDAQ: SCHL) since its acquisition in 2015. Founded in 1957 and headquartered in Southam, United Kingdom, the company produces a portfolio of curriculum-aligned, grade-appropriate magazines organized across four proficiency levels: Spanish titles include ¿Qué Tal? (Level 1), Ahora (Level 2), and El Sol (Level 3), while French titles include Allons-y! (Level 1), Bonjour (Level 2), Ça Va? (Level 3), and Chez Nous (Level 4). The magazines provide teachers with ready-to-use classroom resources and authentic cultural content designed to build vocabulary, reading comprehension, and language proficiency progressively.

The underlying product is structured as a hybrid print and digital magazine subscription service, delivered through a digital magazine platform that provides online access alongside print issues. Distribution is conducted through Scholastic's established B2B education sales channels, including a direct enterprise sales force, a dedicated sales phone line (1-800-631-1586), a quote-based request system, and the Scholastic Online Shop. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is handled through sales contact, consistent with institutional and district-wide contract structures.

The business model centers on subscription-based recurring revenue from K-12 schools, school districts, and individual teachers in the USA, with marketing focused on demonstrating curriculum alignment and educational outcomes through school-district case studies, teacher stories, and content marketing on the Scholastic Classroom Magazines website. Customer segments span early learning (PreK-K), elementary world language education, and middle and high school world languages, with the company employing 101-250 staff and operating as part of Scholastic's broader Classroom Magazines division.

Name

Mary Glasgow Magazines

Legal name

Scholastic Inc.

Website

https://maryglasgowplus.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Mary Glasgow Magazines is a Scholastic-owned publisher of Spanish and French educational magazines for K-12 students, offering curriculum-aligned titles across four proficiency levels through print and digital subscriptions sold to US schools and districts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Children’s Subscription & Book Club Publishing (MPAJAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Children’s Nonfiction Educational (Science, History, Nature) (EDAGAIAC)

Keywords

• World language magazines
• Spanish educational publications
• French educational publications
• Classroom language learning
• K-12 language periodicals

Headquarters

HQ city

Southam

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Mary Glasgow Magazines publishes grade-appropriate world language classroom magazines in Spanish and French for K-12 students, sold primarily to schools and districts through Scholastic's B2B education sales channel. The portfolio includes leveled Spanish titles (¿Qué Tal?, Ahora, El Sol) and French titles (Allons-y!, Bonjour, Ça Va?, Chez Nous) covering four proficiency levels, with both print and digital subscription access.

Product overview

Mary Glasgow Magazines, operating under Scholastic's Classroom Magazines division, offers a portfolio of educational magazine products organized across four main categories: Early Learning (My Big World, Let's Find Out, Let's Find Out Spanish), Elementary (SuperSTEM, Scholastic News series at various grade levels 1-6, Storyworks series), Middle & High School (Scholastic Scope, Junior Scholastic, Scholastic Action, Scholastic MATH, Science World, Choices, Scholastic Art, The New York Times Upfront), and World Languages with Spanish magazines (Qué Tal?, Ahora, El Sol) and French magazines (Allons-y!, Bonjour, Ça Va?, Chez Nous). The portfolio also includes subject-based browsing options for Language Arts, Social Studies, and STEAM. The product is structured as a multi-brand portfolio of grade-appropriate educational publications with digital subscription access through Scholastic's platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Qué Tal?: Spanish language magazine for Level 1 students
• Ahora
• El Sol
• Allons-y!
• Bonjour
• Ça Va?
• Chez Nous

Products and services

• ¿Qué Tal? (Level 1 Spanish) Introductory Spanish-language classroom magazine for Level 1 students, providing age-appropriate authentic content to support beginning language acquisition in K-12 settings.
• Ahora (Level 2 Spanish) Intermediate Spanish-language classroom magazine for Level 2 students, continuing skill development with curriculum-aligned authentic content.
• El Sol (Level 3 Spanish) Advanced Spanish-language classroom magazine for Level 3 students, supporting higher proficiency through authentic cultural and linguistic content.
• Allons-y! (Level 1 French) Introductory French-language classroom magazine for Level 1 students, providing foundational language content for beginning learners.
• Bonjour (Level 2 French) Intermediate French-language classroom magazine for Level 2 students, building on foundational French skills with progressively challenging content.
• Ça Va? (Level 3 French) Advanced French-language classroom magazine for Level 3 students, supporting higher proficiency and cultural competency.
• Chez Nous (Level 4 French) Most advanced French-language classroom magazine for Level 4 students, providing rigorous content for advanced learners approaching fluency.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Carnegie Learning (world languages): Carnegie Learning and similar K–12 digital curriculum publishers offer world language instructional content and platforms that increasingly substitute for traditional classroom magazine subscriptions. Comparable buyer (district language coordinator) and competing budget line.
• DuoLingo Schools: Duolingo Schools is an emerging player that delivers free or low-cost world language learning to K–12 classrooms via a digital platform, directly competing for the same per-pupil language budget that Mary Glasgow's print magazines target.

Direct peers

• Rosen Publishing / Rosen Classroom: Rosen Publishing produces classroom magazines and leveled readers targeted at school libraries and educators, including content for world languages and ELA. Direct competitor for K–12 magazine subscriptions.
• Highlights for Children: Highlights publishes subscription-based educational and language-focused magazines and activity books for children, serving classrooms and families. Comparable business model (subscription magazines for K–12) and educational content positioning to Mary Glasgow.
• Cricket Media: Cricket Media is a direct peer that publishes award-winning children's magazines (Cricket, Ladybug, Cobblestone, Calliope, etc.) on a subscription basis for K–12 classrooms and homes. Operates a similar children-focused, age-graded, subscription-driven educational magazine model as Mary Glasgow.
• Smithsonian Magazine (Education): Smithsonian operates classroom-targeted educational magazine subscriptions aimed at the same K–12 social studies and cultural content budgets. Comparable age-graded subscription magazine model targeting schools and districts.
• The New York Times (Education): The New York Times Upfront is a direct competitor in Scholastic's own middle/high school classroom magazine portfolio cited in Mary Glasgow's product list, targeting grades 9–12. Same subscription, curriculum-aligned delivery model and customer.
• National Geographic Kids: National Geographic Kids publishes subscription classroom magazines targeted at elementary/middle school students, combining nonfiction educational content with cultural and global learning. Competes for the same K–12 classroom subscription budget as Mary Glasgow.
• TIME for Kids: TIME for Kids is a direct competitor publishing grade-level, classroom-targeted news and nonfiction magazines sold via school/district subscriptions. Same subscription, grade-banded model and curriculum-aligned positioning as Mary Glasgow's world language titles.

Broad incumbents

• Scholastic Inc. (parent): Scholastic is the parent company of Mary Glasgow and a broad incumbent publisher of educational books, magazines, and classroom materials across K–12. Included as the encompassing incumbent whose Classroom Magazines division houses Mary Glasgow.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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