** Shares of publishing firm Scholastic SCHL.O up 9.5% at $37.49 after the bell
** Co reports Q3 EPS of $2.55 vs loss of 13 cents last year
** In Q3, Scholastic's "children's publishing, entertainment and distribution businesses continued to prove their strength, led by solid performance in book fairs, and underpinned by our iconic franchises across formats and platforms," CEO Peter Warwick says
** Co also reaffirms annual adjusted EBITDA forecast
** However, co quarterly revenue drops 2% to $329.1 million
** SCHL up ~39% in 2025
(Reporting by Sanskriti Shekhar in Bengaluru)
((Sanskriti.Shekhar@thomsonreuters.com))