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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Big Ideas Learning Introduce Rigorous New Mathematics Program for Common Core

BOSTON -- Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), in collaboration with Big Ideas Learning, a renowned mathematics instructional materials provider, today introduced Big Ideas Math 2014 – a Commo...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade Publishing Signs International Sales Agreement with Hachette

NEW YORK -- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) Trade Publishing today announced a new partnership with Hachette Book Group (HBG) in key international markets including Latin America, South America, Asia and Europe. Hachet...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Schedules Conference Call to Discuss 2012 Results

BOSTON --  Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced that it has scheduled a conference call to announce its fourth quarter and full year 2012 financial and operating results on Thursday, February 28, 2013. ...

Samsung and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Forge Strategic Partnership for Lifelong Learning

TCEA 2013, AUSTIN, TX --  Samsung Electronics America Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, and global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), announced today a strat...

Life of Pi by Yann Martel Selected for 2013 Nashville Reads Initiative

NASHVILLE -- Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s (HMH) bestselling novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel has been selected as the 2013 Nashville Reads selection.  Nashville Reads encourages citizen...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Selected for Junior Achievement’s Boston Business Hall of Fame

BOSTON -- Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) has been named as one of four new inductees into Junior Achievement‘s Boston Business Hall of Fame.  HMH will be honored at a ceremony on Wed...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Recruits White House Chief Information Officer Brook Colangelo

BOSTON -- Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced the appointment of Brook Colangelo as Chief Information Officer (CIO). Colangelo joins the Company from the Executive Office of the...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt World Languages Vocabulary Apps Allow Students to Practice Spanish and French Skills Anytime, Anywhere

BOSTON -- Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) announced today that its new language apps, HMH Spanish Vocabulary and HMH French Vocabulary, are now available for free download on the App Store℠. ...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Donates $650,000 of Books to Department of Children and Families in Time for the Holidays

BOSTON -- Boston-based Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), a global leader in supporting lifelong learning, today announced a $650,000 book donation to the Department of Children and Families (DCF) in Massachusetts. The boo...

HMH Strengthens Senior Leadership Team with Strategic Appointments in Consumer Marketing and International Markets

BOSTON -- Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced two senior appointments to support its strategic focus on international growth and consumer product development. Mark Short becomes Senior...

Bridgeport Public Schools and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Partner to Implement District-Wide Academic Reform, Learning Transformation

BOSTON -- Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced a comprehensive partnership with Bridgeport Public Schools (BPS), to stimulate an overall boost in student achievement through a strategi...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Helps Facebook Fans Share the Gift of Reading Through Polar Express Book Donation Campaign

BOSTON -- Boston-based publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today committed to donate up to 25,000 new children’s books as part of a special social media campaign based around the holiday classic The Polar Ex...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Introduces Curious George® Multi-Touch Digital Storybook and Activities Series for the iPad

BOSTON -- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced the release of the first two titles in the Curious George® Multi-Touch Storybook and Activities Series for the iPad. Built using the iBooks® Author tool ...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Gives Back to Local Communities Through Inaugural Company-Wide Volunteer Week

BOSTON -- Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) engaged more than 1140 employees in over 100 volunteer projects globally as part of its first annual Volunteer Week this month. The company-wide week of s...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Social Studies iBooks Textbooks Bring History to Life in High School Classrooms

BOSTON -- SEATTLE (National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference) – Global Education Leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) announced today that its innovative iBooks textbooks, The Americans and W...

New Concord Evaluation Group Study Finds That Curious George Episodes And TV-Tie In Books Lead To Significant Gains In Science and Math

CONCORD, MA -- A new study conducted by the New England-based Concord Evaluation Group (CEG) has determined that children who watched episodes of the Curious George PBS KIDS television series or read books based on the ...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Activates Hurricane Sandy Education Relief Initiative to Assist its Customers and Communities

BOSTON -- To support the recovery efforts in areas impacted by Hurricane Sandy, global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) has pledged its help to schools, public libraries and community organizations in af...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Brings The Hobbit to Life Using Apple’s Cutting-Edge eBook Technology

BOSTON -- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced the release of a range of cutting-edge interactive ebooks to tie in with the forthcoming release of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, usin...