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Worcester Public Schools Selects Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to Help Educate the 21st Century Learner

BOSTON – Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced that Worcester Public Schools (WPS), one of the largest school districts in Massachusetts, has implemented a specialized, multiface...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and the Council of Great City Schools Launch Black Male Initiative to Solve Nationwide Opportunity Gap

BOSTON — Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) and the Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS), a Washington, DC-based coalition that represents the nation's large urban public school dist...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Recognizes Aspiring Latino Superintendents with Scholarship Funding

BOSTON – Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced Socorro Shiels as the recipient of its $10,000 scholarship for higher studies in education, which was presented at the Association ...

More Than a Dozen School Districts in New Jersey Turn to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's Math in Focus to Introduce Singapore Math to the Garden State

BOSTON – Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced that more than a dozen school districts in New Jersey have adopted its revolutionary program Math in Focus: Singapore Math by Marsh...

2011 Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to Scientists Featured in The 4 Percent Universe by Richard Panek

BOSTON – The winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics are the subjects of THE 4 PERCENT UNIVERSE: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the Rest of Reality, (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Jan...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Leads Florida Schools into Digital Future; Global Education Leader Ahead of State's Recent Push into Virtual Sampling

BOSTON – As the Florida Department of Education’s 2011 textbook adoption process goes digital, global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced that its programs, including the new so...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to Release New Edition of Lois Lowry's Newbury-Winning Work The Giver, #11 on American Library Association's List of Most Frequently Challenged Books

BOSTON — Houghton Mifflin Harcourt today announced that it will publish an illustrated gift edition of one of its bestselling and most oft-challenged Newbury-winning titles, Lois Lowry's The Giver, on Octobe...

Curious George, Reader Rabbit Workbooks Ignite Youngsters' Passion for Learning Math, Reading

BOSTON – The latest studies on early childhood education show that parental involvement at the youngest ages prepares children to become successful lifelong learners. Pencil-and-paper learning projects combined w...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Partners with Six Red Marbles to Continue Innovation in Early Childhood Education

BOSTON – Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced a new strategic partnership with award-winning technology solutions provider Six Red Marbles.  HMH will now distribute their n...

Fifth Largest School District in America Chooses HMH FuseTM: Algebra 1 App to Improve Student Performance

LAS VEGAS — Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced that Nevada’s Clark County School District (CCSD) has selected the HMH Fuse™: Algebra 1 App for approximately 1,000 ...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Expands HMH FuseTM Platform, Introduces All-Digital Algebra 1, Algebra 2 and Geometry Common Core Curricula for iPad®

BOSTON – Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced the release of the Company’s three newest curricula in the groundbreaking HMH Fuse™ series: Algebra 1, Algebra 2 and Ge...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Expands HMH FuseTM Platform, Introduces All-Digital Algebra 1, Algebra 2 and Geometry Common Core Curricula for iPad®

BOSTON – Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced the release of the Company’s three newest curricula in the groundbreaking HMH Fuse™ series: Algebra 1, Algebra 2 and Ge...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Appoints Linda K. Zecher as President, CEO and Director

BOSTON — Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today appointed Linda K. Zecher as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director.  A proven executive with 25 years in the technology and p...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Makes a Splash in Pre-K Education

BOSTON – Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced its launch of Splash into Pre-K/Un Salto a Pre-K, a research-based program for early learners. The integrated curriculum addresses ...