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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Expands Reach of Enterprise Solutions Group with Addition of Seasoned Industry Leader Russell Carlson

BOSTON — Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced the appointment of Russ Carlson as Executive Vice President of its Enterprise Solutions Group. Mr. Carlson will develop, drive and ...

Milwaukee Public Schools Experience Continued Improvements in Reading Levels After Implementing Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Reading Programs

MILWAUKEE — Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced continued improvements in year to year reading scores at Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS). A comparison of test scores from the ann...

North Carolina Students to Experience New Levels of Individualized Learning Through Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Achieve3000 Collaboration

BOSTON — Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced a partnership with Achieve3000®, an innovative Web−based literacy solution that provides differentiated instruction focus...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and St. Lucie County School District Launch Unique Long-term Partnership to Improve Teaching, Learning and Parental Involvement

BOSTON — March 30, 2011 — Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced the launch of a long−term collaborative partnership with Florida′s St. Lucie County School distr...

HISTORY® and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to Award Scholarships to High School Civil War History Buffs through The National Civil War Student Challenge

NEW YORK — March 21, 2011 — High school students who know their Civil War history will have the opportunity to turn their knowledge into college scholarships in the NATIONAL CIVIL WAR STUDENT CHALLENGE, a t...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Partners with EyePower Games to Turn Storytown Readers into Immersive Digital Storybooks with Moo-O

BOSTON — March 8, 2011 — Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) and Singapore−based EyePower Games are working together to digitize many of HMH′s Storytown Readers — level...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Introduces First Common Core-Aligned Program to Improve Literacy Achievement

BOSTON — March 7, 2011 — Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced Holt McDougal Literature©2012 — a comprehensive solution aligned with Common Core State Standards ...

Creating Peace in a Sacred Site – Religious Luminaries Join James Carroll in Conversation about His New Book: Jerusalem, Jerusalem

New York — March 3, 2011 — On Wednesday, March 9, the Interfaith Center of New York will host a conversation with James Carroll about his new book, Jerusalem, Jerusalem: How the Ancient City Ignited our Mod...

Christian Luedtke appointed Senior Vice President, New Ventures & Innovation at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

DUBLIN, Ireland — February 21, 2011 — Global education leader, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), is delighted to announce that Christian Luedtke has been appointed Senior Vice President of New Ventures &...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Educational Consulting Services Selected by the Florida Department of Education to Implement a Statewide Teacher and Leader Evaluation System

BOSTON — February 17, 2011 — Houghton Mifflin Harcourt′s (HMH) Educational Consulting Services group will draw on the experiences and targeted resources of The Leadership and Learning Center and Learn...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Author Gerda Weissmann Klein Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom

BOSTON — February 16, 2011 — Gerda Weissmann Klein, curriculum author and Gerda and Kurt Klein Scholarship namesake for global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), received the Presidential Med...

Oceanhouse Media and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Release Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed App for Apple Devices

ENCINITAS, Calif. — February 15, 2011 — Oceanhouse Media, Inc. and global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today released the Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed omBook™ for iOS dev...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Announces Stellar Roster of Guest Editors for The Best American Series® 2011

NEW YORK — February 14, 2011 — Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced an outstanding list of guest editors for this year’s edition of the acclaimed Best American Series®. “2010 was...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to Publish the First Complete Account of Scientology

BOSTON — February 8, 2011 — Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Trade and Reference Division today announced that it will publish Inside Scientology: The Story of America’s Most Secretive Religion, base...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Announces the Release of The Oregon Trail and Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? for Facebook

BOSTON — February 2, 2011 — The Learning Company, a division of global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), today announced the upcoming launch of two new Facebook games: The Oregon Trail and W...

SkillsTutor to Exhibit Common Core State Standards-Aligned Math Fact Fluency at Florida Educational Technology Conference

ORLANDO, Fla. — February 1, 2011 — SkillsTutor, a division of global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), today unveiled a Common Core State Standards aligned version of its acclaimed Math Fact...

U.S. Math Achievement Takes Center Stage as Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Convenes District Leaders from Across the Nation for Inaugural Singapore Math Administrator's Symposium in Chicago

CHICAGO — January 31, 2011 — Last week, global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), which first introduced Singapore math to U.S. schools in 2009, welcomed math administrators from around the c...

Conor McGuinness appointed Vice President, International Finance and Operations at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

DUBLIN, Ireland — January 27, 2011 — Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) is pleased to announce the appointment of Conor McGuinness as Vice President of International Finance and Operati...