HMH’s Alliance Initiative, an enterprise solution that combines best-in-class content with innovative assessment and professional development services, is specially designed to help states realize a three-year transformation of the bottom five percent of schools. The Alliance Initiative has already earned the Company valuable school improvement partnerships with Tennessee, Arkansas, West Virginia and Michigan.

“HMH’s multi-faceted and proven approach is the differentiator,” said Dave West, head of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s school improvement initiatives. “The Alliance Initiative will achieve sustainable success because it develops, implements and supports a comprehensive plan that addresses every major aspect of school reform and aligns with Ohio’s unique education goals.”

Alliance Initiative components include leadership training, data analysis, integrated technology, school culture analysis, job-embedded professional development, student engagement, learning time management, transition programs, advanced coursework, dropout prevention and community and parental involvement.