August 2009

Boston -- August 6th, 2009 -- Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt today announced the adoption of Math in Focus: The Singapore Approach in 12 private, parochial and charter schools across Florida.

In partnership with leading Asian publisher Marshall Cavendish, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt...

Boston -- August 10th, 2009 -- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt proudly honors Holocaust survivor Gerda Klein and the man who liberated her, husband Kurt Klein, with a $10,000 scholarship in their names.

The Gerda and Kurt Klein Scholarship annually recognizes one high school student who embodies the Kleins’...

Boston -- August 12th, 2009 -- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt today announced that for-profit and nonprofit organizations will continue to have the opportunity to purchase high-quality children’s literature at reduced prices through its Partners for Literacy program. With a 175-year heritage of publishing excellence...

Boston -- August 13th, 2009 -- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt today announced the results of a recent Virginia study evaluating the instructional effectiveness of its iSUCCEED MATH program. The study reveals that iSUCCEED MATH not only improves students’ mathematics problem-solving skills and...

Boston -- August 18th, 2009 -- Memphis City Schools, in conjunction with global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, held the Pre–K Express event at the Cook Convention Center on Saturday, August 8, 2009. The event, which featured the video “A Day in the Life of a Pre–K Student,”...

Boston -- August 27th, 2009 -- The Criterion® Online Writing Evaluation service, distributed by leading educational publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, today announced the launch of version 9.1 of its web-based application. The new version includes an innovative communication feature that...