Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

For Houghton Mifflin's College Division (sold in 2008) see Cengage Learning.

Company Website

• http://www.hmco.com/
• Subsidiary of Riverdeep

Location

Boston, MA, USA

Financial Information

• Owned by a consortium of private equity groups (Thomas H. Lee Partners, Bain Capital, and Blackstone Group)
• Annual Operative Revenues (as of 12/2006): $1,282 million (HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT PUBLISHING COMPANY) (Source: ORBIS)

Merges and Acquisitions

• Absorbed: D.C. Heath and McDougal Littell

Product Divisions

• K-12: yes
• Higher-Education: yes

Summary

• School, Great Source, McDougal Littell, Learning Technology, College, Riverside Publishing, Trade and Reference, and International (Source: ORBIS)
  • "Houghton Mifflin School division publishes resources for teachers, students, and parents for pre-K-8. Products such as workbooks, teacher guides, audio-visual guides, and computer software provide additional support for students and teachers at each grade level. Houghton Mifflin School Division publishes science, reading, language arts, mathematics, and social studies textbooks, as well as an integrated pre-K curriculum. In addition, the division produces programs for reading and math intervention, professional development tools, and learning technologies.
  • "Great Source publishes standards-based, proven solutions for reading, language arts, math, and science for pre-K-12. Great Source also produces effective materials for summer school, afterschool, and intervention programs, quality test preparation, and resources to meet the needs of a wide variety of learning styles, including those of English learners. McDougal Littell offers a wide range of standards-driven programs that reflect the latest in educational research and address the needs of all learners, providing teachers and students with solutions for success in the classroom. It publishes an extensive offering of print and technology materials for language arts, mathematics, social studies, world languages, and science for grades 6-12.
  • "Houghton Mifflin Learning Technology develops and delivers highly engaging, interactive pre-K-12 solutions that inspire excellence and innovation, and raise student achievement. This division publishes some of the most well-known brands in the industry, including Destination Math and Destination Reading, Earobics, Larson Learning, SkillsTutor, and Learning Village. Supplemental titles, such as the Edmark House Series, Reader Rabbit, Oregon Trail, Carmen Sandiego, and The Print Shop, completes the division's offerings.
  • "Houghton Mifflin College Division makes knowledge accessible and meaningful to learners at four-year, community, and career colleges. With an inclusive approach to content and pedagogy, the division publishes textbooks, study guides, technology tools, and other materials primarily for introductory-level college courses.
  • "Riverside Publishing offers a wide range of highly regarded clinical, state, formative, educational, and group assessment products. As a charter member of the Association of Test Publishers, Riverside serves both the K-12 educational market and the clinical assessment market with print, CD-ROM, and online assessment tools."

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