Education

Making Sense of the Turmoil at HMH
December 7, 2016 at 2:05 pm

The headlines announcing Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s disappointing third-quarter results were the kind that readers of the business press are used to seeing: “Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Sales Declined 7% in Q3 2016,” read one. “Houghton Slashes Expectations Again After Poor Quarter; Stock Falls Sharply,” read another. Was HMH’s stumble just another sign of how hard it…

HMH Launches New, Interactive Social Studies Program for Grades 6-12
December 1, 2016 at 1:49 pm

BOSTON -- November 30, 2016 -- Global learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced the release of HMH Social Studies ©2018, its new, next generation social studies curricula for grades 6 through 12. The comprehensive program covers history, civics, psychology, government, geography and economics. Program highlights include document-based investigations and new, analytic skills activities…

Machine Learning and the Future of Education
November 15, 2016 at 12:10 pm

When publishing on the Internet, content creators have considerable insight into what readers are doing, whether it’s where they’ve come from, how much they consume and whether they share content on social media.  This real-time feedback has allowed publishers to tailor content specifically to the needs of their audience. Suffice it to say, with the…

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Sales Declined 7% in Q3 2016
November 11, 2016 at 10:00 am

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's interim CEO Gordon Crovitz expressed his disappointment last week in the education publisher's poor Q3 performance. The quarterly results revealed a 7% drop in sales and a 31% decline in net income compared to Q3 2015. Crovitz said in a recent press release that his attention is now set squarely on growth:…

Children’s Book Summit: Nielsen on Kids, Their Trends, and Their Parents
November 2, 2016 at 11:07 am

While the lack of a new Hunger Games blockbuster has worried many about the children’s book sector, Nielsen’s Children’s Book Summit on Thursday (October 27) was a upbeat affair, full of nuanced insights for publishing houses into where the young readers’ market is pointed. The third annual doing of this event was produced by Kristen McLean,…

Press Release: Barnes & Noble Education Announces Advanced OER Courseware
October 26, 2016 at 10:46 am

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. — October 26, 2016 — Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE:BNED), one of the largest contract operators of bookstores on college and university campuses across the United States and a leading provider of digital education services, today announced the launch of Barnes & Noble Education Courseware to make it easier for faculty…

Press Release: Cengage Learning Launches Competency-Based Learning Platform
October 25, 2016 at 12:29 pm

WASHINGTON — October 25, 2016 — Learning Objects, a Cengage company, today announced the full release and availability of its Competency-Based Learning (CBL) Platform. Streamlining the development of competency-based programs, the platform is an end-to-end experience including competency dashboards, personalized learning activities, extended transcripts and evidence portfolios.  Designed to support programs built around learning goals…

The Implications of Brexit for the UK Academic Market
October 21, 2016 at 10:05 am

According to panelists on the Publishing Perspectives Stage Thursday, possible outcomes of the UK’s vote to leave the EU include a collapse in funding for research; a drain of talented people from the European Union; and isolation from European discussions on copyright. Andy Robinson, senior vice president and managing director of Wiley’s Society Services, said…

Change Management Is Key to Digital Book Printing Success
October 12, 2016 at 1:41 pm

Change is a constant in the business world, yet many book publishing leaders fail to plan for it. Although change can come unexpectedly, in the form of new technology or nascent media formats, these disruptions can be managed, and often they hold new opportunities for book publishers. That is the case with the rise of…