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Texas State Board of Education Approves Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's Into Literature Texas for Grades 9-12

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021
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BOSTON, Nov. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced that the Texas State Board of Education has approved Into Literature Texas for grades 9-12.

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  • BOSTON, Nov. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced that the Texas State Board of Education has approved Into Literature Texas for grades 9-12.
  • "Into Literature extends HMH's efforts to provide purposeful technology in the classroom that expands the capacity of the teacher and empowers educators to improve learning outcomes for students."
  • The HMH Into Literature Texas authorship team is made up of recognized experts, esteemed scholars and bilingual authors who ensured the programs met the high expectations of the state's framework.
  • To learn more about Into Literature Texas, please visit: https://www.hmhco.com/programs/into-literature ,
    Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (NASDAQ: HMHC) is a learning company committed to delivering integrated solutions that engage learners, empower educators and improve student outcomes.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Debt Refinancing Results in Improved Balance Sheet and Extended Maturity Profile

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019
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BOSTON, Nov. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (NASDAQ: HMHC) today commented on the expected benefits resulting from its recent debt refinancing activities.

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  • BOSTON, Nov. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (NASDAQ: HMHC) today commented on the expected benefits resulting from its recent debt refinancing activities.
  • "The Company's recent capital markets activities will enable us to have an improved balance sheet and a significantly extended maturity profile," said Jack Lynch, the Company's President and CEO.
  • "Once our refinancing is completed, HMH will have a lower gross debt level an important step forward in de-levering our balance sheet.
  • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Nasdaq: HMHC) is a learning company committed to delivering integrated solutions that engage learners, empower educators and improve student outcomes.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Announces Pricing of Private Offering of Senior Secured Notes Due 2025

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019
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BOSTON, Nov. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ("HMH" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: HMHC) announced today that it priced an offering of $306.0 million aggregate principal amount of 9.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (the "Notes").

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  • BOSTON, Nov. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ("HMH" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: HMHC) announced today that it priced an offering of $306.0 million aggregate principal amount of 9.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (the "Notes").
  • The Notes will be issued by the Company's wholly owned subsidiaries, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishers Inc., Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company and HMH Publishers LLC.
  • The Notes were offered in a private offering exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
  • The offering of the Notes is part of a refinancing transaction whereby the Company and the issuers of the Notes intend to enter into a $380.0 million amended and restated senior secured term loan facility and a $250.0 million amended and restated senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility.

Writable and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Partner with Ecree for AI Revision Recommendations in RevisionAid

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Thursday, October 31, 2019
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PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Writing practice and formative assessment platform, Writable, together with learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), today announced the selection and availability of AI feedback solution, Ecree, as the sole AI source of automated revision recommendations in Writable's RevisionAid.

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  • PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Writing practice and formative assessment platform, Writable, together with learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), today announced the selection and availability of AI feedback solution, Ecree, as the sole AI source of automated revision recommendations in Writable's RevisionAid.
  • "We created a new approach to writing technology that starts where it should: mirroring what humans do successfully.
  • Understanding the critiques of AI writing products, Ecree developed a solution to overcome the limitations and fill in the gaps that other tools lacked.
  • Founded in 2016, Writable is venture funded by Omidyar Technology Ventures and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Introduces Math in Focus ©2020, Delivering Visual, Hands-On Learning to Raise Mathematical Achievement for K-8 Students

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Tuesday, May 21, 2019
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BOSTON, May 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced the availability of Math in Focus Singapore Math by Marshall Cavendish 2020 , a classroom solution for U.S. K-8 and Accelerated students that highlights problem-solving as the focus of mathematical learning.

Key Points: 
  • BOSTON, May 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced the availability of Math in Focus Singapore Math by Marshall Cavendish 2020 , a classroom solution for U.S. K-8 and Accelerated students that highlights problem-solving as the focus of mathematical learning.
  • Developed by Marshall Cavendish Education , Math in Focus is the U.S. version of Singapore's approved mathematics program My Pals are Here!
  • Students develop understanding through hands-on learning, visualization and pictorial representations, enabling them to make meaning of the numbers and symbols they encounter.
  • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (NASDAQ:HMHC) is a learning company committed to delivering integrated solutions that engage learners, empower educators and improve student outcomes.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Brings Back Iconic Globetrotting Super-Thief Carmen Sandiego for a New Generation

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Thursday, January 10, 2019
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BOSTON, Jan. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) is introducing iconic globetrotting super-thief Carmen Sandiego to a new generation, beginning with the launch of a brand new animated series debuting Jan. 18 on Netflix and produced by HMH.

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  • BOSTON, Jan. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) is introducing iconic globetrotting super-thief Carmen Sandiego to a new generation, beginning with the launch of a brand new animated series debuting Jan. 18 on Netflix and produced by HMH.
  • Each student in attendance received the new Who in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
  • Netflix Animated Series: In the 1990s, Carmen Sandiego inspired millions of kids to learn and love geography, history and culture.
  • Book Series: HMH's Carmen Sandiego 2019 publishing program will kick off with Who in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?