Business Headlines

Rob Waldron Joins Curriculum Associates as New President and Chief Operating Officer

Curriculum Associates, Inc. —Tuesday, September 02, 2008 Curriculum Associates has named Robert L. Waldron as its new president and also appointed him to the newly created position of chief operating officer. Waldron succeeds company founder, former president and owner Frank Ferguson who, now in his 80s, has assumed the role of chairman and chief executive officer. Read more.

Haights Cross Communications Announces Sale of Sundance/Newbridge Publishing

Haights Cross Communications, Inc. —Tuesday, September 02, 2008 Haights Cross Communications, Inc. (HCC) today announced that it has completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of its Sundance/Newbridge Publishing business to Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. Read more.

Tyler Technologies Continues Growth in Education Market with Acquisition of School Information Systems, Inc.

Tyler Technologies, Inc. —Tuesday, September 02, 2008 Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: TYL) today announced that it has acquired all the common stock of School Information Systems, Inc. (SIS) of St. Louis, Missouri. SIS develops and sells a full suite of student information and financial management systems for K-12 schools. Read more.

Cambium Learning® Technologies Announces the Acquisition of Stages Assessment Software from Tobii Assistive Technology, Inc.

Cambium Learning® Technologies —Sunday, August 31, 2008 Cambium Learning® Technologies is pleased to add this product line to the solutions it provides to Pre K – 12 schools. Stages is a seven-level developmental framework that describes a student’s cognitive and language abilities. Stages helps schools comply with alternate assessment mandates... Read more.

SRB Education Solutions Inc. Is Pleased To Announce the Acquisition of Kelowna Software Ltd. of Kelowna, British Columbia

SRB Education Solutions —Saturday, August 30, 2008 SRB Education Solutions has served the education community for over 25 years and is the leader in supplying Student and Financial Information Systems in Canada with over 125 school boards and thousands of schools using their products across the country. Read more.

Pearson Launches First-Ever Teacher Education and Development Group

Pearson —Thursday, August 21, 2008 Pearson has established a new Teacher Education and Development Group, bringing together the company’s leading teacher-centered businesses across North America. The new group is a continuation of Pearson’s efforts to support teachers at every level, from preparation.... Read more.

Haights Cross Communications Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results

Haights Cross Communications, Inc. —Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Revenue for the second quarter 2008 was $51.9 million, an increase of $1.3 million, or 2.7%, compared to revenue of $50.6 million for the second quarter 2007, reflecting growth in THE Test-Prep and Intervention and Library segments, partially offset by a continued revenue decline in K-12 Supplemental Education segment Read more.

Leading U.S. Educators, Researchers, and Family Experts Join Parent Engagement Leadership Board Sponsored by The Grow Network/McGraw-Hill

The Grow Network/McGraw-Hill —Tuesday, August 19, 2008 The Grow Network/McGraw-Hill, a national leader in educational assessment reporting and individualized instruction, today launched the Parent Engagement Leadership Board, an independent panel of family and educational researchers, administrators, and practitioners. Read more.

The American Education Corporation Reports 2008 Second Quarter and Six-Month Gains in Revenues

American Education Corporation —Saturday, August 16, 2008 The American Education Corporation (AEC) today announced that second quarter net revenues increased 9 percent and 6 percent for the six-month period ended June 30, 2008. Net revenues for the 2008 second quarter were $4,005,575, compared to $3,666,041 for the same quarter of 2007. Read more.

Greenwood Publishing Group and Blackwell Enter Partnership; Blackwell To Sell GPG's Online Databases

Greenwood Publishing Group —Monday, August 11, 2008 The Greenwood Publishing Group recently announced that it has entered into an agreement with Blackwell (Library Services Division), in which Blackwell will act as its non-exclusive agent for the sale of Greenwood's online databases in the United States. Read more.

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