Ohio school system taps Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Globe Staff

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, the Boston-based education company whose products include textbooks, said it has been selected by Ohio's Department of Education as an official partner of the state's school improvement plan.

The department will use the company's Alliance Initiative, which combines best-in-class content with innovative assessment and professional development services to help states realize a three-year transformation of the bottom 5 percent of schools, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt said.

In a press release, the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt said, "The Alliance Initiative has already earned the company valuable school improvement partnerships with Tennessee, Arkansas, West Virginia, and Michigan."