synopsis: Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education, and media company, announced that it has acquired Math Solutions, a leading authority on K-12 mathematics instruction, providing teachers with the highest quality professional development services, publications and resources.

synopsis: School Specialty announced it has acquired the rights to the Think Math!(TM) curriculum product from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Think Math! is a comprehensive K-5 curriculum that combines research-based methodologies and data-driven strategies to meet the needs of today's diverse classrooms.

synopsis: Key Curriculum Press has sold six high school mathematics textbook programs to Kendall Hunt Publishing. Key Curriculum Press develops effective, high-quality mathematics and science instructional materials and software. In addition, it offers professional development workshops, online courses and webinars.

synopsis: Cengage Learning, a leading global provider of innovative teaching, learning and research solutions, has completed its acquisition of National Geographic Society's digital and print school publishing unit and unveiled the new brand, National Geographic Learning, for its English Language Learning business.

synopsis: McDougal Littell, Houghton Mifflin's secondary educational publishing division, acquired programs for grades 7-12 from Larson Learning.

synopsis: Apollo Group, Inc. has acquired 100% of the stock of Carnegie Learning, Inc., a publisher of research-based math curricula including the adaptive Cognitive Tutor® math software. Carnegie Learning provides math instruction to more than 600,000 students in 3,000 schools nationwide.

synopsis: Electric Word plc, the specialist information publisher, announced the acquisition of Incentive Plus Limited and Incentive Publishing Limited, for a total cash consideration of £2.05 million. Both businesses are closely affiliated to and supply the educational markets which Electric Word serves and for which it holds large databases.

synopsis: Great Source Education Group, Houghton Mifflin's supplemental educational publishing division, acquired several K-6 programs from Larson Learning.

synopsis: Global publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has acquired a list of higher education mathematics and statistics titles from Key College Publishing, the higher education division of Key Curriculum Press. Key Curriculum Press is a publisher of inquiry-based textbooks, software and supplemental materials for elementary, middle and high school students.

synopsis: Jones and Bartlett LLC announced the acquisition of Sleep Ed, LLC a privately held publisher of references for sleep technicians and professionals as well as respiratory care students. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Sleep Ed, LLC published Essentials of Polysomnography, the primary text for many college and university sleep programs.

synopsis: Inclusive Technology Ltd has purchased the trade, goodwill, operations, stock and debtors of UK company Don Johnston Special Needs Ltd, for an undisclosed sum. Don Johnston started the UK company 12 years ago to distribute products developed by the U.S. based Don Johnston, Inc.

synopsis: ProQuest Information and Learning has acquired ExploreLearning, producers of the world's largest online simulation library for math and science education. With an objective of helping learners make sense of complex scientific and mathematical principles, ExploreLearning offers modular, interactive math and science simulations (manipulatives) for te

synopsis: Sophia, a first-of-its-kind online social teaching and learning platform that offers academic content to anyone, anywhere free of charge, announced that it has acquired Guaranteach, a Web-based service that provides tens of thousands of short-form tutorials along with assessment tools to students, teachers, colleges and schools.

synopsis: Perfection Learning, one of the leading publishers of language arts materials for grades 6-12, announced the closing of an agreement to acquire Seattle-based Kinetic Books, publisher of next-generation digital math and science textbooks for the secondary and higher education markets.

synopsis: Cambium Learning, Inc. announced the acquisition of IntelliTools, Inc., an industry-leading technology provider for preK-8 students requiring differentiated instruction and alternative means of accessing the curriculum. Based in Petaluma, Calif., IntelliTools employs 35 people. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

synopsis: McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., announced the acquisition of Key Curriculum, a privately held developer of mathematics learning technology in the K-12 and higher education markets. Key Curriculum will contribute to the development of McGraw-Hill Education's math technologies.

synopsis: Cambridge University Press and Australian Academic Press have announced that Cambridge has acquired the AAP journals list. The AAP list, consisting of 19 titles either owned by AAP or published on behalf of several Learned Societies, expands and complements Cambridge's existing journals portfolio of over 300 academic and professional journals.

synopsis: Cambium Learning Group, Inc., announced it has completed the merger of Cambium Learning, Inc., a company serving the needs of at-risk and special student populations, and Voyager Learning Company, a provider of educational solutions.

synopsis: Berkery, Noyes & Co., LLC, one of the leading independent investment banks serving the media, information and technology markets, announced that it represented Los Angeles-based Roxbury Publishing Company (Roxbury), a publisher of higher education books in its sale to Oxford University Press (OUP).

synopsis: Macmillan India announced the acquisition of 100% equity stake in Interactive Composition Corporation. With ICC's in-depth experience in producing fine quality K-12, college and trade books combined with Macmillan's years of experience in journal, Web, and multimedia production, ICC Macmillan will truly be a one-stop shop.

synopsis: Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education, and media company, announced that it has acquired Math Solutions, a leading authority on K-12 mathematics instruction, providing teachers with the highest quality professional development services, publications and resources.

synopsis: Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education, and media company, announced that through its Singapore subsidiary, Scholastic Education International (Singapore) Private Ltd., it has acquired Learners Publishing, a Singapore-based publisher of supplemental learning materials for English Language Learners.

synopsis: Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education, and media company, announced that it has acquired Math Solutions, a leading authority on K-12 mathematics instruction, providing teachers with the highest quality professional development services, publications and resources.

synopsis: Paul Edelman purchased TeachersPayTeachers from Scholastic. TeachersPayTeachers is the world’s first open marketplace for lesson plans and other teacher-created materials. Paul Edelman is the original founder of TeachersPayTeachers and is buying back the company he sold in 2007.

synopsis: Market Data Retrieval, a D&B Company, has acquired Quality Education Data, an education marketing services provider, formerly owned by Scholastic Inc.

synopsis: Scholastic Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement with Sandvik AS to purchase its U.S. direct-to-home continuities business.

synopsis: Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education and media company, announced that it has entered a five-year agreement with Dr. Bill Daggett and will acquire the stock of the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE) and join forces to provide greater support to school districts seeking whole school reform.

synopsis: Scholastic has acquired TeachersPayTeachers. TeachersPayTeachers is the first online marketplace that offers talented teachers the opportunity to sell their original course materials and provides educators with access to a repository of teacher-tested, original lessons and resources for purchase.

synopsis: Scholastic Inc., the global children's publishing and media company, announced today that it is acquiring UK-based Chicken House Publishing Ltd., whose founder Barry Cunningham's list includes the current bestseller Dragon Rider with 900,000 books in print in the U.S. and Canada.

synopsis: Oxford University Press (OUP) announced it has acquired Nelson Thornes, extending OUP’s range of educational publishing. OUP acquired the publisher from Infinitas Learning. Nelson Thornes covers a broad range of subject areas with its primary, secondary, and vocational teaching resources.

synopsis: Leon Black, chief executive of private equity firm Apollo Global Management LLC and a prominent art collector, is buying premiere art book publisher Phaidon Press Ltd. Phaidon, based in London, also publishes books on topics such as architecture and photography, as well as children’s books.

synopsis: Cherry Lake Publishing, a Mankato, Minn.-based educational publisher, has acquired Sleeping Bear Press, known for its illustrated state alphabet series of 50 books for emerging readers.

synopsis: Lee & Low Books, an independent publisher of high quality books for children and young adults with a focus on diversity, announced that it has acquired the assets of San Francisco-based Children's Book Press, the first specialty publisher of multicultural children's books in the United States.

synopsis: Kappa Books Publishers, LLC announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire the business, intellectual property and other assets of Modern Publishing, a division of Unisystems, Inc., a New York-based mass market publisher of children's coloring and activity books.

synopsis: Amazon.com, Inc. and Marshall Cavendish, one of the world’s leading educational and consumer book publishers and classroom digital solutions providers, announced that Amazon has signed a deal to acquire over 450 titles of its US Children’s trade books business, Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books.

synopsis: ePals Corporation announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Carus Publishing Company. Carus, which includes the Cricket Magazine Group, Cobblestone Publishing and Open Court Publishing, publishes 14 magazine titles, hundreds of books and a growing collection of recognized Web and mobile applications.

synopsis: School Specialty has sold the retail trade book business, School Specialty Publishing, to Carson-Dellosa Publishing LLC, a new company that will be co-owned by School Specialty and Cookie Jar Education Inc., a Greensboro, N.C.-based publisher of educational materials.

synopsis: The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group of Lanham, Maryland, a leading academic and trade book distributor, announced the purchase of the assets of Sundance/Newbridge Educational Publishing from Haights Cross Communications of New York, New York.

synopsis: The Board of Findel plc, one of the country's leading Home Shopping and Educational Supplies businesses, today announces a pre-close trading update for the year ended 31 March 2007, and the acquisitions of Philograph Publications Limited, within the Educational Supplies division.

synopsis: American Greetings Corporation has completed the sale of Learning Horizons, Inc. Learning Horizons offers a variety of supplemental educational products for children. The company was sold to Learning Horizons Holding Corporation, an Evolution Capital Partners portfolio company.

synopsis: Dalmatian Press has emerged has the winner in the sweepstakes to acquire Intervisual Books. Dalmatian paid about $9.6 milion to acquire the children’s book publisher, which filed for bankruptcy protection in May. Dalmatian’s bid topped an early offer of just over $7 million made by Educational Development Corp.

synopsis: Randall White, CEO and President of Educational Development Corporation nnounces that effective July 26, 2006, the Plan of Reorganization and Dip Financing Agreement with Intervisual Books, Inc. located in Inglewood, California, that the Company entered into on July 13, 2006, has been cancelled.

synopsis: International Greetings PLC, the leading designer and manufacturer of private label greetings products, wrapping paper, Christmas crackers and film and television character based licensed stationery, today announces the acquisition of Alligator Books Limited, a publisher and distributor of children’s books and stationery.

synopsis: Thomas N. Thornton, Chief Executive Officer of Andrews McMeel Publishing (AMP), announces AMP's acquisition of Accord Publishing. Accord, based in Denver, Colorado, will become the Accord Division of AMP and will continue to operate its editorial, creative and publishing offices in Colorado.

synopsis: Advanced Marketing Services purchased the distribution assets of Ragged Bears Ltd., a U.K.-based book distributor whose clients include Chronicle Children’s, Moonlight Publishing, North-South Books, Ragged Bears Publishing and Lothian Books.

synopsis: Arc Capital Development announced that the company has acquired the publishing division of K12MicroMedia, Inc. known as SchoolWorks. Teacher2Teacher, an Arc Capital Development portfolio company, will be adding all of the SchoolWorks titles to their offerings of superb technology training and professional development tools for educators.

synopsis: School Specialty, the leading education company providing supplemental learning products to the preK-12 market, announced that it has completed its acquisition of all of the membership interests of Delta Education, LLC from Wicks Learning Group, LLC, an affiliate of the Wicks Group of Companies L.L.C., a New York-based private equity firm.

synopsis: WRC Media Inc. announces the closing of the sale of American Guidance Service, Inc. to Pearson Education, Inc., and the capital restructuring, both as announced on June 22, 2005.

synopsis: Dominie Press, Inc. has been sold to Pearson Education, Inc. Based in Carlsbad, Calif., Dominie Press is a leading independently owned supplemental publishing company serving the K-8 education market.