“Wars are won by teachers.” –Vladimir Putin * In a prescient 1995 address at Howard University titled “Racism and Fascism,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison warned of forces within the United States “interested in fascist solutions to national problems.” These fascist solutions, she explained, involve both representations and practices—in other words, what fascists say […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
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Exeter-based independent children's publisher Pedigree is expanding its education range based on licensed characters, with titles featuring Postman Pat, Barbie and Angry Birds due this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bertelsmann is expanding its growth into education by investing in Alliant International University in the US. Alliant specialises in psychology, has more than 3,700 students and operates 10 campuses in California, Mexico City, Tokyo and Hong Kong. The investment will be made by the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books-A-Million has created a special committee consisting of two independent directors to review the bid from the Anderson family to acquire all the outstanding shares in the retailer that it does not already own. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andrew Thrave, director of education at GL Education Group, has left the company after 10 years. Thrave, who joined when the company was still Granada Learning, and whose role has seen him oversee the company's print and electronic publishing as well as its strategy and partnership development,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frog Education has won an ICT Company of the Year award at BETT 2015. The company, which won the award for firms with turnover of between £1-10m, makes education technology and recently launched FrogProgress, a tool that allows teachers to assess pupils’ progress digitally. “We are... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has launched a new tool for authors to create and sell digital textbooks. But there are questions about royalty rates on higher priced e-textbooks. The post Amazon Pursues Education Market with Kindle Textbook Creator appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson plans to invest £33m in education initiatives in the world's emerging markets. The education publisher has revealed it will invest £33m ($50m) in the Pearson Affordable Learning Fund to provide education to low-income learners around the world. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, owners of Macmillan Science and Education, and BC Partners, owners and fund advisors of Springer Science+Business, have reached a merger agreement to join the two groups. Holtzbrinck, whose portfolio includes Nature and Scientific American, will hold 53 percent of... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A merger between Springer Science & Business and Holtzbrinck will form a new global science and education publisher with annual sales of 1.5 billion euros The post Springer Science & Business to Merge with Macmillan Science & Education appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Holtzbrinck Publishing Group and BC Partners have reached an agreement to merge Springer Science+Business Media (owned by funds advised by BCP) with the majority of Holtzbrinck-owned Macmillan Science and Education, namely Nature Publishing Group, Palgrave Macmillan and the global businesses of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The joint venture will create a publishing group of 1.5 billion euros in sales, and 13,000 employees. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Incheon, the third-largest city in Korea with around three million people, was the venue for the first International Children’s Education Forum, which ran from December 17 to 18. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A book about animals illustrated with infographics has won the 2014 Educational Writers’ Award. The £2,000 prize was presented to Jon Richards and Ed Simkins for The World in Infographics: Animal Kingdom (Wayland) by Tristram Hunt, shadow secretary of state for education, at a ceremony... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new policy paper from the Cambridge Assessment Group has warned that the neglect of textbooks in our education system and publishing is one of the reasons that England has been overtaken by other countries. However the paper, written by Tim Oates, the body's group director of research and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four “outstanding examples of non-fiction books” make up the shortlist for the 2014 Educational Writers’ Award. The award, run by the Authors Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) and the Society of Authors (SoA), celebrates educational writing that “inspires creativity and encourages... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McGraw-Hill Education has restructured its domestic education operations under Peter Cohen, who had been president of its K-12 group. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Minister for schools Nick Gibb will talk about the government’s plans for educational reform at the PA/BESA Education conference later this month. The conference is organised by the Publisher’s Association (PA) in partnership with the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) and is... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lauren Pizza, the quintessential Jersey Girl, turned around a memoir in four months, with boundless energy, the help of SkyHorse Publishing and a few psychics. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the 2nd ASEAN Ebook Conference, held in Kuala Lumpur, publishers discussed ways to catalyze the regional ebook industry, particularly in education. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The post On the agenda at Digiday Publishing Summit: Sept. 17-19 appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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