It started as a Boston book publisher in 1832. Today HMH wants to be the software layer between the test a student takes and the lesson they get next.
Uncommon Schools is a nonprofit charter management organization that starts and runs outstanding urban public charter schools designed to close the achievement gap and prepare students from low-income communities to graduate from college. Founded around North Star Academy in Newark in 1997 and relaunched as a multi-state network in 2005, Uncommon operates roughly 53 K-12 schools serving about 20,000 students across New York City, Newark, Camden, Rochester, Troy, and Boston. Beyond running schools, it is a national force in teacher development - home to Doug Lemov's 'Teach Like a Champion' methodology - and pairs rigorous, data-driven instruction with long-term alumni college coaching.
Amplify is a New York-based K-12 education company that builds core and supplemental curriculum and assessments in literacy, math, and science, all grounded in the science of reading and used to turn student data into instructional support for teachers. Born as Wireless Generation in 2000 and now backed by Laurene Powell Jobs' Emerson Collective, its programs - including Amplify CKLA, Amplify Science, Amplify Desmos Math, Boost Reading, and mCLASS - reach more than 18 million students and teachers across all 50 states.