Our Culture

Harcourt's tradition of educational and trade publishing excellence spans more than a century. Building on our strong position in key markets and our established companies and brands, we are now aggressively venturing into electronic delivery of content. This provides a fast-paced, exciting atmosphere where our employees are encouraged to be innovative in accomplishing our mission:

• to be the number one choice for basal and supplemental learning materials for educators and students in the K-12 market in both print and electronic media;
• to be the premier quality publisher in both the adult and children's trade market; and
• to lead the education and trade markets in profitable growth

As the Educational Division of Reed Elsevier, plc, Harcourt is made up of three distinct operating units:

• Harcourt Education
• Harcourt Education International
• Harcourt Assessment

Visit www.harcourt.com to learn more about our many businesses and brands that belong to these units.