Hampton-Brown Company sold to National Geographic.The National Geographic Society National Geographic Society U.S. scientific society founded in 1888 in Washington, D.C., by a small group of eminent explorers and scientists “for the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge. (NGS NGS National Geographic Society NGS National Geodetic Survey NGS National Genealogical Society NGS Next Generation Security (software) NGS National Garden Scheme NGS National Graduate School NGS Next Generation Services ; Washington, D.C.) has entered into an agreement to acquire The Hampton-Brown Company (Carmel, CA), a publisher of English as a Second Language (ESL (1) An earlier family of client/server development tools for Windows and OS/2 from Ardent Software (formerly VMARK). It was originally developed by Easel Corporation, which was acquired by VMARK. ) instructional materials. No terms were given. Hampton-Brown was represented in the deal by Berkery, Noyes & Co. (New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ). Established in 1981, Hampton-Brown focuses its publishing efforts on language and literacy materials for underperforming students and for students whose first language is not English in grades K-12. Programs for students at the secondary level are designed to build skills for passing exit exams and graduating from high school. A newly created NGS division will combine the HamptonBrown imprint with National Geographic School Publishing, a producer of nonfiction non·fic·tion n. 1. Prose works other than fiction: I've read her novels but not her nonfiction. 2. The category of literature consisting of works of this kind. , supplemental education materials. NGS's educational publishing activities include a range of nonfiction products for the classroom, including "National Geographic Explorer," a curriculum-based magazine for teachers and students in over 50,000 classrooms. In 2005, the Society assumed oversight of the Jason Project, an organization dedicated to providing standards-based, multimedia science curricula and professional development to one million middle-grade students and 20,000 teachers worldwide. |
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