New Mountain Learning
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New Mountain Learning, LLC was a privately held[1] publishing company founded in 2012[2] and headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota. The company published educational textbooks and software, including supplements and assessment tools for PreK-12, post-secondary, workforce development, and religious education fields.
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| Founded | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Successor | Carnegie Learning |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Key people | Eric Cantor (Chairman and CEO) Peter Esposito (Group President) Mick Demakos (CDO) |
| Publication types | books, magazines |
| Imprints | EMC Publishing, Paradigm Publishing, JIST Publishing |
| Official website | newmountainlearning |
In 2018, New Mountain Learning was acquired by private equity firm CIP Capital from The Wicks Group, who had acquired and merged the New Mountain divisions.[3] Later in 2018, CIP acquired Carnegie Learning and merged New Mountain into Carnegie Learning.[4]
Corporate organization
New Mountain Learning consisted of five divisions:
PreK-12
EMC Publishing was founded in 1954,[5] and develops and produces PreK-12 textbook programs in world languages,[2] business education, literature and language arts, and social studies with supplementary and multimedia materials.[6]
Post-secondary
Paradigm Publishing specializes in post-secondary publishing, offering textbook programs in computer technology, health careers, biotechnology, accounting, business technology, distance learning, and career management with supplementary and multimedia materials.[6][7]
Workforce development
JIST Publishing (Job Information, Seeking and Training),[8] has award-winning[9][10] materials on job-search, career exploration, occupational information, life skills, and character education. Founded by James Michael Farr[11] in 1981[12] and acquired by EMC in 2007.[13]
Applications and programming
Lawrenceville Press is a publisher of computer application and programming textbooks.[14] Founded in 1981[14] and acquired by EMC in 2007.[15]
Religious education
CFM Publishing, the religious education division of New Mountain Learning [16] consists of two publishers:
- Standard Publishing, a publisher associated with the Christian churches and churches of Christ, founded in 1872 and acquired by Wicks Group in 2006[17] The majority of Standard Publishing was sold to David C. Cook in 2016; the magazines were sold to The Solomon Foundation in 2017.
- RCL Benziger, originated in Switzerland in 1792 by Joseph Charles Benziger.[18] In July 2007 the Benziger name and product line was purchased from McGraw Hill by CFM Publishing [19] and merged with Texas-based Catholic publisher RCL - Resources For Christian Living (acquired at the same time) to form RCL Benziger.[20] RCL Benziger was sold to Kendall Hunt Publishing in 2016.
Products
Snap (stylized as "SNAP"[21]) consists of the following web-based training and assessment learning management software: Keyboarding Online Labs; Snap 2013 (for Microsoft Office 2013) Snap 2010 (for Microsoft Office 2010); Snap 2007 (for Microsoft Office 2007); and Snap 2003 (for Microsoft Office 2003).
EMC Languages is a language program scheduled for release in 2014.[22] According to their website, it is "a dynamic learning environment designed to drive educator effectiveness and student fluency in K-12 and post-secondary world language classrooms."[23] A collaboration with the University of Minnesota, students will use video platforms to demonstrate their skills through assessments and discussions via webcam.[22]
Users
Below is a selection of academic institutions that used New Mountain Learning materials: