A Kansas school board reportedly rejected textbooks because they believed ... The $400,000 contract with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt was rejected even though it was recommended by Derby High School ...

But during a BBC radio interview in May, it came to light that the author had misunderstood key 19th Century English legal terms within the book. Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt said their ...

Representatives for Boston-based Houghton Mifflin Harcourt could not be reached ... teachers have been working without social studies textbooks and other common materials for several years.