NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Channel One
News, a Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) company, today announced
the launch of OneVote 2016, its celebrated student election that
brings a year-long, interactive learning program to upper
elementary, middle and high schools across the country. The program
culminates in a mock election in October that millions of students
nationwide are expected to vote in – students who have a perfect
record in accurately predicting the next president of the United States in every OneVote poll since
the program began in 1992.
In addition to the mock election, OneVote 2016 will include
dedicated Channel One News coverage of primaries, caucuses and
election issues created specifically for a student audience. This
coverage will include reports from six students who will form Team
OneVote, a dedicated teen news team that will produce a personal
look at how the election and political process is affecting them,
their families, classmates, friends, and futures. Applications for
Team OneVote will open in April and members will be chosen by the
senior editorial team of Channel One News.
"This election is shaping up to be one of the most complex in
recent memory," said CJ Kettler, Executive Vice President, Chief of
Consumer Brands and Strategy, HMH. "It is a great opportunity to
help our audience – which is largely middle and high school
students –understand and experience the electoral process in a way
that sparks interest and curiosity in current events. These
students are the country's next generation of voters and civic
leaders, which is why it is so important to provide a platform that
enables them to voice their thoughts and opinions throughout the
campaign."
Student polls, teaching tools and information materials will
also be available via the OneVote2016 news center, which went live
on Monday, February 1, to coincide
with the Iowa caucus, giving
educators access to infographics, lesson plans, and issues such as
election and campaign laws, candidate profiles, the Electoral
College and more.
OneVote 2016 is aligned to the HMH Election Connection portal, a
dynamic online hub that provides information and materials about
elections past and present curated for grades 6-12. Resources
include teaching activities, simulations and games, and exclusive
access to HISTORY® videos that shed light on some of the country's
most important historical elections, inspiring students to become
active and informed citizens.
To learn more, please visit http://www.channelone.com/one-vote
and
http://hmcurrentevents.com/presidential-election-connection/.
About Channel One News
Channel One News, a Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMHC) company, is
a digital content provider focused on encouraging young people to
be informed, digital-savvy global citizens. Its primary offering,
Channel One News, is a daily news program with supplementary
educational resources, aligned to curriculum standards that help
students, teachers and parents interpret the news of the day and
spark important conversations. The Peabody and Telly award-winning
Channel One News program is seen by over 6 million young people in
upper elementary schools, middle schools and high schools across
the country.
About Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
(NASDAQ: HMHC) is a global learning company dedicated to changing
people's lives by fostering passionate, curious learners. As a
leading provider of pre-K–12 education content, services, and
cutting-edge technology solutions across a variety of media, HMH
enables learning in a changing landscape. HMH is uniquely
positioned to create engaging and effective educational content and
experiences from early childhood to beyond the classroom. HMH
serves more than 50 million students in over 150 countries
worldwide, while its award-winning children's books, novels,
non-fiction, and reference titles are enjoyed by readers throughout
the world. For more information, visit www.hmhco.com.
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Berlin
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
(617) 351-5270
Jennifer.Berlin@HMHCo.com
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