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Restructuring and Related Charges
3 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2026
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
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Global Restructuring Program

Beginning in fiscal year 2023, the Company initiated the Global Restructuring Program. The program was expanded in fiscal year 2024 to focus on our strongest and most profitable businesses and largest market opportunities in Research and Learning, streamline our organization, and rightsize our cost structure. Under this program, we reduced our real estate square footage occupancy by approximately 35%. The program was further expanded in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025 to align technology costs and other corporate expenses following the completion of our divestitures, and again in the first quarter of fiscal year 2027 to include additional portfolio and cost optimization actions. As a result of these initiatives, this expanded program will include severance related charges, consulting, facility-related, and other costs.

The following tables summarize the pretax restructuring and related charges related to the Global Restructuring Program:

Three Months Ended
July 31,
Total Charges
Incurred to Date
20262025
Charges by Segment:
Research$2,545 $252 $23,934 
Learning1,067 124 24,774 
Held for Sale or Sold — 12,995 
Corporate Expenses12,913 2,683 113,911 
Total Restructuring and Related Charges
$16,525 $3,059 $175,614 
 
Charges by Activity:
Severance and termination benefits$12,272 $1,962 96,430 
Impairment of operating lease ROU assets and technology, property, and equipment — 23,395 
Acceleration of expense related to operating lease ROU assets, technology, property, and equipment, and intangible assets — 8,074 
Facility related charges, net1,108 992 18,129 
Consulting costs2,773 62 19,704 
Other activities372 43 9,882 
Total Restructuring and Related Charges
$16,525 $3,059 $175,614 

The severance related charges are for certain employees affected by the reduction in force under this program who are entitled to severance payments and certain termination benefits.

In the three months ended July 31, 2026, we incurred ongoing facility-related costs associated with certain properties. Consulting costs primarily relate to third-party advisors engaged for aligning technology costs, and operational and performance improvement services. In the three months ended July 31, 2025, we incurred ongoing facility-related costs associated with certain properties, consulting costs, and other costs for other activities, which includes other employee related costs.
The following table summarizes the activity for the Global Restructuring Program liability for the three months ended July 31, 2026:

April 30, 2026Charges
Payments
Foreign
Translation
& Other Adjustments
July 31, 2026
Severance and termination benefits$3,461 $12,272 $(7,063)$$8,672 
Consulting costs717 2,773 (2,656)(132)702 
Other activities998 372 (993)(1)376 
Total$5,176 $15,417 $(10,712)$(131)$9,750 

Approximately $8.3 million of the restructuring liability for accrued severance and termination benefits is reflected in Accrued employment costs and approximately $0.4 million is reflected in Other long-term liabilities on our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. The liabilities for Consulting costs and Other activities are reflected in Other accrued liabilities on our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.