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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Recently Issued and Recently Adopted Accounting Standards (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2026
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Net Sales Return Reserves by Balance Sheet Account | The reserves are reflected in the following accounts of the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of April 30:
| 2026 |  | 2025
Increase in Inventories, net | $ | 3,085 |  |  | $ | 4,042 |
Decrease in Accrued royalties | (1,661) |  |  | (2,067) |
Increase in Contract liabilities | 11,825 |  |  | 15,093 |
Print book sales return reserve net liability balance | $ | (7,079) |  |  | $ | (8,984) |
Schedule of Advertising and Marketing Costs | Advertising and marketing costs are expensed as incurred. These costs are reflected primarily in Operating and administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) as follows:
| For the Years Ended April 30,
| 2026 |  | 2025 |  | 2024(1)
Advertising and marketing costs | $ | 29,250 |  |  | $ | 31,235 |  |  | $ | 61,709 |
(1) | For the year ended April 30, 2024, this includes $28.8 million of advertising and marketing costs reflected in Cost of sales on the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss), incurred to fulfill performance obligations from contracts with educational institutions. These costs were incurred by the University Services business, which was sold on January 1, 2024 and had been reported in our Held for Sale or Sold segment.

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