Education-publishing giant Pearson recently tested “social-psychological” messages in learning software used by more than 9,000 unwitting students at 165 U.S. colleges and universities, highlighting ...

The New York State Education Department has selected Questar Assessment to develop math and English Language Arts assessments for grades three to eight, replacing Pearson Education. Minneapolis, Minn.

WESTERVILLE, Ohio - Grading a student answer each minute could easily be overwhelming for the 121 graders at Pearson Inc.'s Ohio scoring center for the new Common Core exams from PARCC. But this ...

When John Oliver, on his HBO “Last Week” show, did a recent segment on the problems with standardized testing, the one company that he mentioned at some length was Pearson — and that’s no surprise.

The contract runs for four years beginning from the academic year 2025/26. Pearson will deliver services to 16,500+ primary schools across the country for optional end of KS1 national curriculum ...

Compiled by Bob Schaeffer, Public Education Director, FairTest: National Center for Fair & Open Testing Editor’s Note: This timeline shows a range of testing problems for Pearson from the late 90s to ...

Teachers from some Dutchess and Putnam school districts want the state Education Department to cut ties with testing giant Pearson. Pearson Inc. has a $32 million, five-year contract with the state to ...

The state Education Department is dropping its supplier of standardized math and English exams, Pearson PLC, in favor of a new firm, Questar Assessment. In making the announcement Thursday, education ...