Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2020

Last week, Pearson announced it paid $25 million to acquire Smart Sparrow’s technology, in a move that the publisher says will bolster the digital infrastructure that will soon support all its future higher-education offerings. As part of the deal, most of its staff will join Pearson. million in venture capital.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Since the turn of the century, Pearson has acquired more than two dozen education companies. Today, the Pearson announced its first acquisition in three years: Lumerit Education , a San Antonio, Texas-based company that works with businesses to offer their employees opportunities to earn bachelor’s degrees.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

Over the past 25 years, multiple waves of education technology and innovation have slowly washed into America’s schools and colleges. Join me on a quick tour of the past quarter century in education technology history. 1993-2004: Building the Infrastructure. 2004-2011: Washington Leans In. Not yet convinced?

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Edsurge

JULY 18, 2022

Hathaway founded the program in 2004 to help a few of his students who wanted extra support in math and science. For most kids, it makes for a memorable summer—and is an absolute blast, says Arthur Pearson, president and CEO of the Thompson Island program. Striking a Balance That summer learning program with the waitlist?

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EdNews Daily

JUNE 23, 2016

With efforts like Rhode Island School of Design’s championing of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math, the arts remain at the forefront of dialogue about best practices in elementary education). Boston: Pearson Education, Inc. The role of visual art, music, dance, and theatre in K-12 education continues to evolve.

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MindShift

JANUARY 20, 2017

Published by Pearson Canada Inc., Reprinted with permission by Pearson Canada Inc. Research shows that spatial thinking is an important predictor of achievement in the STEM disciplines—science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (Wai, Lubinski, & Benbow, 2009). Bruce, Bev Caswell, Tara Flynn, and Zachary Hawes.

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Edsurge

MAY 2, 2017

Colleges were spending millions networking classrooms and residence halls, and I wondered about the absence of technology in the “front office” for teaching and learning. Equally important to our product strategy were “The Two Commandments:” Ease of use and enterprise technology. It was a tools and technology and service provider.

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