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Education Behemoth Pearson to Cut 4,000 Employees, 10 Percent of Workforce

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Pearson today announced that it is responding to rocky conditions and poor performance in international markets by laying off 4,000 workers and putting a greater focus on adaptive courseware and classroom products, as well as blended and online learning.

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Pearson CEO Fallon Talks Common Core, Rise of ‘Open’ Resources

Marketplace K-12

Few corporate brand names in education are as recognizable, and as polarizing, as Pearson, the giant education provider whose reach extends to virtual schools, testing, language training and an array of other areas. Pearson officials have been talking about shifting away from being identified as simply a publishing company for years now.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Pearson PARCC "Spies" on Students.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Testing, Testing… Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “British Officials, Pearson Probe Effort to Leak Test Content.” ” Via Chalkbeat : “They rejected multi-state Common Core exams. Hey, we could ask Pearson how much money it made off of those taking the GED last year to find out.).

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Pearson gets emergency test scoring contract from Tennessee ,” Chalkbeat reports. Pearson hearts coding bootcamps. “ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.” ” Speaking of openwashing : “ Pearson CEO Fallon Talks Common Core , Rise of ‘Open’ Resources.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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According to the conservative news site The Daily Caller , “Bailing On Common Core Tests Is Costing States Millions.” ” Contrasting community college takes: a Pearson op-ed in Edsurge versus pretty much anything “ Dean Dad ” writes. ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”).