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Pearson Sells Its K-12 Instructional Materials Business to Investment Firm

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Pearson is selling its line of business focused on U.S. textbooks and instructional materials to Nexus Capital Management for $250 million. The post Pearson Sells Its K-12 Instructional Materials Business to Investment Firm appeared first on Market Brief.

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Pearson Is Selling Its US K-12 Business—Despite Posting a Profit and Digital Growth

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Last May, major textbook publisher Pearson indicated it was mulling a sale of the U.S. portion of its K-12 business, which includes print and digital curriculum and instructional materials. If concluded, the sale would mark yet another major asset that Pearson has shed since John Fallon took over as CEO in 2013.

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The challenges of mobile learning in the classroom

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A recent Pearson Student Mobile Device Survey clearly states that the number of students who regularly use a tablet has grown compared to the previous year. Data from the same Pearson survey says that 50% of high school students use learning apps, and this percentage grows in the case of students in elementary school. Mobile students.

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Many Online Education Marketplaces Have Sputtered. Will Quizlet’s Pass the Test?

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So far 30 such content creators have been green-lighted, ranging from high-school teachers and college professors, to brand-name publishers including Kaplan, Penguin Random House, Oxford University Press and Pearson, which is selling a handful of English vocabulary materials. But a large teacher following is no guarantee of success.

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A Shopping List for Mathematics in the Digital Age

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Prior to CueThink, Sheela was Project Director at Pearson Education, focusing on technologically innovative assessment items based on Common Core State Standards. She has been a member of various consortiums such as Web Access Initiative (WAI), National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) and Open eBook Forum.

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What You Need to Know About Teaching Cybersecurity

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Organizations such as the nationalcyberwatch.org, the Center for System Security and Information Assurance (CSSIA), and the National Cybersecurity Training and Education Center (NCYTE) have a plethora of resources available, including instructional materials that can be tailored to provide students with real-world learning experiences.

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TEA Update: New Options with Digital Content in Texas

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Commissioner''s List of Approved Vendors for Proclamation 2010 and 2011 AWARD Publishing iStation Compass Learning APEX Leaarning Achieve 3000 A+Rise - ELPS - every teacher in Texas has access to these resources through Project Share Epsilen Glencoe/McGraw Hill Pearson Longman How do you get to the products? Also need time for PD.