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

MAY 2, 2018

Emily Lai, Director of Formative Assessment and Feedback at Pearson But new, externally audited, efficacy research from Pearson about one of the company’s third-party apps shows a significant correlation between increased retesting and lower overall course performance.

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 30, 2020

Pearson was the unnamed education software company that federal prosecutors said was the victim of Chinese hackers, who last year targeted companies across several industries. The post Chinese Hackers Targeted Pearson, Accessing Millions of Student Records appeared first on Market Brief.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Last May, major textbook publisher Pearson indicated it was mulling a sale of the U.S. In Pearson’s 2017 full-year results report , the publisher stated that “we have concluded the strategic review of our US K12 courseware business and have classified the business as held for sale.” In the K-12 market, it delivered 25.3

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 6, 2020

The social bond, repayable to investors over a 10-year period, will support learners using three of Pearson's business lines. The post Pearson Raises Nearly $460M Through Social Bond for Virtual, Career Programs appeared first on Market Brief.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2021

Shrier has led graduate business courses at institutions including Oxford, MIT and Imperial College; Porter was a vice president at Pearson and edX, the nonprofit online course platform developer. Both carry decades of educational experience.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2019

Pearson probably still won’t buy your startup. Today, the publisher announced the launch of Pearson Ventures, a $50 million fund earmarked for education technology startups raising Series A and B rounds. The fund is framed as an effort to “future proof the company,” says Owen Henkel, managing director of Pearson Ventures.

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 24, 2020

Pearson names Andy Bird, who turned Walt Disney International into a digital-first business focused on the diverse needs of consumers around the world, as its presumptive CEO. The post Pearson Taps Former Disney Official as Incoming CEO appeared first on Market Brief.

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Edsurge

MAY 12, 2017

Now one of its most high-profile content partners and investors, Pearson , is pulling back. Pearson will no longer use Knewton’s adaptive learning engine for some of its digital offerings. The retrenchment delivers a setback to Knewton, for whom Pearson was the first—and most visible—partner.

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Marketplace K-12

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Pearson has launched a new direct-to-consumer division, which will be co-led with former top officials from Shutterfly. The post Pearson Announces New Direct-to-Consumer Product Focus appeared first on Market Brief.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 8, 2023

Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson-Prentice Hall. In life, this might be the most critical competency that educators can cultivate in the classroom. Ormrod, J. Educational psychology: developing learners (7th ed.). Pintrich, P. Understanding self-regulated learning. San Francisco, CA, Jossey-Bass. Schunk, D. & Zimmerman, B.

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Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 31, 2022

Education giant Pearson has acquired Credly, and PowerSchool has made a deal to snap up the communications platform Kinvolved. The post K-12 Dealmaking: Pearson Acquires Credentialing Platform in $200M Deal; PowerSchool Buys Communications Platform appeared first on Market Brief.

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 6, 2020

The post Pearson K12 Spinoff Rebranded as ‘Savvas Learning Company’ appeared first on Market Brief. Savvas Learning Company will continue to provide its K-12 products and services, and is working to support districts with their remote learning needs during school closures.

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 12, 2022

The post Pearson Exploring NFTs’ Potential in the Textbook Market appeared first on Market Brief. The textbook publisher has expressed interest in looking into blockchain technology to get a cut of secondhand textbook sales.

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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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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 1, 2020

Pearson anticipates a negative impact on its K-12 assessment business in the U.S. The post HMH, Pearson Release Details About Impact of School Disruption from COVID-19 on Their Businesses appeared first on Market Brief. and HMH has made dramatic changes in the month since COVID-19 school closures have gone into effect.

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 30, 2019

Pearson has announced it will produce all of its college textbooks digitally, first. The post Pearson Goes ‘Digital-First’ in College. What does the move signal for curriculum-producers in the K-12 arena? What Does That Mean for K-12? appeared first on Market Brief.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Pearson , the world’s leading learning company, today announces the creation of a new direct-to-consumer division as it looks to further strengthen its focus on building a direct relationship with learners around the world. Pictures, joins Pearson as Chief Marketing Officer and Co-President – Direct-to-Consumer. About Pearson.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2019

To further emancipate itself from its previous parent company, Pearson’s former K-12 courseware business has changed its name. The company formerly known as Pearson K12 Learning is now called Savvas Learning Co., according to an external email reviewed by EdSurge. The name became effective Thursday, Oct.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The latest player to jump in is Pearson, which released Pearson Plus over the summer as a “pay-as-you-go” alternative to traditional textbooks. Subscribers to Pearson Plus pay $9.99 Meanwhile, when students resell their books, Gan says, Pearson no longer plays a role in the quality of that experience.

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eSchool News

MAY 31, 2023

(CAE), a leader in designing innovative performance tasks for measurement and instruction of higher order skills, today announced the immediate availability of its College and Career Readiness Assessment (CCRA+) through a non-exclusive partnership with Pearson [FTSE: PSON.L], the world’s leading learning company.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

The suits name publishers Cengage Learning, McGraw Hill, and Pearson Education, as well as book sellers Follett Higher Education Group and Barnes & Noble. Pearson, McGraw Hill and Follett defended their inclusive access programs in email interviews with EdSurge. With their collective power, they could shut down resellers of books.”

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 21, 2018

In a n ationally representative survey released in 2015, the last time this data was made available, education publisher Pearson found that 53 percent of 4th and 5th graders, 66 percent of middle schoolers, and 82 percent of high school students regularly used a smartphone.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2020

McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings, Pearson Education Inc., Pearson is aware of this lawsuit and is reviewing the complaint. Pearson stands by the inclusive access model, which offers real benefits to students, instructors and institutions,” said Scott Overland, director of media relations for Pearson, in an email to EdSurge.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2018

In addition to updating the popular game-based learning platform, Microsoft also announced partnerships with Pearson and WGBH’s Bringing the Universe to America’s Classrooms project to create new mixed, augmented and virtual reality offerings. The partnerships will include new curriculum that lets students explore our planet and beyond.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Brenda Pearson Director of Professional Learning, Clark County Education Association. Digital Promise is the gold standard. … Our educators love it, because these micro-credentials tie the knowledge to the practice, and that’s what has been missing in so much professional development.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Video has become a major educational tool for the next generation of students, 59 percent of whom report YouTube as their preferred educational method, Pearson reports. Along with AR/VR, video downloads will also become easier.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

PIRG obtained 52 contracts between 31 colleges and major publishers, including Cengage, McGraw-Hill and Pearson. And a multi-year agreement between Pearson and the University of Florida set “minimum usage rates” of 10,400 enrollments in 2017, which jumped to 47,000 in 2018. Using open-records requests, U.S.

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eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2025

But Robin Pearson, the former head of publishing at The Lego Group, makes some excellent points in this blog : If you give kids the choice over what they want to read, many will pick books or mags about their favourite shows, games, toys or characters. I would take Pearsons thoughts a step further.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 29, 2020

Pearson Online Academy will celebrate graduation this year the same way it always does: virtually. The big difference this year is that Pearson Online won’t be alone. As a veteran of virtual graduations, Pearson Online’s Mussachio says that kind of attention to detail is key to pulling off a successful online ceremony.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 27, 2020

Pearson Online Academy will celebrate graduation this year the same way it always does: virtually. The big difference this year is that Pearson Online won’t be alone. As a veteran of virtual graduations, Pearson Online’s Mussachio says that kind of attention to detail is key to pulling off a successful online ceremony.

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 23, 2021

Education giant Pearson will pay a $1 million fine to settle charges that it misled investors about a 2018 data breach. The post Pearson Will Pay $1 Million Fine For ‘Understating’ 2018 Data Breach, Misleading Investors appeared first on Market Brief.

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2019

Originally, the curriculum and textbook giant Pearson filed for the pair of patents in 2017, on behalf of the online credential product it made at the time called Acclaim. It’s worth noting that both Pearson and Credly had long been working with the Open Badges community. “These things have existed for a really long time,” she adds.

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Battelle for Kids

DECEMBER 13, 2017

The Skills for Today Research series is jointly produced by Pearson and P21. Each paper summarizes what is currently known about teaching and assessing one of the 4Cs: Collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, and communication.

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EdTech4Beginners

MAY 15, 2018

A huge project I have been working on over the past year has been Power Maths : a new maths mastery scheme of work by Pearson. It was created in partnership with White Rose Maths and recommended by the DfE! As a ‘mastery expert’, I have written lessons, teacher guides and video scripts for the project. What is Power Maths?

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Digital Promise

JULY 15, 2021

Our two remarkable DLAC coordinators, Neda Anasseri and Penny Pearson, model expert mentoring and coaching with the use of digital tools such as Flipgrid and Padlet. California’s adult education non-credit programs have a gem in OTAN and its DLAC program.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 7, 2019

Pearson Education, Inc. If the goal is to improve an array of outcomes and genuinely prepare kids for the workforce now and in the future, a relevant culture is a necessity. Ormrod, J.E. Educational psychology: Developing learners (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Ryan, R.M., & & Deci, E.L. American Psychologist, 55, 68-78.

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