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

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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TeacherCast

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Jeff sits down with Sue Ann Towle to discuss the new Pearson Tell, a brand new interactive assessment experience for English Language Learners. . About Pearson Education. For more information about Pearson, visit [link]. Twitter : https://twitter.com/pearson. Sue Ann Towle, Director of Channel Management, Pearson.

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TeacherCast

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Jeff sits down with Sue Ann Towle to discuss the new Pearson Tell, a brand new interactive assessment experience for English Language Learners. . About Pearson Education. For more information about Pearson, visit [link]. Twitter : https://twitter.com/pearson. Sue Ann Towle, Director of Channel Management, Pearson.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 8, 2023

I am always fascinated by how high-agency strategies can unlock the potential of learners. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson-Prentice Hall. Over the years, the state of Utah has provided me with a plethora of opportunities to work with schools on Personalized Competency-Based Learning ( PCBL ). Ormrod, J. Pintrich, P. Schunk, D.

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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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Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2022

The Acceleration The acceleration is that 2U is going all in on the education platform strategy that started with the company’s acquisition of edX last year. The flywheel aspect is that the more the strategy succeeds, the more revenue is made by institutional partners and by the company, leading to more free courses and registered learners.

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Marketplace K-12

DECEMBER 18, 2019

John Fallon led Pearson through a transformation away from serving as a traditional publisher, though the company has struggled with sales in the U.S. The post Pearson CEO to Retire in 2020, and Search for Successor Begins appeared first on Market Brief. college materials market.

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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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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

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Teachers’ union pension funds that invest in Pearson PLC joined with other public sector investors today in petitioning the education giant to “urgently review its business strategy,” citing the company’s “tumbling revenue and plunging stock prices.” Pearson: Too Reliant on Testing?

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 18, 2016

Pearson has been awarded a contract worth about $18.5 The new seven-month contract with Pearson was finalized using an emergency procurement process after the education department collaborated with the state’s central procurement office, according to a “Frequently Asked Questions” document the department released.

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2017

To turn things around, this week Knewton announced a new CEO , Brian Kibby, who plans to move at “lightning speed” and execute a new strategy. Kibby has spent much of his career working for major textbook publishers—having served as president of McGraw-Hill’s Higher Education Group and a senior vice president at Pearson Education before that.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2019

But according to Brekhus, now chief product officer at Renaissance Learning, PLATO failed to effectively communicate how Lightspan fit into the company’s strategy. As part of that failure, 80 percent of Lightspan's employees were cut or left due to poor strategy and communication.“Lightspan

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 5, 2017

The post Pearson Explores Sale of Its U.S. The education giant cited the "slow pace of digital adoption" in U.S. K-12 schools as a key reason it is considering the sale of its online, digital and blended curriculum. K-12 Curriculum Business appeared first on Market Brief.

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

OCTOBER 20, 2016

My company had contracts with the biggest publishing houses in the world, like Pearson and McGraw Hill. The post Online Gaming Strategy Sparks Idea for Ed-Tech Startup Business appeared first on Market Brief. Before founding Zulama, I worked for 25 years creating educational textbooks. How Startups Can Become Social Media Influencers.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Today, it celebrates a new milestone with its purchase by Teaching Strategies , a Bethesda, Md.-based Roden worked as an elementary school teacher and in sales for Pearson before founding ReadyRosie in 2012. The Denton, Texas-based company is also growing up itself. Our content is what people fall in love with,” says Roden, 41.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

PIRG obtained 52 contracts between 31 colleges and major publishers, including Cengage, McGraw-Hill and Pearson. We are very well aware and understand that opt-out is a part of inclusive access, period,” says Nik Osborne, senior vice president for strategy and business operations at Pearson. “We Using open-records requests, U.S.

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 24, 2019

Age of Learning is partnering with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for well-known book titles, while Pearson begins a national testing contract with Egypt. The post K-12 Dealmaking: Age of Learning Partners With HMH, Pearson Lands Egyptian Testing Contract; ETS and Khan Academy Partner on Teacher Prep appeared first on Market Brief.

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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. Each team is also assigned a coach for brainstorming, guidance, and networking. California’s adult education non-credit programs have a gem in OTAN and its DLAC program.

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 10, 2016

In Great Britain, government officials and their testing contractor, Pearson, are investigating how the answers for a spelling and grammar assessment ended up on a site where they didn’t belong. The portal allows a marker to score only the tests they are contracted to look at, Pearson said. Security Under Scrutiny. “We

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Marketplace K-12

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Pearson is marketing a new, immersive curriculum in history, even as it continues to pursue a sale of its overall K-12 curriculum in the U.S. The post Pearson Unveils Immersive History Curriculum, Even as Potential Sale of K-12 Products Looms appeared first on Market Brief.

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Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 21, 2016

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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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2021

Catherine Pearson, parent of a student in special education. It did, however, create a behavior intervention plan, which is meant to outline the behavior challenges a child is having, why they’re happening and the strategies school staff should use to address them. It’s very sneaky,” Pearson said. Credit: Catherine Pearson.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Earlier this year Ferreira stepped aside as CEO, replaced by Brian Kibby , a veteran of major textbook companies including Pearson and McGraw-Hill. In an interview with EdSurge this month, Kibby called Ferreira “brilliant,” but said that the company’s initial strategy was based on a “flawed” idea. “No

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 29, 2016

The stock price for Pearson PLC , the world’s largest education business, dropped precipitously Friday after its announcement of a 7 percent decline in underlying sales to about $2.5 Pearson’s stock drops after half-year results are announced. Kevin Capitani has been named president for Pearson, North America.

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Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Recent dealmaking news includes acquisitions by Apple and Excelligence Learning, and partnership between Pearson and Knewton. Pearson, Knewton Form Partnership: Pearson and Knewton have teamed up in an effort to “personalize” K–12 math education starting with elementary school students.

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Marketplace K-12

DECEMBER 26, 2019

In K-12 dealmaking news, Pearson's first investments from its venture capital arm have been announced. The post K-12 Dealmaking: Pearson Ventures Makes First Investments; Company That Puts Curricula Into Games Raises $28 Million; Possip Gets $1 Million appeared first on Market Brief.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2023

on behalf of CDWG Best Science Instructional Solution for Grades PK–8 STEMscopes Science, Accelerate Learning Inc. on behalf of CDWG Best Science Instructional Solution for Grades PK–8 STEMscopes Science, Accelerate Learning Inc.

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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. CDW VV2 Strategy. Content Subtype. CDW Activity ID.

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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. CDW VV2 Strategy. Content Subtype. CDW Activity ID. CDW Segment. Original or Curated.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

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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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

A white paper from Pearson is designed to help educators navigate different approaches to students’ college and career readiness. “ On Track: Redefining Readiness in Education and the Workplace ,” from Pearson, was written by David T. . Conley, Ph.D., Stoltz, Ph.D.,

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 31, 2015

In my last post titled “ Create Small Learning Communities with the Station Rotation Model ,” I provided a blended learning strategy that creates more time in the classroom for teachers to work individually with students. This strategy uses technology in two stations. Read-to-Self Books.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

This then became part of a set of strategies and competencies that guided our overall digital transformation efforts – The Pillars of Digital Leadership. The SWOT activity is done in the very early stages of development of a mission so that the brand strategy can be assured of success (Armstrong & Kotler, 2015). & Kotler, P.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

As part of a comprehensive strategy to improve reading instruction, states can help ensure teachers are prepared to teach reading effectively by requiring stronger licensure tests.” Far too many states are using these weak tests. These loopholes ultimately hurt the students who most need teachers capable of building a foundation in literacy.

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 27, 2018

John Fallon, Pearson's CEO, said he does not plan to offer details about the sale process while it is underway. Analysts Ask About Pearson’s U.S. The post Still for Sale? K-12 Curriculum Business appeared first on Market Brief.

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