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Pearson Is Everywhere: Getting Fat In North Carolina

Posted on February 23, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Welcome back to Pearson Is Everywhere!

Last time we looked at how Pearson has a history of massive profits off the federal government.

Today, we’ll look closer at how fat Pearson has gotten off of the state of North Carolina.

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Pearson Is Everywhere: All Those Government Contracts

Posted on February 3, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

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Last time we looked at how Pearson silences opposing viewpoints.

Today, we’re looking at how fat Pearson has gotten off government contracts, with the vast majority of them between Pearson and the Department of Defense. Continue reading →

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Pearson Is Everwhere: NJ’s $108 Million Contract

Posted on January 29, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

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Last time we looked at Pearson’s methods of silencing opposition. Today we’re looking at their $108 million dollar contract in New Jersey associated with the PARCC tests. Continue reading →

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Pearson Is Everywhere: Silencing Edition

Posted on January 21, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Welcome back to Pearson Is Everywhere!

Last time we looked at Pearson’s involvement with the GED: 2014 GED Results Show 90% Drop In Passage Rate

Today, we’re looking at how Pearson silences opposing viewpoints.

A reader sent me this tweet:

How testing giant Pearson buys/bullies its way to teacher silence on standardized testing. http://t.co/cO00WM5950 @LadyLiberty1885

— Michelle V. Douglas (@MichelleDouglas) January 20, 2015

This article is a long read, but well worth it. In a nutshell, Pearson went behind the scenes to dismantle and discredit a critic. From the article, “Pearson’s real counterattack took place largely out of public view.”

Excerpt:

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Pearson Is Everywhere: 2014 GED Results Show 90% Drop In Passage Rate

Posted on January 6, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Welcome back to Pearson Is Everywhere!

Last time, we learned that the FBI seized documents related to technology devices (iPads) at LAUSD and were investigating the possibility of fraud in relation to the contracts.

Today, we’re looking at the crash and burn of the GED test scores after Pearson and American Council On Education (ACE) took it over, re-wrote the test and made it ‘Common Core Aligned’. Not only was the content ‘aligned, but so was the method. GED test takers now have to do it online. The result has been a catastrophic drop in the passage rate.

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Pearson Is Everywhere: FBI Seize LAUSD Docs On iPads

Posted on December 5, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Welcome back to Pearson Is Everywhere!

In prior editions, we’ve covered the Los Angeles Unified School District’s mayhem with iPads loaded with Pearson Common Core curriculum and the contract shenanigans related to those iPads. See these related stories:

Pearson Is Everywhere: LA Schools To Train On Pearson’s Common Core System of Courses
Pearson Is Everywhere: LA Schools Talked To Pearson, Apple A Year BEFORE Bid
Today, we’ve learned the FBI has seized documents related to these devices and are investigating the possibility of fraud in relation to the contracts. This would not be the first time Pearson has been accused of contract shenanigans, as AIR has sued in New Mexico, alleging a contract there did not follow state rules for vendor competition.

AP via ABC News:

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