Pearson, which only got into the U.S. testing business about 15 years ago, has quickly become a giant in the rapidly expanding world of standardized testing. It has also become a target for critics unhappy with the growing presence of for-profit companies in public education.
There have been questions about Pearson's spending as it has worked to expand its testing business. In 2013, the company's charitable arm agreed to pay $7.7 million in fines after New York's attorney general said the charity sent state education officials on overseas junketsNorthern England
Libraries in Sheffield in northern England are the latest to face the ax under the local council’s library review, as local authorities across the UK continue to cut into their library services. According to Sheffield City Council: “We cannot afford to provide the same level of financial support for Libraries as we have in the [...]
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