Claude, Great article delineating the real story behind the Pearson evil empire. I'm a retired NYS public school teacher of English who has decided enough is enough as our schools are being bough...
https://libn.com/2015/04/23/uncommon-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-390297
@Claire - really, blaming Bush still? Did you forget that Arnie Duncan and David Coleman, old college roommates, cooked up Common Core? That they pitched it to Gate$? That RttT was a gift of the ...
https://libn.com/2015/04/23/uncommon-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-390226
Great job, LIBN. Glad to see not all business publications are following CoC's marching orders.
https://libn.com/2015/04/23/uncommon-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-390225
Pearson is a joke. It is a company that survives in spite of itself. If you have ever witnessed any of their alcohol fueled sales meetings you would be even more worried! I know several people wh...
https://libn.com/2015/04/23/uncommon-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-390220
Thank you for doing the research and writing this fantastic article about what is REALLY going on. So many articles I read just regurgitate the talking points of the folks profiting from this "re...
https://libn.com/2015/04/23/uncommon-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-390219
Here is the short article: The Supreme Court elected Bush POTUS. His brother owns a lot of Pearson. They put 2 and 2 together, thinking if they forced every single school in the US to buy their p...
https://libn.com/2015/04/23/uncommon-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-390218
Whenever Pearson does bring in educators for reasons that suit their purposes, strict confidentiality agreements are always required. So the perception of "inclusion" when it does happen is meani...
https://libn.com/2015/04/23/uncommon-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-390217
Jim: Are you a Pearson lobbyist or Pearson shareholder or both?
https://libn.com/2015/04/23/uncommon-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-390216
$6-7 million a year is pennies compared to what a few hundred card carrying NYSUT test makers would cost. Pearson is not evil, the $60 billion NYS education system is.
https://libn.com/2015/04/23/uncommon-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-390212
Excellent, informative piece. Michael Barber, Chief Academic Officer of Pearson, advises many politicians about education reform. I write about his book, Deliverology, here: http://america.aljaze...
https://libn.com/2015/04/23/uncommon-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-390205