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Monday, January 2, 2012

Schooling in the Ownership Society: How Pearson wins their testing contracts

Schooling in the Ownership Society: How Pearson wins their testing contracts:

How Pearson wins their testing contracts

Steven Paine and Patricia Wright, superintendents in West Virginia and Virginia, with Mark Nieker, right, of the Pearson Foundation, in London in June 2010.

Michael Winerip, writing in the Jan. 1 New York Times ( "New Questions About Trips Sponsored by Education Publisher") reveals the secrets behind Pearson's success in cornering the market on standardized testing.

Here's how they do it in Kentucky:
In April, Kentucky’s Education Department approved a $57 million contract with Pearson. And