Education-publishing giant Pearson recently tested “social-psychological” messages in learning software used by more than 9,000 unwitting students at 165 U.S. colleges and universities, highlighting ...

Compiled by Bob Schaeffer, Public Education Director, FairTest: National Center for Fair & Open Testing Editor’s Note: This timeline shows a range of testing problems for Pearson from the late 90s to ...

When John Oliver, on his HBO “Last Week” show, did a recent segment on the problems with standardized testing, the one company that he mentioned at some length was Pearson — and that’s no surprise.

The state Education Department is dropping its supplier of standardized math and English exams, Pearson PLC, in favor of a new firm, Questar Assessment. In making the announcement Thursday, education ...