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The Motley Fool January 18, 2012 John Grgurich |
Apple's Next Breakthrough Product Apple wants to bring that age-old academic stalwart, the textbook, into the 21st century.  |
The Motley Fool September 26, 2011 John Grgurich |
This Stock Is at the Top of Its Industry Pearson is a publishing company keeping up with the digital age.  |
The Motley Fool April 1, 2008 Todd Wenning |
A 5-Star Foreign Dividend Payer London-based holding company Pearson plc can trace its roots back to 1844, has a distinguished but diverse history, and may be a stock for dividend investors' watch lists.  |
The Motley Fool June 1, 2011 Aimee Duffy |
Can Pearson Stay on Top? What does free cash flow show us about the profitability of this education company?  |
The Motley Fool October 21, 2011 John Grgurich |
1 Stock for Higher Education and Higher Profits Pearson paves the way for big profits in higher education.  |
The Motley Fool May 24, 2011 Katie Spence |
Bye Buy Books, Hello Digital! In the digital era, do these publishers have what it takes?  |
The Motley Fool April 26, 2011 Owain Bennallack |
Investing in U.S. Education Pearson and Promethean World are sending mixed messages. If you're bullish on U.S. education then Pearson and Promethean World give you two different ways to play the sector.  |
T.H.E. Journal September 2004 |
Respondus 2.0 Pearson Education and Respondus have partnered to allow educators to develop online assessments.  |
Information Today October 1, 2012 |
Pearson Launches New Early Edition Ebook Service Pearson announced that readers everywhere will now have the opportunity to get early access to important, time-sensitive topics and technologies before the official publication.  |
Fast Company February 1, 2008 Cora Daniels |
Fast Talk: The Protector Quote: Harriet Pearson; Chief Privacy Officer, IBM.  |
Information Today September 29, 2011 |
Etextbook Provider CourseSmart Adds Nine New Publishers With these latest additions, CourseSmart's publishing partners now total 31, including the largest in the higher education space: Pearson; Cengage Learning; McGraw-Hill Education; John Wiley & Sons; and the Bedford, Freeman, Worth Publishing Group.  |
T.H.E. Journal April 2006 |
Awards and Contests Pearson School Systems has announced the 2006 Customer Excellence Awards Contest. School districts using Pearson Education technologies are invited to enter and share the ways technology helps improve teaching and learning.  |
The Motley Fool May 15, 2007 Tom Taulli |
eCollege Drops Out By selling out at a premium, the company can leverage Pearson's power. At $22.45 per share, or $477 million total, the deal should benefit both sides. It may even signal more dealmaking to come in the educational sector.  |
Information Today March 4, 2013 Paula J. Hane |
Etextbook Update The etextbook market is in such flux, that it warrants revisiting frequently. This is a review of some recent noteworthy developments and a discussion of a report on student acceptance.  |
Information Today August 25, 2015 |
Pearson Renews Commitment to Learning Software Provider Pearson extended its partnership with Knowledge Factor to continue using Knowledge Factor's amplifire as the learning software underlying the Dynamic Study Modules in Pearson's MyLab & Mastering collection.  |
BusinessWeek June 9, 2011 Douglas MacMillan |
Inkling Publishes Textbooks for iPads With his San Francisco startup, Matt MacInnis is making textbooks iPad-friendly - and teaching them tricks that can't be done in print.  |
Inc. April 1, 2010 Sarah Kessler |
The Race for E-textbook Readers Carrying hefty textbooks may soon be history.  |
The Motley Fool January 19, 2012 Evan Niu |
Apple Just Revolutionized Education Apple unveils digital textbooks for the iPad, which will change education forever.  |
Information Today May 23, 2011 Nancy Herther |
McGraw-Hill eBook Library Debuts As Its Etextbook Platform Company officials plan appearances at library-related conferences throughout the coming year to demo the new ebook service, geared to the needs of professional and academic markets.  |
Fast Company August 2001 David Dorsey |
Andy Pearson Finds Love Twenty years ago, as CEO of PepsiCo, Andy Pearson was named one of the 10 toughest bosses in America, based on his ability to inflict pain. Now at Tricon, Pearson has found a new way to lead -- one that's based on personal humility and employee recognition. It must be love...  |
Information Today January 26, 2012 Nancy K. Herther |
Apple Announces Efforts to `Reinvent' Textbooks In an effort to "reinvent" textbooks, Apple unveiled a suite of tools and resources geared to the K-12 education market on Jan. 19 at New York's Guggenheim Museum.  |
The Motley Fool January 18, 2012 Rebecca Lipman |
Publishing Stocks: Will Apple Lead the Textbook Digital Revolution? How do you think Apple's plan will affect the future of these companies?  |
T.H.E. Journal September 2005 |
Pearson Benchmark Pearson Benchmark is a comprehensive and customizable Web-based testing and reporting solution that can collect student performance over time so teachers and administrators can measure progress, address deficiencies, and re-check mastery by various demographics at any time during the school year.  |
The Motley Fool September 22, 2004 Nathan Slaughter |
Hogwarts and All for Scholastic The children's book publisher posts a wider loss in the historically weak first quarter without Harry Potter.  |
T.H.E. Journal June 2007 |
WriteToLearn 3.0 by Pearson Knowledge Technologies Pearson Knowledge Technologies has unveiled WriteToLearn 3.0, the latest update to its writing development and reading comprehension tool.  |
Bank Systems & Technology July 23, 2008 Anne Rawland Gabriel |
American National Bank Thwarts ID Thieves A routine information security assessment triggered an ID theft prevention overhaul at American National Bank.  |
The Motley Fool June 22, 2007 Rich Duprey |
Wiley Books a Profit The book publisher reports slightly lower earnings as revenues rise. Investors, take note.  |
Information Today July 4, 2013 |
Penguin Random House Merger Finalized The leadership team for the new company Penguin Random House was announced this week as the merger between parent companies Bertelsmann, which owns 53% of the company, and Pearson, which owns 47%, was finalized.  |
Information Today November 8, 2012 Nancy K. Herther |
Random House and Penguin Merge to Meet the Digital Imperative "The merger will create the largest consumer book publisher in the world," noted The New York Times, "with a global market share of more than 25 percent and a book list that includes contemporary best-sellers.  |
T.H.E. Journal January 2006 |
Pearson Forms New Group to Address Need for School Improvement Solutions Its newest offering, LessonLab, will provide schools and school districts with comprehensive teacher professional development aligned with research, assessment, and instructional programs.  |
The Motley Fool February 3, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Apple Schools Amazon The iPad may be the digital textbook of tomorrow.  |
The Motley Fool June 20, 2007 Tim Beyers |
Everybody Hates Rupert General Electric revealed that it is contemplating a bid for Dow Jones with Financial Times publisher Pearson PLC, hoping to snatch the media giant away from News Corp., which offered $60 a share in May.  |
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Prosper Assessment System The Prosper Assessment System from Pearson NCS combines test-item banking, test generation, scoring and reporting in one software package.  |