A POLITICO investigation has found that
Pearson stands to make tens of millions in taxpayer dollars and cuts in student
tuition from deals arranged without competitive bids in states from Florida to
Texas. The review also found Pearson’s contracts set forth specific performance
targets — but don’t penalize the company when it fails to meet those standards.
And in the higher ed realm, the contracts give Pearson extensive access to
personal student data, with few constraints on how it is used.
POLITICO examined hundreds of pages of
contracts, business plans and email exchanges, as well as tax filings, lobbying
reports and marketing materials, in the first comprehensive look at Pearson’s
business practices in the United States.
The investigation found that public officials
often commit to buying from Pearson because it’s familiar, even when there’s
little proof its products and services are effective.
Also see:
Journalism and schools.
Jeff Bryant. How bad journalism
is driving the collapse of our public education system.
http://www.alternet.org/education/how-bad-journalism-driving-collapse-our-once-great-public-education-system
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