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From a former Pearson employee: "Portia Massachusetts Yesterday

I've already commented on this article but I feel compelled to add that having worked for Pearson for years, I regard it as parasitic on public school systems and damaging to public education, both from the viewpoint of students and of teachers. The test content is shoddy and superficial, the test results dubious at best. From inside, Pearson's perverse incentive is to make sure that just enough people pass the tests that Pearson keeps its contracts, but just enough people fail them that they have to retake them (and pay more fees to Pearson, as well as buy Pearson's publications that purportedly will help them do better on the tests). School systems and states would do better to dump Pearson and create their own tests, with transparent content and scoring procedures. Believe me, the "expertise" Pearson is selling is bogus."

"Diane NC Yesterday

Here is my problem with this- Pearson runs PowerSchool which is the website teachers use to input attendance, report cards etc. Student information is right at their finger tips. So when people say companies monitor social media about their product- sure, but they DO NOT have your child's address, birthday, phone#, picture- But Pearson DOES! The amount of access they really have is scary- and parents they have your name too! Pearson is so busy policing teachers and students who is policing them? They have made millions if not billions of dollars on glitchy software and error filled standardized tests, it is insane. This is not how children learn. This is not how we measure learning. Wake up America- it is time for the 2nd American Revolution and get the British out!"