(IN BRIEF) Pearson is enhancing PTE Academic with two new speaking tasks (“Respond to a Situation” and “Summarize a Group Discussion”) and improved AI-assisted scoring, effective August 7, 2025. The upgrades include expanded preparation materials and an ever-growing test-center network … Read the full press release
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Tagged AI scoring, English language assessment, express test markets, Global Scale of English, GSE, Lifelong Learning, online testing, Pearson, Pearson English Express Test, preparation resources, PTE Academic, Rapid Results, Respond to a Situation, Sharon Hague, speaking tasks, Summarize a Group Discussion, test security, test-center network
(IN BRIEF) Pearson has agreed to purchase eDynamic Learning, a leading provider of digital CTE curricula, to expand its Early Careers portfolio. eDynamic Learning serves 885,000 K–12 students across 9,000+ institutions and offers 325 courses in over 40 career pathways … Read the full press release
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Tagged acquisition, Career and Technical Education, career pathways, career-readiness solutions, cash reserves, CTE, digital courses, early careers, eDynamic Learning, FTSE: PSON.L, H2 2025, Jerry Wooden, K–12, Omar Abbosh, Pearson, post-secondary, virtual simulations, Workforce Training
(IN BRIEF) Pearson has expanded its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enhance AI-powered learning experiences for millions of learners globally. This extended partnership focuses on using AWS’s cloud and AI technologies, including Amazon Bedrock, to improve personalized learning, … Read the full press release
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Tagged AI tools, AI-powered learning, Amazon Bedrock, Amazon Web Services, aws, career development, cloud infrastructure, Credly, digital credentials, educational outcomes, GEDWorks, higher education, Lifelong Learning, Matt Garman, Omar Abbosh, Pearson, Pearson VUE, personalized learning, real-time insights, scaling education, technology-driven education, workforce skilling, workforce skills
(IN BRIEF) Pearson has promoted Sharon Hague to President of its English Language Learning (ELL) division, effective 3 March. Hague, a 25-year veteran of Pearson, will oversee the company’s expansion into key global markets and lead the development of AI-driven … Read the full press release
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Tagged AI-powered products, career growth, digital transformation, educator, ELL division, English language assessments, English Language Learning, Gio Giovannelli, global teams, international markets, Joint Council for Qualifications, K-12 assessments, Lifelong Learning, lifelong learning opportunities, Omar Abbosh, Operational Efficiency, Oxford, Pearson, Pearson’s UK Publishing Association, professional and personal benefits, sales growth, school qualifications, Sharon Hague, teaching background
(IN BRIEF) Pearson’s Connections Academy has partnered with Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) to offer new educational opportunities for its graduates, employees, and their families. Through this collaboration, students can benefit from a 15% tuition discount for SNHU online degree … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Pearson has appointed Ginny Cartwright Ziegler as its new Chief Marketing Officer, effective July 29, 2024. Ginny, who brings over 30 years of marketing experience from global brands and recently served as CMO for North America at Accenture, … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Pearson, a leading learning company, has conducted research revealing that white collar jobs are more vulnerable to the impact of generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) than blue collar jobs. The study focused on over 5,000 jobs across five countries … Read the full press release
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Tagged Blue Collar Jobs, generative AI, Mike Howells, Pearson, Threatens, White Collar Jobs
(IN BRIEF) Pearson plc’s Board has appointed Omar Abbosh as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, effective in early 2024. Abbosh, an accomplished global leader with over three decades of experience in enterprise technology and a successful … Read the full press release
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Tagged Andy Bird, appointment, CEO, leadership, Omar Abbosh, Omid Kordestani, Pearson
NEW YORK, NY, USA, 21-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Pearson, the digital learning company, today announced the launch of a global alumni network, helping former employees stay connected with the people and ideas shaping the education industry. While alumni groups are a … Read the full press release
LONDON, 21-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Pearson, the digital education company, today announced the launch of English Benchmark Young Learners – a tablet based test that offers GenZ a fun way to interact and learn, on the devices they prefer to use. … Read the full press release
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Tagged Analia Perez, English ability, English Benchmark Young Learners, Freya Thomas Monk, GenZ, learn English, Pearson, Pin Lv, test
Students and educators gain a simpler route to online resources LONDON, 09-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN), together with Pearson, the world’s learning company, has created and launched a new digital customer experience which will simplify and improve the user … Read the full press release
Posted in Internet & Online, Management, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Accenture Interactive, Bernie Segal, Kate James, OneDotCom, Pearson, Simon Nixon
Second cohort of mentees will receive additional networking advice from legal and business experts, career planning workshops, and informational interviews in a variety of career fields HOBOKEN, N.J., U.S.A., 08-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Pearson, in collaboration with the National Federation … Read the full press release
LONDON, 13-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Further to our January announcement, Pearson PLC (“Pearson”) today announces an agreement to sell a 22% stake in the Penguin Random House Venture (“PRH”) to our partner Bertelsmann SE & Co KGaA (“Bertelsmann”) and recapitalise the … Read the full press release
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Tagged Bertelsmann SE & Co KGaA, Pearson, Penguin Random House Venture
Group acquires another 22 percent of shares from co-shareholder Pearson Strategic three-quarters majority of the world’s largest publishing house Pearson remains co-owner of Penguin Random House with 25-percent stake Bertelsmann CEO Thomas Rabe: “The book business is part of Bertelsmann’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Media, United Kingdom
Tagged Bertelsmann, Pearson, Penguin Random House, Thomas Rabe
WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A., 17-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (April 10, 2017), Pearson announced a new partnership with Chegg (NYSE: CHGG) to provide students with affordable rental options for both print and e-book versions of popular Pearson higher education titles. Beginning this … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, United Kingdom
Tagged Affordable Textbooks for College Students, Chegg, Dan Rosensweig, Pearson, Tim Bozik
$2.2M Funding Enables HarukaEdu to Scale Online Degree Programs LONDON, 14-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Pearson, the world’s leading education company, today announces the latest investment made through the Pearson Affordable Learning Fund, (PALF). It is investing in HarukaEdu, a Jakarta-based startup … Read the full press release
Our competitive performance remained strong in the first nine months of the year with share gains across our major markets including US higher education courseware, US school courseware and UK qualifications. Cyclical and policy related factors made some of our … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged John Fallon, Pearson
Branson signs Project Literacy petition, raising awareness of the 757m people who can’t read, write or sign their name LONDON, 23-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Richard Branson has signed the largest petition ever committed to raising awareness of the global challenge … Read the full press release
Pearson is today announcing that it has agreed to sell its 50% stake in The Economist Group for £469 million, payable in cash. LONDON, 13-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — EXOR S.p.A. has agreed to purchase 27.8% of The Economist Group’s Ordinary … Read the full press release
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Tagged B special shares, EXOR S.p.A., John Fallon, ordinary shares, payable in cash, Pearson, stake, The Economist Group, £469 million
Pearson is today announcing that it has agreed the sale of FT Group to Nikkei Inc. for a gross consideration of £844 million, payable in cash. LONDON, 24-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Financial Times is one of the world’s leading news … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Management, Media, United Kingdom
Tagged FT Group, FT Labs, FT newspaper, FT.com, FTChinese, How to Spend It, John Fallon, Nikkei Inc., Pearson, Tsuneo Kita
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