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15 unusual facts about Pearson Education


Andy West

Currently, Andy works as a VP Analytics and Adaptive Learning at Pearson Education.

Bruce Allen Murphy

In addition to his judicial biographies, Professor Murphy is the co-author (with Larry Berman) of an American Government textbook, Approaching Democracy, with Pearson Education, now in its eighth edition.

Dean Rankine

His characters include "Grossgirl and Boogerboy" in Mania and "In the Wild With Maggie and Mitch" in Explore (Pearson Education).

ICTCM Award

This award, now in its twelfth year, was established by Pearson Education to recognize an individual or group for excellence and innovation in using technology to enhance the teaching and learning of mathematics.

Krishnan Ganesh

Pearson Education acquired a majority stake (around 76%) in TutorVista in 2009 at a valuation of Rs.1000 crore (US$ 200 Million).

Marty Neumeier

The Designful Company: How to Build a Culture of Nonstop Innovation, 2008, New Riders: A book about branding and creative collaboration for corporate leaders.

The Brand Gap: How to Bridge the Distance between Business Strategy and Design, 2003, New Riders: A book about brand-building in the post industrial age.

Metaskills: Five Talents for the Robotic Age, 2012, New Riders: A book about skills for succeeding in the age of intelligent machines.

Zag: The #1 Strategy of High-Performance Brands, 2006, New Riders: A book offering a framework for brand differentiation.

Meena Ganesh

Pearson Education acquired a majority stake (around 76%) in TutorVista in 2009.

Muriel K. Rand

Muriel Kappenberg Rand (born Muriel Louise Kappenberg; 1959-) is an author for Merrill-Pearson Education and NAEYC as well as professor at New Jersey City University.

Orient Blackswan

In 2006, the Pearson Education group, which holds a minority stake in Orient Longman as well as the rights to the "Longman" brand worldwide, sued Orient Longman asserting its claim on the brand.

Owain Jones

Jones O., ‘“The Restraint of Beasts”: rurality, animality, actor network theory and dwelling’, in P. Cloke (ed.) Country Visions, London: Pearson Education.

Steve Joordens

peerScholar won the 2009 National Technology Innovation Award, and is now a commercial product licensed to Pearson Education.

Ujala Shanker

2011: Recently selected as a Pearson fellow for Social Innovation and awarded a grant of $1000 by Pearson Foundation which is the non profit arm of Pearson Education


Albertoyos

As a school textbook illustrator he has worked for many publishers, both Spanish (Edelvives, Santillana, Anaya, Bruño, ESC, Almadraba, Richmond...) and international (Macmillan, Oxford University Press, Pearson Education, Kumon, Disney...).

Brian Carter

He is the author of three Internet Marketing books: The Like Economy, the bestseller Facebook Marketing (3rd ed.), and LinkedIn For Business, all published by Que Publishing, an imprint of Pearson Education.

Emantras

Emantras has aligned its business across verticals and now handles K12, Higher Ed & Career College, Virtual Schools, Publishing, Enterprise & Healthcare as of now, with clients which include Pearson Education, McGraw Hill, Cengage learning, Elsevier, Lufthansa, IKEA, Grundfos, Danfoss, Infosys, Toyota, Saint Gobain etc.

Otis–Lennon School Ability Test

The Otis–Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT), published by the successor of Harcourt AssessmentPearson Education, Inc., a subsidiary of Pearson PLC — is a test of abstract thinking and reasoning ability of children pre-K to 18.