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    May 1, 2012 - Teacher Performance Assessment (TPA) Field Test Under Way
    April 10, 2012 - Pearson Connects Digital Solution for Response to Intervention to Common Core Math
    April 3, 2012 - Pearson and SchoolMessenger Collaborate to Increase Communication Between the District, Schools, and Parents
    March 12, 2012 - Pearson Psychometricians Contribute Expertise Developing and Implementing Standards-Based Assessments
    March 5, 2012 - Strengthening Teacher and Principal Performance: New Guide Offers Best Practices to States and Districts
    January 31, 2012 - SMARTER Balanced and PARCC to Launch New Technology Readiness Tool to Support Transition to Online Assessments
    January 18, 2012 - Pearson Empowers Parents and Students with PowerSchool Mobile for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad
    December 29, 2011 - Statement of Rebuttal to ETS Press Release by Student Achievement Partners (SAP)
    December 14, 2011 - Pearson Named “Special Services Corporation of the Year”
    December 13, 2011 - New York City Educator Kristen Greco Honored With WeAreTeachers-WriteToLearn Sponsorship Award
    December 12, 2011 - Free Online Tool From Pearson Helps Students Improve Achievement on AIMS
    November 10, 2011 - Pearson Recruits 1,200 Educators to Score Teacher Performance Assessment
    November 10, 2011 - Pearson's Web-Based Universal Screening and Progress Monitoring System, AIMSweb, Now Features Lexile Measures
    October 31, 2011 - New Edition of Play-Based Assessment Provides Deeper Insights Into Language Development in Young Children
    October 19, 2011 - National Center on Response to Intervention Now Includes Pearson’s Reading and Math Diagnostic Assessments as Approved RTI Solutions
    September 19, 2011 - New White Paper Explores Connecting Assessment to Achievement Through Student Growth Models
    September 15, 2011 - Pearson and PCG Education Collaborate to Help Schools Meet the Needs of Special-Education Students
    September 15, 2011 - Pearson Acquires Connections Education
    September 7, 2011 - Pearson Awarded Five-Year Contract Renewal for Administering California Teacher Certification Testing Programs
    September 7, 2011 - New Haven Public Schools Selects Powerschool As New Student Information System
    August 24, 2011 - Pearson Announces Creation of New Measure of Text Complexity
    August 22, 2011 - WriteToLearn 7.0 Goes International With Increased Support
    August 16, 2011 - Early Childhood Assessment From Pearson Accurately Predicts Academic Success, Illuminates Path to Early Intervention
    Aug 15, 2011 - Discover Your Thinking Style With Free Online Assessment From Pearson TalentLens
    Aug 15, 2011 - Next Generation Assessment Event: September 20th Workshop in Washington, DC to Showcase Capabilities of Automated Scoring
    July 25, 2011 - London District Catholic School Board Selects PowerSchool as New Student Information System
    July 19, 2011 - Pearson Launches Interactive Online Study Guides for Educator Certification Testing Programs
    July 11, 2011 - Southern Nevada Elementary School Students Take Achievement to New Heights With Online Tool From Pearson
    July 11, 2011 - Powerful Web-Based Tool for Improving Student Achievement to More Than 200,000 Young Learners in Clark County
    July 11, 2011 - Pearson TalentLens Grows ThinkWatson.com With Powerful Resources for Developing 21st Century Thinking Skills
    July 5, 2011 - SIFWorks Agent Development Kit (ADK) Moves to Launchpad.net
    June 27, 2011 - States Offered a Roadmap on Their Journey to Online Assessments
    June 24, 2011 - Pearson and the College Board Launch ACCUPLACER®//MyFoundationsLab
    June 23, 2011 - Pearson Announces New Chief Technology Officer
    June 21, 2011 - Newly Updated Web Site Focuses on a Holistic Approach to RTI, Blending Academic and Behavioral Interventions
    June 10, 2011 - New Release of WriteToLearn Features Increased Support
    June 9, 2011 - Video Series Illustrates the Potential of Next-Generation Assessments
    June 1, 2011 - Automated Scoring Technologies Instrumental to Development of Next-Generation Assessments
    May 25, 2011 - Pearson Moves Leading SIF Agent Development Kit to Open Source Licensing
    May 3, 2011 - Improving Teacher Effectiveness, New Approaches to Certification Top the Agenda at Summit of Education Leaders From Four New England States
    April 28, 2011 - Open Webinar Series: "Design Challenges and Solutions for Next Generation Assessments" Available to Educators in May
    April 26, 2011 - Pearson to Acquire Schoolnet
    April 12, 2011 - Pearson Launches New Educator Licensure System
    March 31 , 2011 - Ohio Education Groups Participate in NEW Pearson CUSTOMER Program
    March 23, 2011 - Rural Tennessee Students Make Great Strides in Writing and Reading-Comprehension Skills With Web-Based Tool From Pearson
    March 23, 2011 - Pearson Provides Recommendations for Performance Scoring of Next Generation Student Assessments
    March 22, 2011 - Interactive Learning Resources From No. 1 Elementary Math Program Now Available on Pearson Perspective
    March 17, 2011 - Stanford University and Pearson Collaborate to Deliver the Teacher Performance Assessment (TPA)
    Feburary 22, 2011 - PowerTeacher Provides Intuitive Environment for Monitoring Student Progress, Including Mobile App for Anytime, Anywhere Access
    January 25, 2011 - New Release to Popular App, Developed in Response to Teacher Requests, Includes Numerous Enhancements, Increased Speed, Ease-of-Use, Improved Security
    January 10, 2011 - New Website Offers States Integrated Array of Resources for Move to Common Core Standards
    January 5, 2011 - Enhanced MBMD™ Assessment Assists Healthcare Professionals to More Effectively Manage Pain Patients’ Care