{"id":13841,"date":"2011-01-19T08:08:42","date_gmt":"2011-01-19T13:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=13841"},"modified":"2011-01-19T11:54:31","modified_gmt":"2011-01-19T16:54:31","slug":"updates-re-pearson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2011\/01\/19\/updates-re-pearson\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates re: Pearson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>From DSC:<br \/>\nA global push continues to be evident in some of the things that Pearson has been up to in the last year:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/BT-CO-20110118-703199.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Pearson takes controlling stake in India&#8217;s TutorVista<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from WSJ (1\/11)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pearson.com\/media-1\/pearson-news\/?i=1376\">Pearson acquires TutorVista: expands Pearson&#8217;s business in education in India and in global online tutoring<\/a><\/strong> &#8212; from Pearson (1\/11)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pearson.com\/media-1\/pearson-news\/?i=1367\" target=\"_blank\">Pearson to offer degrees in the UK <\/a><\/strong>&#8212; from Pearson (12\/2010)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pearson.com\/media-1\/pearson-news\/?i=1356\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Pearson VUE opens Dubai office and appoints local Arabic-speaking team<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from Pearson (11\/2010)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pearson.com\/media-1\/pearson-news\/?i=1348\">Pearson acquires The Administrative Assistants Ltd.; extends leadership in student information systems<\/a><\/strong> &#8212; from Pearson (11\/2010)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pearson.com\/media-1\/pearson-news\/?i=1343\">Pearson to open fifty new English language centres in China<\/a><\/strong> &#8212; from Pearson (11\/2010)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pearson.com\/media-1\/pearson-news\/?i=1352\">Pearson to acquire 75% stake in CTI Education Group, a leading higher education company in South Africa<\/a><\/strong> &#8212; from Pearson (11\/2010)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pearson.com\/media-1\/pearson-news\/?i=1325\">Pearson eCollege, National Academy Foundation partner to provide online teacher professional development<\/a> <\/strong>&#8212; from Pearson (9\/2010)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pearson.com\/media-1\/pearson-news\/?i=1312\">Pearson to acquire America&#8217;s Choice: plans to extend reach of school improvement services<\/a><\/strong> &#8212; from Pearson (8\/2010)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pearson.com\/media-1\/pearson-news\/?i=1308\"><strong>Pearson to acquire Wall Street Institute: acquisition extends Pearson&#8217;s position as world leader in English language teaching<\/strong> <\/a>&#8212; from Pearson (7\/2010)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/cms\/s\/0\/a9ffa950-239d-11e0-8bb1-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss#axzz1BQsUKQB0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Pearson raises earnings guidance<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from Financial Times<strong><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/markets.ft.com\/tearsheets\/performance.asp?s=uk:PSON\">Pearson<\/a><\/strong>,  the publishing group that owns Penguin books and the Financial Times,  raised its full-year earnings forecasts for the third time in less than  six months, thanks to strong growth in computer-based learning products  and in the developing world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From DSC: A global push continues to be evident in some of the things that Pearson has been up to in the last year: Pearson takes controlling stake in India&#8217;s TutorVista &#8212; 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