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Pearson Education is the world's leading educational and professional publisher. The imprints that make up Pearson Education describe a rich educational and literary heritage. They stretch back to 1725 when Thomas Longman published the first book typeset by Benjamin Franklin. The Scott Foresman imprint, dating back to 1889, taught generations of Americans to read with the first Dick, Jane, and Spot stories.

Law professor, Dr. Charles Gerstenberg, and his student, Richard Ettinger,founded Prentice Hall in 1913. Taking their mothers' maiden names - Prentice and Hall - to name their new company, Gerstenberg and Ettinger would create the premier U.S. publisher of academic, business, and professional books.

Addison-Wesley's reputation as a science and math publisher of note was firmly established with the debut of the best-selling, Mechanics, in 1942.

Today, Pearson Education has the most widely trusted and respected programs in educational and professional publishing. The following chronology documents the history and evolution of Pearson Education.

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2009

January

The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop issues a new study documenting the untapped potential of mobile learning. The report, drawing on market trends and model programs, outlines the first-ever national mobile learning strategy, urging the Obama administration to make new investments in digital learning technologies and teacher training. The Pearson Foundation is one of the supporters of Pockets of Potential: Using Mobile Technologies to Promote Children's Learning.

In BARACK, INC. Winning Business Lessons of the Obama Campaign, from FT Press, Barry Libert and coauthor Rick Faulk present the Obama campaign as an inspiring business case study of exemplary leadership values and winning tactics that can beat even the toughest competitors. This essential manual for an Obama approach to business also tells the stories of pioneering companies that have used similar strategies with miraculous results.

Pearson announces the appointment of Kenneth Stephens as the company's Chief Security Officer (CSO). In this strategic new position, he will ensure the safety and privacy of customer information, the company's assets and products, and proactively implement and oversee corporate procedures that meet the rigorous needs of today's regulatory environment.

The nation's #1 ranked mathematics program, Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley enVisionMATH, is one of the six listed programs for adoption in the state of South Carolina. This recommendation paves the way for students and teachers throughout South Carolina to benefit from the research-based enVisionMATH program developed by Pearson and authored by a team of the nation's most respected authorities in math education.

Millions of students around the country will now have the opportunity to leverage their mastery of video game skills to raise their math scores thanks to a creative partnership between Tabula Digita and Pearson. Tabula Digita will create customized versions of its award-winning DimensionM™ educational video games aligned directly to the math curriculum in Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley enVisionMATH, the nation's bestselling elementary math program, and Pearson's two middle school programs, Prentice Hall Math and Connected Mathematics (CMP2).

Pearson announces Pearson Tapestry™--the first-of-its-kind platform that combines multiple education solutions, including student portal, information systems and course management, into one unified environment. Pearson unveiled Pearson Tapestry to more than 3,000 educators and IT professionals attending the 2009 Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC), one of the nation's largest education technology gatherings.

Pearson establishes Pearson K-12 Solutions, a professional services group to develop comprehensive, customized educational solutions for schools searching for innovative ways to boost student achievement. Scott Drossos, most recently an Executive Vice President and the Chief Development Officer of EdisonLearning, is named President of the new Group.

Across the nation, many students struggle to learn their course materials with the same proficiency as their peers. Pearson hopes to lift this barrier with the release of Pearson HTMLbooks. By producing HTML digital versions of course materials, Pearson takes a leap forward in leveling the playing field for students, providing equal access to its market-leading textbooks and educational programs. Pearson HTMLbooks will open the door to content for English language learners, students with print disabilities, struggling readers, homeschoolers, and students interested in using a variety of browsers and software tools to learn.

Through Greg Mortenson's best-selling Three Cups of Tea and the author's Pennies for Peace organization, thousands of young people across the U.S. are inspired to raise money for new schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Pearson Foundation, in conjunction with Pennies for Peace and the National Education Association (NEA) Foundation, announces a new K-12 service-learning toolkit designed to help educators create effective penny-raising campaigns as part of their school's curriculum. The Pennies for Peace Toolkit provides a standards-aligned, service learning curriculum for all grade levels.

February

Letters to the Next President: The Video Campaign, sponsored by the Pearson Foundation and the National Writing Project (NWP), encourages filmmakers ages 13-18, with the support of their teachers, to voice their points of view by creating and sharing digital videos about the issues they want President Obama and his new administration to address.

The New York Institute of Finance forms a strategic partnership with the Chicago Board Options Exchange, the largest U.S. options exchange. The agreement makes available to CBOE registered users NYIF's entire curriculum of instructor-led, elearning, and virtual classes.

According to Technology Solutions for Developmental Math, a report sponsored by the Gates and Hewlett Foundations, community college students across the country are seeing marked improvement in their math understanding with Pearson's MyMathLab, The report showcases best practices for using technology to teach developmental math at community colleges, spotlighting successful MyMathLab programs at Ivy Tech Community College campuses, the Community College of Denver, and Cleveland State Community College. Pearson's MyMathLab and Math XL solutions form the basis of course content for 24 collegiate programs in the report.

Perspective™, the powerful online remediation and enrichment tool that ties assessment to instruction, is honored as one of "District Administration" magazine's Top 100 Products of 2008. Chosen from thousands of new products voted on by "District Administration" readers last year, Perspective provides students, families and educators with a personalized roadmap to student improvement through targeted resources based on student test scores.

For the fifth consecutive year, Peachpit author extraordinaire Scott Kelby is recognized as the top-selling computer book author in the U.S., according to research based on Nielsen BookScan data.

Pearson unveils a new automated test of spoken Arabic, The Versant Arabic Test, which will allow organizations to accurately and efficiently evaluate the language skills of candidates for employment or participants in language training programs. The automated test is the result of a Pearson development project supported in part by the U.S. Defense Language Institute (DLI) Foreign Language Center in Monterey, Calif.

Pearson and The California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) announce an "English Learners' Bill of Rights" to focus public attention on the increasing needs of the booming California student population whose first language is not English. CABE officials say promoting a "Bill of Rights" will draw much-needed attention to the magnitude of the challenges facing today's English learners and ensure that meeting their needs remains a priority during the state's budget crisis.

Pearson announces its new Personal Financial Literacy program, launching in March 2009, which provides the basic tools and knowledge that high school students need to make informed financial decisions. Written by the team of Jeff Madura, K. Michael Casey, and Sherry J. Roberts, Personal Financial Literacy is fully correlated to all relevant national and state standards, and meets state and local standards for personal financial literacy education as defined by the Jump$tart Coalition and the National Business Education Association Standards.

First year data from an independent efficacy study shows that seventh grade students learning with Prentice Hall Middle School Math showed statistically significant gains over the control group on a standardized assessment test implemented in the study. Math students outperformed control students by 17.6 points in math computation on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS). They achieved learning gains from pre- to post-testing of 27 points in computation, 22 points in math communication, 18 points in math vocabulary, 14 points in concepts and estimation, and seven points in problem-solving and data interpretation.

March

Seven Pearson products were named as finalists in nine categories in the 24th Annual CODiE Awards. The honored products are DRA2™ Handheld - Tango™ Software Edition, Pearson eCollege®, MyCompLab®, NovaNET®, Perspective™, PowerSchool® Premier 5.2 and PowerTeacher. With these K-12 and higher education curriculum, classroom management and assessment products, Pearson tops the education industry categories with more finalists than any other company.

The National Commission on Teaching and America's Future (NCTAF) and Pearson announce their exclusive partnership to launch a new online learning community designed to support teacher candidates and novice teachers with a broad network of mentors and experienced talent, and to connect colleges of education with their K-12 district partners. The partnership is designed to build on NCTAF's Teachers Learning in Networked Communities (TLINC) program through which the schools of education at the University of Memphis, the University of Colorado Denver and the University of Washington implemented a pilot version of an online learning community.

Pearson Learning Solutions forms a partnership with Raytheon through which Pearson will supply content, content development, and content licensing to Raytheon Professional Services (RPS) for their client training and courses throughout the world.

Pearson and Livemocha, the world's largest online language learning community, announce a strategic agreement to co-develop a new, direct-to-consumer, conversational English language learning experience available on Livemocha's online platform with a global community of over two million members. Under the terms of the agreement, Livemocha and Pearson will build a series of online conversational English courses. Pearson's English language learning content will be integrated with Livemocha's innovative, collaborative approach to language learning, which integrates practice of a foreign language with native speakers.

The Assessment & Information group of Pearson today announces that AIMSweb, the company's leading web-based progress monitoring and response to intervention (RtI) system, was named the 2008-2009 Best in Tech for Assessment Tools: Reading and Math Intervention solutions from Scholastic Administr@tor magazine.

Pearson introduces the NES® (National Evaluation Series™), a contemporary, 100 percent computer-based testing program designed to help states ensure that the educators they certify are prepared to teach effectively in 21st century classrooms. NES teacher certification tests provide states with comprehensive exams aligned to professionally accepted national learning standards, covering areas such as essential academic skills, professional knowledge and commonly taught elementary, middle and secondary grade-level subjects.

An independent efficacy research study, The Effects of Connected Mathematics Project 2 on Student Performance, reports that CMP2 students demonstrated significantly greater gains in problem-solving, math communication, and math reasoning strategies than their peers using other math programs as evidenced by performance on the Balanced Assessment of Mathematics (BAM). In addition, CMP2 students demonstrated significant improvement from pretest to posttest in the areas of concepts and problems, estimation, and computations as evidenced by performance on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS). The study was conducted by Dr. Rebecca Eddy of Claremont Graduate University's Institute of Organizational and Program Evaluation Research.

Pearson Learning Solutions announces a partnership with Engineering & Computer Simulations o create online, virtual world education and training environments for a range of academic, commercial, and government clients. PLS will supply content, content development, and content licensing to support ECS's US-Nexus, which provides real-time, online virtual environments.

The English language learner (ELL) components of Pearson's Reading Street were studied by independent research firm Magnolia Consulting, LLC. Magnolia's final report, A Study of Pearson's Reading Street ELL Component, indicates that elementary school students using the ELL materials as a part of the Reading Street program made "significant gains" in reading skills and in English language development. Of even greater importance, multiple students were able to exit the ELL program after just one year of exposure to these components; and these students became reclassified as "Fluent English Proficient" (FEP), as defined by the U.S. Department of Education.

Pearson eCollege announces the addition of several institutions to the growing list of those that have adopted the company's learning platform, integrating technology, content and services to advance the education experiences for their faculty and students. The new Pearson eCollege partnerships include Fremont College, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Edison State College, Spartan College of Aeronautics Technology, Morse Life, and Non-Public Educational Services, Inc. (NESI).

Pearson eCollege announces the continued global expansion of its integrated learning technology and services, with new offices in Mexico and Brazil aimed at increasing educational opportunities for students of all ages throughout Latin America. This Latin American expansion builds on Pearson eCollege's global presence which includes the United Kingdom, Asia and Australia.

An unprecedented fusion of political, social, and demographic trends combined to produce the historic election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States. The Year of Obama: How Barack Obama Won the White House, to be published by Pearson's Longman imprint on April 15th, 2009, tosses aside conventional wisdom and substitutes thoughtful, deeper, and - until now, ignored - interpretations of the events and environment that elected our 44th president.

Pearson VUE announces that Novell has selected it to deliver their certification examinations as their single provider after more than ten years of utilizing multiple test delivery providers.

April

Encouraging findings from A Study of Pearson's My Sidewalks Program: Final Report confirm that My Sidewalks helps struggling readers in elementary school achieve "significant learning gains," enhancing reading fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. The study was designed to meet the rigorous standards of the Department of Education's What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) by employing a randomized controlled trial with the random assignment of students to treatment and control groups.

Nineteen of Pearson's creative book designs took home awards from the twenty-third annual New York Book Show, sponsored by the Bookbinder's Guild of New York. The awards recognize quality in the design, graphics, production, printing, and binding of books. Pearson won overall "Best" award In the School Publishing category for Pearson California Reading Street, which also won a first place cover award.

InformIT, the website of Pearson's technology imprints, launches two new video podcast channels, OnHomeandOffice and Que on Demand, as part of its OnPodcast Network.

Southern Methodist University's (SMU) Cox School of Business announces that it is joining the growing ranks of colleges and universities recognizing the new Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic). PTE Academic is the company's new computer-based academic English language test, designed to measure the language proficiency of candidates for admission who are non-native English speakers.

To help Florida's teachers bridge the crosswalk between current math standards and new standards starting in spring 2011, Pearson launches www.floridamathcrosswalk.com, an interactive website centered around activities that match current state standards AND the new standards to be implemented in 2011.

Fordham University Graduate School of Business Administration announces that it will recognize Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic), the company's computer-based English language test that measures the English language proficiency of candidates for admission who are non-native English speakers. Fordham's Business School admits international students from around the world to its programs every year.

Pearson announces the acquisition of Intellipro, Inc., a software engineering firm and publisher of dotlearn.com, an online learning platform, extending Pearson's capabilities in the interactive learning environment.

Pearson announces the acquisition of the National Transcript Center (NTC), the largest national e-transcript and student record exchange provider. NTC's comprehensive solution for securely exchanging electronic student transcripts and student records enhances Pearson's ability to deliver integrated solutions to increase automation, digital workflow, and data quality in PK-20 education.

Pearson releases College Readiness, an issue paper designed to guide policymakers, educators and administrators as they grapple with one of the significant hurdles affecting America's future prosperity. College Readiness distills the knowledge around this singular challenge and points to research-based solutions in math that have shown demonstrable results.

To help educators sort through the stimulus provisions, Pearson creates the www.fundingforschools website, which includes an integrated set of resources such as assistance for grant writers, funding and grant webinars, informational videos, responses to frequently asked questions, a blog at http://twitter.com/Pearson, and an email hotline for all stimulus-related questions at grantexperts@pearson.com.

The Johnson School at Cornell University announces that it will recognize Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic), the company's computer-based academic English language test that measures the English language proficiency of candidates for admission who are non-native English speakers.

Pearson announces that 17 new school districts have selected PowerSchool Premier as its student information system (SIS) of choice. PowerSchool Premier is the first SIS designed from the ground up as a web-based solution and offers easy access to real-time data via a standard web browser on a Mac or PC.

More than 200,000 educators have accessed www.mypearsontraining.com since its launch in the fall of 2008. The site provides product-based tutorials and live webinars to bring educators face-to-face with Pearson's education solutions. With a click of the mouse, kindergarten through high school teachers can access hundreds of Pearson's tutorials 24/7 and sign up for web-based seminars.

Pearson's Versant™ English Test wins a 2009 CRM Excellence Award from Technology Marketing Corporation's (TMC) "Customer Interaction Solutions®" magazine, the premier publication in the customer relationship management, contact center and teleservices industries. Formerly known as the Spoken English Tests (SET), Versant tests are the only completely automated tests of spoken languages.

May

A new report, Cost-Effective Strategies for Improving Student Performance: Redesign + MyMathLab in Higher Education Mathematics Courses, finds that institutions that combine the National Center for Academic Transformation's (NCAT) course redesign method with one of Pearson's innovative online math programs were able to reduce their costs per student while increasing student gains.

The Florida Dept. of Education announces its intention to award the Next Generation Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) contract to Pearson. As part of Pearson's work with FDOE, the company will provide item, test and pre- and post-test ancillary development; psychometric review and support; print and production services; and distribution, retrieval, scoring and reporting services.

The National Center on Response to Intervention (NCRTI) gives Pearson’s AIMSweb Reading Curriculum-Based Measurement the highest possible rating for validity and reliability. NCRTI reviewed AIMSweb, Pearson's leading web-based progress monitoring and response to intervention (RTI) system for grades 1-8, as a part of the organization's first annual evaluation of Reading Screening Tools.

Jumpstart and the Pearson Foundation announce Jumpstart’s fourth annual Read for the Record campaign at the International Reading Association convention in Minneapolis. On October 8, in thousands of settings across the world, readers of all ages will be joining together to break the record for the world’s largest shared reading experience.

Pearson submits a comprehensive suite of K-12 math programs to the Florida State Board of Education. The elementary, middle, and high school offerings are centered on interactive problem-solving and building a conceptual understanding of mathematics, and all are directly aligned to the new Sunshine State Math Standards.

Teacher Development Interactive (TDI), Pearson Longman’s online, video-based professional development program for English Language teachers, wins a 2009 Best Educational Software (BESSIE) Award from the ComputED Learning Center. The Association of Educational Publishers names Pearson Longman’s NorthStar/MyNorthStarLab and Longman Keystone as 2009 Distinguished Achievement Award finalists in the Curriculum, ESL/ELL Instruction category for adults (NorthStar/MyNorthStarLab) and grades 6-12 (Longman Keystone).

The DRA2 Handheld – Tango Software Edition takes top honors in the Software & Information Industry Association's 24th Annual CODiE Awards as the winner for Best Educational Use of a Technology Device. It was selected from among 850 nominations submitted by 600 companies.

Pearson releases Using Assessments to Improve Learning and Student Progress, an issue paper designed to help policymakers, educators, and administrators evaluate how assessment can support teaching and learning. Through the paper, Pearson examines the role of assessment in the teaching and learning process, and explores how to help teachers and students utilize both "assessments for learning" and "assessments of learning" to gauge and improve student progress.

The iPhone Developer's Cookbook: Building Applications with the iPhone SDK by Erica Sadun, was Pearson Technology Group's (PTG) best-selling eBook for 2008, and the print version continues to appear in the top listings of Amazon.com's Computer & Internet and Professional & Technical categories. The book is also the top-selling electronic title through InformIT, the online home for Pearson's information technology publishers.

Pearson and Jumpstart are honored with the Cause Marketing Forum's Halo Award, the industry standard for companies and causes that do well by doing good. The two founding partners of Jumpstart's Read for the Record Campaign were recognized for their work in the 2008 campaign, receiving the gold medal for "Best Cause Marketing Event" at the seventh annual Cause Marketing Forum conference in Chicago.

2008

January

February

Pearson School and the Family Education Network announce the launch of www.MathSupportforParents.com to help parents understand the inquiry-based approach to developing the mathematical thinking skills which are at the core of the research-based National Science Foundation Grant Math programs. The site supports Pearson's Investigations in Number, Data and Space (kindergarten through grade five) and Connected Math (middle school) programs.

Pearson announces that PowerTeacher was selected as one of District Administration's "Readers Choice Top 100 K12 Products" of 2007. PowerTeacher represents the next level in classroom technology, providing features and functionality to seamlessly manage grades, students and classrooms.

Pearson VUE announces the addition of four new real estate appraiser examination clients: The Arizona Board of Appraisal, Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board, Missouri Real Estate Appraisers Commission, and Oregon Appraiser Certification and Licensure Board. All four examination programs will utilize the new Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB) National Uniform Licensing and Certification Examinations and be delivered on the Pearson VUE network.

Publishers McGraw-Hill Education, Pearson Education, Inc., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and Cengage Learning, Inc. announce they've settled a previously pending trademark and copyright infringement lawsuit against Valore, Inc., Valore Exchange, LLC, and Robert J. Brannigan, Jr., owners and operators of the online textbook marketplace, ValoreBooks.com. The lawsuit alleged that Valore's website, www.valorebooks.com, repeatedly permitted and assisted sales by third-party sellers of pirated educational materials and foreign manufactured editions of textbooks not authorized for sale in North America.

March

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS®) announces that it has awarded Pearson a five-year contract for the period 2009-2013 to develop, administer and score its National Board Certification program for accomplished teachers. Pearson will collaborate with NBPTS to manage its advanced teacher certification program in 25 certificate areas that span 16 subject areas.

At the Annual Conference of CABE, the California Association of Bilingual Educators, Pearson announces plans to offer to California innovative research-based K-12 reading and language arts programs. Aimed at building vocabulary and boosting reading comprehension skills, the April submission will include a parallel Spanish program for elementary grade students, as well as stand-alone intensive English-language development programs for all grades.

The Pearson Foundation announces commitments to support digital arts and environmental and humanitarian education for youth around the world at the WNET/Thirteen and WLIW21's Teaching & Learning Celebration in New York City alongside renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE. The Pearson Foundation announced that the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) has joined the Digital Arts Alliance.

Pearson launches an update of its award-winning Web-based learning tool for developing writing and reading comprehension skills. WriteToLearn™ 5.0 debuts with new capabilities that make it an even more powerful tool for helping students build literacy skills.

Pearson announces that more than 50,000 Illinois elementary students will be learning math through the enVisionMATH program during the 2008-009 school year. enVisionMATH was developed by Pearson's Illinois-based elementary school publishers at Scott Foresman and the nation's top math experts in conceptual development, problem-solving and visual learning instructional strategies in collaboration with classroom teachers.

Pearson is awarded the contract from the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) to provide elementary reading programs for its schools around the world. The estimated value of the contract over 5 years is approximately $12 million. The reading programs, from Pearson's elementary school publisher Scott Foresman are Reading Street, Decodable Readers Bookshelf Collection, Reading Street, and My Sidewalks.

Looking to help California's educators boost students' reading comprehension, Pearson School announces an exclusive partnership with Grant Wiggins, considered one of the nation's preeminent experts in curriculum design. Wiggins will serve as an author and consultant for Pearson on programs across all disciplines and grade levels. These include the publisher's K-12 reading and language arts programs being developed for California.

eCollege announces an early access release of Enterprise Reporting-a powerful reporting suite that delivers extensive program information in an accessible, Web-based tool. Enterprise Reporting places student activity, course progress and a variety of online data at administrators' fingertips.

April

The New York Institute of Finance (NYIF) announces the opening of an office in Beijing, under the name of Pearson Financial Consulting (PFC), presenting a unique opportunity to help educate and train China's financial and business professionals.

Pearson announces comprehensive new programs to help California meet the needs of its highly diverse and growing English language learner population. This intensive intervention series for struggling readers and English learners falls into two programs: Longman Cornerstone (www.LongmanCornerstone.com) for grades Kindergarten through grade five; and Longman Keystone (www.LongmanKeystone.com) for grades six through twelve.

InsideTrack, a provider of student coaching services to colleges and universities, and eCollege form a strategic partnership to offer InsideTrack's Success Coaching service at colleges and universities that use eCollege's online learning platform.

Pearson's new AMP Math System is the first math intervention program to provide comprehensive alignment with and specifically address the curriculum focal points provided by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NTCM). AMP Math is designed to help students receive a solid foundation in and core knowledge of math. It also meets the recommendations of the National Math Panel, including curricular content, learning process, instructional practices, and teacher education.

Pearson announces submission to California's Department of Education of seven comprehensive programs aligned to meet new state standards and designed to boost reading, vocabulary, and language arts performance for all of California's elementary and secondary students. The programs are Pearson Reading Street for California, Pearson California Language Central Pearson calle de la lectura, Pearson Literature California Reading and Language, Pearson California Language Central, Pearson Longman Cornerstone, Pearson Longman Keystone.

Pearson releases a viewpoint paper, "Powering Performance in Education," that highlights the challenges and opportunities in K-12 education technology and sets forth a vision for building the critical performance infrastructure schools and districts need to reach the goal of individualized learning. Pearson also launches its new Powering Performance Webinar Series, which will highlight SIS topics of key importance to superintendents and technology officers and feature commentary from industry experts and leading K-12 technology directors.

Bill Barke, CEO of Pearson's Higher Education Arts & Science Group, receives the inaugural William Barke Commitment to Excellence Award at Jumpstart's annual "Scribbles to Novels" benefit dinner at Chicago's Harold Washington Library. Scribbles to Novels celebrates the increasing role Jumpstart plays in supporting early childhood literacy in the Chicago area, bringing together nationally acclaimed authors and leaders from the city's business, civic and philanthropic communities.

May

At the International Reading Association in Atlanta, Pearson announces Good Habits, Great Readers™ Writing, an in-depth writing program designed to help students understand the reading-writing connection and become proficient writers. A companion to the popular, research-based Good Habits, Great Readers, the new program provides core lessons that model the five stages of writing which include prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing.

Created to help teachers and students close the academic achievement gap, Pearson's Words Their Way™: with English Learners launches at the International Reading Association (IRA) conference in Atlanta, GA. Part of the well respected Words Their Way™: Word Study in Action series, the new K-5 program builds and expands spelling, vocabulary, and word-recognition skills, giving English Language Learning students a solid foundation to master the English language.

Pearson's new handheld device, the DRA2 Handheld Tango Edition, launches at the International Reading Association conference in Atlanta, streamlining the process with new and improved features.

At the annual convention of the International Reading Association in Atlanta, Jumpstart and the Pearson Foundation announce the third annual Jumpstart Read for the Record Campaign. This international event to bring awareness to the importance of reading to young children will take place on October 2, with readers of all ages joining together to break the world record for the number of people reading the same book on the same day across the globe. This year's official Campaign book is the beloved children's classic Corduroy from Penguin Young Readers.

Pearson's Professional Growth Academies debut, offering smaller districts around the country access to practical, quality professional development aligned to meet their specific needs. At the foundation of each Academy is 21 weeks of graduate-level, credit-worthy instructional content from accredited universities. The online Academies are facilitated by experienced educators and focus on topics that smaller school districts face, including English Language Learner (ELL) Instruction, Teacher Induction, Elementary Reading and Middle-Level Reading.

Pearson announces that Jon Scieszka, children's author and National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, will serve as member of Pearson's reading and language arts author team for preK-12 materials.

Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest school district in the nation, announces adoption of enVision Math California for the city's K-5 students, making envisionMATH California the most widely adopted curriculum in the state.

Three Pearson products are named the nation's best software products in the Software & Information Industry Association's (SIIA) 23rd Annual CODiE Awards - the only peer-reviewed awards in the software and content industries. KnowledgeBox® was named Best MultiMedia Solution. The Best Course/Classroom Management award went to Waterford Early Learning™- Reading, and Waterford Early Learning - Math and Science was honored as Best Science Instructional Solution.

June

The Corporation for National and Community Service honors Pearson with this year's Corporate Spirit of Service award for outstanding support of national service and volunteering. The Spirit of Service Award recognizes Pearson's exemplary support through its employees, businesses, and the Pearson Foundation of Jumpstart and the Read for the Record Campaign.

Pearson Education's technology imprints, in partnership with Safari Books Online, announce a "Search This Book" widget on www.informit.com, for every Pearson title already available on Safari's digital library. The widget enables visitors to go beyond book descriptions and conduct full-text searches. Pearson is the first publisher to offer this sophisticated, extensive search tool with Safari Books Online technology.

Pearson announces that its web-based student information system, PowerSchool Premier, will now support Oracle® Database. When users install the latest version of PowerSchool Premier, a seamless upgrade process will automatically back up system data, install the Oracle Database, and then migrate the data.

The Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) honors two Pearson products as the year's "most outstanding" materials in the field of teaching and learning. Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley enVisionMATH and Longman English Interactive Online Level 2 receive 2008 Distinguished Achievement Awards.

Pearson launches the new SuccessMaker®, a digital, supplementary, curriculum solution designed to support classroom instruction in reading and mathematics.

Pearson launches PowerSchool Premier 5.2 at the 29th annual National Education and Computing Conference (NECC) in San Antonio, Texas. The latest version includes multiple system and user interface upgrades. Pearson also announces that the PowerTeacher web-based gradebook will be available for Chancery SMS and SASI in Fall 2008. Integration between PowerSchool Premier and PowerTeacher is already available.

July

Pearson VUE and NIIT Ltd., the leading Global Talent Development Corporation, agree to expand their certification network in India, and extend a range of IT and non-IT tests for students and professionals, across the country.

The International Society of Design and Development in Education (ISDDE) awards the Connected Mathematics development team one of ISDDE's first annual "Eddies" for excellence in design. The award is presented to Glenda Lappan and Elizabeth Phillips of Michigan State University. In addition to the award itself, the team receives a prize of $10,000.

August

The Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics Board of Directors selects Juanita Copley, a co-author of Pearson's new enVisionMATH program for elementary students, as the 2008 recipient of the E. Glenadine Gibb Achievement Award. The Gibb Award celebrates individuals who have demonstrated leadership at the state and national levels in mathematics education.

Pearson names Peter Cohen as Chief Executive Officer of its U.S. School Curriculum Group. Cohen will oversee Pearson's preK through high school publishing enterprises in print and digital education.

NovaNET goes back to school with two new course offerings, Algebra II and English II. The new Algebra II course, based on current state standards, contains 75 new multimedia lessons that draw upon relevant real-world examples, provide animations and tutorials that students can play and replay, as well as integrated review and assessment. The first semester of the new English II course is also based on current state standards and contains 34 new multimedia lessons.

eCollege announces another contract renewal in its 11-year partnership with DeVry Inc., one of the largest publicly-held higher education companies in North America. Under the terms of the three-year agreement, eCollege and DeVry will continue their partnership to provide online courses to undergraduate and graduate students in the U.S. and Canada.

The Instructional Materials Advisory Panel (IMAP) of the California Department of Education recommends to the Curriculum Commission a suite of six comprehensive kindergarten through middle school programs that Pearson has customized for California to address a range of critical reading issues confronting the state's schools. Pearson is the only publisher whose materials are being recommended in all five curriculum categories. The programs are Pearson Reading Street for California; Pearson California Language Central; Pearson Calle de la Lectura; Pearson Literature California Reading and Language; Pearson California Language Central; and Pearson Longman Keystone.

The Ohio Department of Education and Pearson announce a partnership to introduce an innovative Literacy Leadership Teams (LLT) model of continuing professional development to hundreds of teachers from kindergarten through high school. Ohio is the first state to invest in the LLT model for comprehensive educator training in literacy.

Pearson establishes a new Teacher Education and Development Group, bringing together the company’s leading teacher-centered businesses across North America. The new group is a continuation of Pearson’s efforts to support teachers at every level, from preparation at the college level through professional development and advanced degrees.

One-half of Texas elementary schools start the new school year with Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley enVisionMATH Texas program, custom designed for the state by Pearson, including more than 400 school districts, among them Austin, Houston, Fort Worth, Brownsville and San Antonio. The program was created to conform directly to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and is also aligned to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Focal Points.

Pearson announces the results of an independent, nationwide survey that underscores the importance of regular school-to-home communication and its impact on overall student achievement. Ninety-six percent of all parents surveyed agreed that parent involvement was a key factor in student achievement, and ninety-five percent of parents felt achievement would improve with better communication between school and home.

Pearson introduces MyMathTest, a personalized online placement tool.

September

Alabama adopts Scott Foresman's Reading Street program for more than 75% of the state's elementary school students, including the state's largest districts, Mobile County, Montgomery County, Jefferson County, Birmingham City, Huntsville City, Madison County, Baldwin County, and Elmore County. Evaluated by the Alabama Reading Initiative in its "Expert Review of Core Reading Programs," Reading Street received the highest scores of the nine core programs that were evaluated.

The Idaho Real Estate Commission announces it has signed a contract with Pearson VUE for licensing examination services. The contract has an initial term of four years with four one-year extension options.

Students at colleges and universities using eCollege now have seamless access to audio, video and other online class resources, under the terms of an agreement with Cdigix, the leading provider of rich digital media services to higher education. The Cdigix agreement gives students and faculty in programs managed by eCollege quick access to the C-Labs Enterprise Edition-the digital media platform powered by Cdigix-directly from the eCollege course management system.

Pearson is a partner in the National Student/Parent Mock Election, to be held on Oct. 30, five days before eligible students and the rest of America select the next President of the United States. This national voter-education program for students and their parents gives young Americans the chance to make their voices heard in the electoral process. Other partners and collaborators include Google, the National Association of Broadcasters' Education Foundation, USA TODAY, Declare Yourself, Strong American Schools, and School Perceptions.

According to a new report, Making the Grade, Version 3.0, MyMathLab and MathXL have a consistently positive impact on learning and often reduce the cost of math instruction in higher education.

Pearson announces that it has successfully completed the final stage of the worldwide pilot program for its new computer-based international academic English language test, Pearson Test of English (PTE). Pilot testing enabled Pearson to gather information about the technical functioning of the test administration hardware and software. Pearson received valuable feedback about the full range of innovative and integrated item types and obtained direct feedback on test takers' experience and perceptions of the test.

The AARP includes Pearson, home of award-winning digital learning for students of all ages, in their prestigious list of Best Employers For Workers Over 50. This annual list showcases companies whose policies and practices provide an enriching environment for all its employees, including those over 50. Pearson is the only publisher chosen this year.

The California Curriculum Commission votes to recommend all six submissions to the State Board of Education for final approval in November. The six submissions are Pearson Reading for California, Pearson California Language Central, Pearson Calle de la Lectura, Pearson Literature California Reading and Language, Pearson California Language Central, and Pearson Longman Keystone.

Pearson's Pair UP! Team reading program is judged a top classroom pick in the 15th Annual Learning Magazine Teachers' Choice Awards. PAIR UP!, which brings two students of different reading abilities together to read a book and improve their reading skills, wins top honors based on Teachers' Choice Award criteria of "quality, instructional value, ease of use and innovation."

Pearson announces the 2008-09 Student Advisory Board, made up of 10 students representing a range of talents and backgrounds. Now in its second year, the Student Advisory Board provides guidance to company leaders about existing and future products and services they feel will help students succeed. Each student is paired with a Pearson executive, who provides mentoring and support.

Pearson VUE announces that it has appointed seasoned executive Eileen Youds as Chief Operating Officer. This new position will add greater operational structure and oversight to the rapidly growing global business. Ms. Youds' background, which includes CIO roles with large, global operations, positions her perfectly for her new role with Pearson VUE-a company supporting operations in more than 160 countries throughout the world.

Pearson Education and its implementation partner, interRel Consulting, receive the 2008 Oracle Excellence Award for their "compelling" use of Hyperion business performance management software. The Oracle Excellence Awards recognizes organizations for innovative deployments of Oracle Fusion Middleware with Oracle Applications.

October

Children across the country make history participating in the third annual Jumpstart's Read for the Record campaign, which raised more than $1.5 million for Jumpstart's early education programs in low-income communities, while drawing national attention to the country's early education crisis. Jumpstart's Read for the Record Campaign broke the world record for the largest shared reading experience with more than 300,000 readers registering at www.readfortherecord.org. Along with the record-breaking shared reading experience, more than 200,000 copies of Corduroy were donated to children in low-income communities.

College students around the globe showed record demand for Pearson's MyLabs and Mastering learning solutions for the Fall 2008 semester, underscoring the transformative impact of these programs for both students and educators. More than 2.1 million student registrations were recorded across all MyLabs and Mastering programs for classes beginning in the 2008-09 academic year, bringing the total for the year to 3.8 million, a 48 percent increase over 2007.

The U.S. Dept. of Education's "Nation's Report Card" records the highest reading scores for fourth graders in 15 years, and school districts around the country credit the top-selling Scott Foresman Reading Street curriculum with their students' dramatic improvements. The research-based program, built on the standards set by the National Reading Panel, is now the foundation for reading instruction for five million students in more than 10,000 schools and districts across the country.

Pearson author and Princeton University Professor Paul Krugman is awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics, recognized for his new theory that analyzes the impact of free trade and globalization. Professor Krugman's textbook, International Economics: Theory and Policy, co-authored with Maurice Obstfeld, sets the standard for international economics courses with the text that remains the market leader in the U.S. and around the world.

The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing awards Pearson a two-year contract to manage its certification testing for teachers of English Language Learners, the California Teachers of English Learners® (CTEL®) exams. In 2007, Pearson was granted a three-year contract to continue managing the other three components of California's teacher certification testing program: the California Basic Education Skills Test™ (CBEST®), the California Subject Examinations for Teachers® (CSET®) and the Reading Instruction Competence Assessment® (RICA®).

Pearson's Educational Assessment business announces the release of Stanford 10 Online, a multiple-choice assessment that helps educators determine student achievement in real-time for grades three through 12. The online version of the Stanford Achievement Test Series - the leading standard in achievement testing for more than 80 years - allows for automated capture of student responses and real-time reporting and scoring, providing immediate reliable data to evaluate student performance and plan effective instruction.

Students learning with Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley enVisionMATH, the number one choice of school districts throughout the US this past year, outperform their peers using other math programs, according to the first year of a longitudinal efficacy study conducted by the research firm Planning, Research and Evaluation Services (PRES) Associates.

eCollege announces the continued global expansion of its eLearning services and technology, opening an Australian office that will focus on the entire Asian-Pacific region. The expansion adds to eCollege's local presence in the United Kingdom, Mexico and Brazil.

The Law National Admissions (LNAT) Consortium renew their exclusive contract with Pearson VUE to deliver the National Admissions Test for Law via their UK network of computer testing centers. Pearson VUE has won the contract to deliver the tests until 2011, with the option to renew until 2013.

Pearson and Decision Critical, Inc. announce the formation of a strategic relationship to provide Pearson's clinical nursing skills competency checklists to the healthcare market through Critical Check ListsTM, Decision Critical's competency checklist solution. Decision Critical will now offer their clients over 700 specialized nursing competency checklists from Pearson resulting in the healthcare industry's most comprehensive specialized nursing competency check list solution.

November

The U.S. Department of Education's announcement of the 2008 Early Reading First grants reflects the increasing demand for Pearson's early learning products, with virtually all 31 grantees choosing one or more of the company's curriculum or assessment programs. The leading product selected by 2008 grantees was Pearson's flagship pre-K curriculum program, "Opening the World of Learning" - known as "OWL." Other Pearson products chosen include "Read Together, Talk Together;" Waterford Early Reading; Work Sampling System; and Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test.

The California State Board of Education unanimously approved six revolutionary reading programs for students in Kindergarten through grade 12 developed by Pearson. The programs are Pearson Reading Street for California; Pearson California Language Central; Pearson Calle de la Lectura; Pearson Literature California Reading and Language, Pearson California Language Central, and Pearson Longman Keystone.

Pearson and the Louisiana Community & Technical College System announce a groundbreaking approach to online learning designed to address the state's workforce shortage, combining Pearson's leading educational solutions with the ease and flexibility of the Blackberry mobile device. LCTCS will offer the nation's first completely customized online learning program that provides access to course materials via the AT&T Blackberry Curve. Students will benefit from a standard curriculum across the 47 campuses in the Louisiana system, featuring Pearson's customized courses and content. The entire platform will be managed by eCollege.

Pearson begins introducing textbooks in seven national languages in Angola, where many kids have never seen books in their native tongue. The books are part of a Pearson project -- in conjunction with the Angolan government and the Molteno Institute for Language and Literacy, a South African not-for-profit group - to introduce texts in seven indigenous Angolan languages (plus Portuguese) to a country that is eager to revive its unique languages and cultures.

December

In recognition of her lifetime of achievement, the Association of Educational Publishers inducted Martha (Marty) Smith, former President of Pearson's Curriculum Group, into its Hall of Fame in a ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The Hall of Fame recognizes extraordinary individual achievement, professional accomplishments, and a lifetime commitment to educational publishing. Honorees represent those who have made an exceptional impact on the community over the span of their tenure that will continue influencing the next generation of publishers.

A new online, video-based professional development program offers English Language (EL) teachers a dynamic way to learn and improve skills through a series of interactive modules combining classroom demonstrations, video lectures, PowerPoint presentations, supplemental readings, online discussions, and quizzes. Teacher Development Interactive, from Pearson Longman, provides EL teachers a strong foundation in teaching methodology. Upon successful completion of four modules, students receive a world recognized certificate of completion from the English Language Teaching Institute (ELTI) of Hunter College, City University of New York, one of the oldest and most respected universities in the U.S.

Pearson announces the release of PowerTeacher 1.5, the latest version of the industry's leading web-based grade book for today's K-12 educators. With the launch of PowerTeacher 1.5, the software is now available for integrated use with Chancery SMS - Pearson's SIS solution designed specifically to meet the needs of larger K-12 districts - in addition to use with PowerSchool Premier.

Thousands of students across the country will take a virtual journey and live the science experience with the premier of the new and innovative edition of Pearson's bestselling high school biology curriculum . Titled "Miller & Levine Biology" for its two internationally renowned scientist-authors, Ken Miller and Joe Levine, this new program takes a bold approach to science instruction, combining the power of new technology with a proven foundation of academic success.

Pearson announces the release of the latest version of Chancery SMS, the most widely used and trusted enterprise student information system. Chancery SMS is designed to specifically meet the complex needs of large school districts for critical day-to-day operational, administrative and instructional needs.

2007

January

March

PEARSON HIGHER EDUCATION works with Google to help provide students with direct access to video study tools by making content available for download at www.video.google.com. . Lecture videos and Test Prep videos to accompany Prealgebra (fifth edition) by market-leading mathematics author Elayn Martin-Gay are posted at Google Video and can be downloaded to a PC, Mac, video iPod, or Sony PSP.

April

PEARSON KNOWLEDGE TECHNOLOGIES launches WriteToLearn™ 3.0, the newest update of its innovative Web-based learning tool for developing writing and reading comprehension skills. Offering both summary and essay writing activities, WriteToLearn now provides students with expanded feedback on their essays and gives teachers a tool for targeting their students with ability-appropriate reading passages.

May

PEARSON announces that it has agreed to acquire Harcourt Assessment and Harcourt Education International from Reed Elsevier for $950m in cash. The acquisition extends Pearson's position as the world's leading education company by adding international reach, complementary products and new capabilities. The transaction does not include Harcourt's School basal and supplementary publishing businesses.

PEARSON announces that it has agreed to acquire eCollege®, a leader in the fast-growing US online distance learning market. Founded in 1996, eCollege works with its partner educational institutions to design, build and support online degree, certificate, diploma and professional development programs. The company also provides a suite of support services which include hosting, help desk, course development, technical consulting, instructional design and faculty training.

WRITETOLEARN™, the innovative Web-based learning tool for developing writing and reading comprehension skills, is the winner of a 2007 Best Educational Software (BESSIE) Award. WriteToLearn™ from Pearson Knowledge Technologies was recognized as the best language arts Web site in the "Upper Elementary" category.

PEARSON and Jumpstart are honored with a Cause Marketing Halo Award, America's highest honor for companies and causes that do well by doing good. Cause marketing is the strategy of building mutually beneficial alliances between companies and causes. Jumpstart's Read for the Record campaign received the prestigious award for the Best Joint Message Program at the fifth annual Cause Marketing Forum conference.

June

PEARSON EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT announces that it delivered more than two million secure online tests in the first six months of 2007 - more than double the volume delivered in 2006.

PEARSON SCHOOL SYSTEMS announces the launch of PowerTeacher, its new Web grade book and classroom tool set. PowerTeacher combines its newly developed grade book - designed to work the way teachers work - with its existing teacher portal.

PEARSON EDUCATION and the Pearson Foundation announce the launch of the Digital Literacy Fellowship Program, an initiative designed specifically to promote the use of digital technologies among teachers who serve the nation's Hispanic communities. The Digital Literacy Fellowship Program, an extension of the Pearson Foundation's Digital Arts Alliance, makes it possible for more than 15,000 students and their teachers each year to experience firsthand how laptop computers, video production equipment, and the latest mobile-phone technologies are changing the ways young people can organize, present, and share information and issues that matter to them.

PEARSON EDUCATION announces the formation of the Pearson Student Advisory Board, an initiative that will bring college student representatives together with the company's leadership in an effort to share perspectives and establish a dialogue on higher education and the important issues and goals of today's college students.

THE PEARSON FOUNDATION announces a series of new partnerships, programs, and funding commitments with members of the Digital Arts Alliance, the consortium that promotes digital arts in K-12 education through fully funded and staffed programs delivered directly to schools and community centers nationwide. The Pearson Foundation is the founding partner in the Digital Arts Alliance.

PEARSON KNOWLEDGE TECHNOLOGIES' WriteToLearn™ is the winner of a 2007 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP). The Web-based learning tool is honored as the best "Curriculum: Reading and Language Instruction Web Site for Grades 6-8."

July

PEARSON becomes the first education company to receive the ECS Corporate Award, issued by the Education Commission of the States to recognize sustained commitment to, and substantial investment in, improving public education.

September

PEARSON people help set a new world record for the largest "shared reading experience" as part of Jumpstart's Read for the Record 2007, breaking the world record for the number of people reading the same book on a single day. Aimed at bringing awareness to the early literacy crisis, the Campaign raises more than $1 million to further the non-profit organization Jumpstart's work with at-risk preschoolers. Pearson and its 20,000 staff of the Financial Times Group, The Penguin Group, and Pearson Education participated in thousands of individual events throughout the U.S. and around the world, reading a custom limited edition of Penguin Young Readers children's classic The Story of Ferdinand.

October

WRITETOLEARN™ adds the "Technology & Learning" magazine's 2007 Award of Excellence to its growing list of honors. The award program recognizes Pearson's Web-based learning tool for developing writing and reading comprehension skills as one of the year's most innovative applications.

BY KIDS FOR KIDS and the PEARSON FOUNDATION announce the "Digital Arts Challenge", a nationwide digital arts competition created to recognize and reward exceptional young storytellers who make use of digital technologies. Sponsored by The Pearson Foundation's Digital Arts Alliance, the Challenge gives teens the chance to share ideas using digital video and other new forms of digital expression.

PEARSON unveils WriteToLearn™ 4.0, the newest update of its award-winning Web-based learning tool for developing writing and reading comprehension skills. This new release includes more than 200 reading passages from Pearson's popular Scott Foresman Reading Street, a reading program designed to help elementary teachers build readers through motivating and engaging literature, scientifically research-based instruction and reliable teaching tools.

eCOLLEGE announces a partnership with San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCCD) in California to expand the school's online education opportunities for students.

WRITETOLEARN™ is honored with a 12th Annual Education Software Review (EDDIE) Award. The award program sponsor, ComputED Learning Center of San Diego, names WriteToLearn "Best High School Language Arts Web Site."

November

THE PEARSON FOUNDATION and The National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) announce their joint initiative, Education is a Civil Right, at NABSE's 35th annual conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Education is a Civil Right will target K-12 African-American students and their families, and address the distinct educational and social challenges faced by this community.

PEARSON is named to the prestigious "EContent 100" list by EContent magazine, as one of the companies that "matter most in the digital content industry."

PEARSON announces the creation of a higher education advisory council to provide strategic guidance for the company's eLearning efforts in the U.S. and abroad. The Pearson Strategic Advisory Board, comprised of senior executives from a wide variety of higher education institutions both in the U.S. and globally, will provide guidance and feedback to the company as it continues to enhance its eLearning products and services.

December

PEARSON announces that it will be providing the Camden County School System in Camden County, GA, a suite of data analysis, student information management, and assessment products including the PowerSchool Premier student information system (SIS), Pearson Inform data analysis tool, and Benchmark assessment system. The addition of this complete and integrated solution will revolutionize the way in which Camden County Schools capture, manage, analyze, leverage, and communicate student performance data.

2006

January

PEARSON VUE begins delivery of the Graduate Management Admission Test® (GMAT®) through its newly expanded test center network of more than 400 testing centers in nearly 100 countries around the world.

PEARSON VUE announces an exclusive, three-year contract with the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists to provide both test development and test delivery services for the computer-based RPSGT™ Examination for Polysomnographic Technologists.

PEARSON PRENTICE HALL and O'Reilly Media announce that Pearson is distributing O'Reilly's books-in both print and electronic form-to the U.S. and Canada higher education markets.

PEARSON KNOWLEDGE TECHNOLOGIES announces the launch of WriteToLearn™, a Web-based learning tool that helps students develop writing and reading comprehension skills.

PEARSON CUSTOM PUBLISHING and Foreign Affairs launch an innovative program-Among Nations: Readings in International Relations-that enables educators to customize textbooks for their international relations courses

PEARSON announces the acquisition of Promissor, a leading professional testing business, from Houghton Mifflin Company for $42m in cash. Promissor is a leading provider of licensing examinations for state and federal regulatory bodies in the US, and has a growing presence in the UK. Pearson will combine Promissor with Pearson VUE, its existing professional testing company.

March

PEARSON EDUCATION announces that the combining of several of its assessment product, service and technology businesses together under the Pearson Assessments name. The businesses are Pearson Assessments, Pearson NCS, and the assessment business of AGS Publishing.

PEARSON PRENTICE HALL publishes seventh edition of Janson's History of Art: The Western Tradition, authored by six distinguished experts, who narrate the history of art for today's students.

PEARSON GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS announces an agreement to acquire Blueprint Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise architecture and iterative development solutions and services.

PEARSON EDUCATION launches Success Tracker, an online, whole-class assessment and remedial management system aligned with textbook content and state standards and designed to help teachers monitor Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and provide easy-to-use tools to help students improve. It is available from Pearson Scott Foresman and Pearson Prentice Hall as part of several K-12 curriculum offerings.

PEARSON GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS announces it has been selected as part of the Lockheed Martin-led team that will develop and deploy the Decennial Response Integration System (DRIS) to carry out the 2010 Census. Pearson will oversee the DRIS data capture management for paper forms. It also will perform all citizen contact management operations for Lockheed Martin.

April

To honor the late Dr. Neil Campbell, PEARSON EDUCATION announces a major development fund and fellowship program for teachers in partnership with Project Exploration, a Chicago-based nonprofit group. The Neil Campbell Fund for Teacher Development and Neil Campbell Fellowships offers specialized training to science teachers in the greater Chicago Public Schools and through a newly created Summer Field Institute for Teachers.

PEARSON ANALYTIC SOLUTIONS (formerly KEI Pearson), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pearson Government Solutions, is awarded a $22.8 million contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to create an Enterprise Business Modernization (EBM) System.).

PEARSON EDUCATION announces an agreement to acquire Effective Educational Technologies (EET), a privately held company based in Cambridge, Mass., that developed the next-generation online assessment and tutorial programs MasteringPhysics™, MasteringGeneralChemistry™, and MasteringAstronomy™.

PEARSON EDUCATION's Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley Mathematics 2005 is selected to participate in the U.S. Department of Education's Evaluation of Early Mathematics Curricula, a large-scale study created to evaluate the effectiveness of several math programs that show promise for improving math achievement in the early elementary grades.

PEARSON announces that it has agreed to acquire National Evaluation Systems, Inc (NES), the leading provider of customized state assessments for teacher certification in the US. It works under contract with state education agencies, developing and administering licensure tests for prospective teachers who want to enter the profession, teach a new subject or work in a new state.

PEARSON SCOTT FORESMAN introduces Sidewalks, a reading intervention program designed to provide explicit and intensive instruction to meet the individual needs of struggling readers in grades K-5.

PEARSON AGS GLOBE officially announces the AMP Reading System , a research-based system for striving middle- and high-school readers who are reading at a third- to fifth-grade level. Authored by Dr. Timothy Shanahan, president of the International Reading Association, AMP is designed to help kids comprehend basic reading concepts in a more interactive and engaging way than other programs.

May

PEARSON SCOTT FORESMAN launches Reading Street, an innovative pre-K-6 reading program that marks the first time an educational publisher has developed reading curriculum specifically aligned to federal requirements and incorporating a wide range of research-based learning strategies. Reading Street is the first program tailored specifically to the requirements of Reading First, a nationwide mandate to enable all students to become successful early readers as created by the NCLB.

PEARSON sponsors event launching Jumpstart's "Read for the Record" at the International Reading Association Annual Convention. Supported by Pearson, Starbucks Coffee Company and American Eagle Outfitters, Jumpstart's Read for the Record Campaign has a goal of setting the world record for the number of children reading the same book with an adult on the same day. The Campaign will take place on Thursday, August 24 and the official campaign book is a limited custom edition of Penguin's The Little Engine That Could .

PEARSON announces the acquisition of an 80% stake in Paravia Bruno Mondadori Editori (PBM), one of Italy's leading educational publishing companies.

PEARSON and Apple® announce an expansion of their relationship to enhance teaching and learning through technology. Pearson will acquire PowerSchool, Apple's award-winning student information systems (SIS) division, and develop educational content for teachers and students compatible with iPod®.

PEARSON announces the acquisition of Chancery Software Ltd., a leading provider of student information systems (SIS) in the K-12 School market.

June

PEARSON announces the acquisition of ELLIS, a provider of English language training software for kindergarten through adult learners. The company plans to integrate ELLIS into its Pearson Digital Learning (PDL) business unit, a leading provider of proven, research-based technology solutions for preK-12 learners.

July

PEARSON announces Scott Foresman's History/Social Science for California, which blends printed text, digital, and activities-based instructional methods that focus on state standards. Seven of the largest local districts within the Los Angeles Unified School District recently adopted the program, and Pearson estimates that close to fifty percent of all K-5 students in the state will learn history/social studies from this innovative new program.

September

PEARSON announces that Pearson people and businesses helped to raise more than $1,000,000 to support Jumpstart in the course of Jumpstart's Read for the Record Campaign. In addition to underwriting and publishing a custom limited edition of The Little Engine That Could sold at U.S. Starbucks Coffee Company stores, people volunteered from Pearson's 40 businesses and enterprises across America on August 24th, helping to set the Guinness World Record for the number of children reading a single book on the same day.

PEARSON EDUCATION was named to Working Mother magazine's prestigious list of "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers" for the seventh consecutive year. Pearson Education was one of eight New Jersey companies to make the annual list citing corporations that recognize the value of meeting the needs of working families.

October

PEARSON announces strategic alliance with Audible, Inc. to distribute VangoNotes, audio study guides tied to Pearson textbooks.

PEARSON announces the formation of the Hispanic Leadership Council on Education. The 17 inaugural members include superintendents from several of the nation's leading school districts.

November

PEARSON, under its Wharton School Publishing imprint, announces plans for the first community-driven "networked" book on business best practices, We Are Smarter Than Me (http://www.wearesmarter.org). More than a million business professionals and scholars, including faculty, students, alumni, and newsletter recipients from two of the nation's most prestigious graduate schools of business, the MIT Sloan School of Management and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, receive messages inviting them to collectively write and edit the book.

In recognition of a lifetime of achievement, the Association of Education Publishers inducts PETER JOVANOVICH into its Hall of Fame in a ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

2005

January

PEARSON VUE announces an exclusive, three-year contract with the National Board of Examiners in Optometry, Inc. to provide computer-based test delivery of the Advanced Competence in Medical Optometry examination.

PEARSON VUE announces an exclusive, three-year contract with the National Board of Examiners in Optometry, Inc. to provide computer-based test delivery of the Advanced Competence in Medical Optometry examination.

PEARSON announces that Peter Jovanovich, chief executive of Pearson Education and a member of the board, has decided to go on long-term medical leave.

February

PEARSON GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS is awarded a contract by The U.S. Department of Education's Federal Student Aid (FSA),valued at $80 million with nine one-year options, which combines providing information to college students about financial aid, processing aid applications and disbursing grants and loans.

March

PEARSON EDUCATION's new PASseries™ (Progress Assessment Series™) formative assessment products are selected by the Hawaii Department of Education as part of a pilot program for evaluating assessment product.

PEARSON LEARNING GROUP introduces two new versions of its QuickReads® technology: Version 3 provides enhanced speech recognition and additional support features; a new Network Edition enables educators to track student reading and comprehension progress at a district level.

PEARSON PRENTICE HALL launches Prentice Hall Classics, reintroducing popular textbook titles for grades 6-12 with updated copyrights and reduced pricing.

PEARSON PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS is awarded a contract with the American Red Cross to design and deploy a national training program for the staff and volunteers of non-governmental organizations active in disaster response to incidents of Weapons of Mass Destruction/Terrorism.

April

PEARSON EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT increases scoring capacity with the addition of three new scoring centers and two temporary centers to provide a full range of custom assessment services for states and large school districts; PEM also announces the availability online of the first reports in its series of educational assessment industry research papers. They can be accessed at http://www.pearsonedmeasurement.com/research/index.htm.

May

PEARSON HIGHER EDUCATION and Audible, Inc. announce a strategic alliance to deliver innovative audio learning products to the higher education market. The audio products will be available for download to MP3 players, PDA's, and smart wireless devices.

PEARSON EDUCATION acquires the assets of Scott/Jones, Inc., publishers of college textbooks in computing and computer science.

PEARSON EDUCATION announces the formation of the Strategic Partnerships Group within Pearson School Companies. The group will partner with U.S. school districts to develop customized solutions intended to improve student performance and related professional development.

PEARSON VUE announces a contract with the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence to provide computer-based test delivery of the Passport to Teaching certification exams

June

PEARSON EDUCATION announces the acquisition of the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Institute, which trains K-12 educators on a research-based approach that helps teach academic content to English language learners while promoting their English language development.

PEARSON EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT announces that it was awarded a $279 million, five-year contract to provide student assessment and testing services to the Texas Education Agency. The Texas contract, which covers the largest and most comprehensive statewide testing program in the country, includes managing all aspects of the Texas assessment program.

PEARSON EDUCATION announces an agreement with DeVry University, Inc. to customize Pearson's MyMathLab online courses for DeVry students nationwide. The MyMathLab homework and tutorial platform will be implemented at the 69 DeVry locations where the university offers its undergraduate programs and available to 43,000 students enrolled in both onsite and online programs.

PEARSON announces the acquisition of AGS Publishing from WRC Media for $270 million in cash. The acquisition strengthens Pearson's education business in two fast-growing segments of the U.S. School market: testing and publishing for students with special educational needs.

PEARSON SCOTT FORESMAN's Early Reading Intervention identifies at-risk children in kindergarten and first grade (age 5 and 6) and provides intervention to improve reading achievement.

August

PEARSON DIGITAL LEARNING teams with Ball State University and Paws Inc., the creative group behind the Garfield the Cat comic strip, to create a free, interactive online learning environment.

September

PEARSON SCHOOL SYSTEMS and Computer Automation Systems, Inc. announce a partnership agreement in which Pearson School Systems will offer CAS's industry-leading SEAS™ solution with its student management solutions to school districts nationwide.

PEARSON GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS announces the grand opening of its newest customer service facility in Chester, Virginia to support 1-800-MEDICARE.

November

The California State Board of Education unanimously approves PEARSON SCOTT FORESMAN'S innovative curriculum--History Social Science for California for K-5 as part of the California 2005 History-Social Science Adoption resources.

The California State Board of Education unanimously approves PEARSON PRENTICE HALL'S standards-based three-level series--Ancient Civilizations, Medieval and Early Modern Times, and America: History of Our Nation as part of the California 2005 History-Social Science Adoption.

PEARSON VUE announces an exclusive, five-year contract with the LNAT Consortium Ltd. to provide computer-based test delivery of the National Admissions Test for Law (LNAT).

PEARSON SCHOOL COMPANIES announces the formation of Pearson Achievement Solutions, based on the foundation of LessonLab, Pearson's existing professional development and school change business. Pearson Achievement Solutions will focus on delivering customized solutions for school improvement, including comprehensive teacher professional development aligned with research, assessment and instructional programs, to schools and school districts. Integral to this new organization is the acquisition of Co-nect, the leading provider of data-driven professional development solutions that help schools and districts manage and measure effective instructional improvement.

2004

PEARSON GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS signs $180 million five-year contract with five one-year renewal periods to help the U.S. Department of Education consolidate services providing federal loans for students in higher education.

PEARSON EDUCATION and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announce the launch of Wharton School Publishing, an innovative new player in global business publishing.

PEARSON EDUCATION and Safari Books Online introduce a comprehensive, low-priced digital textbook program called SafariX Textbooks Online, a new option to the print textbook, saving students 50% off the suggested list price of the print equivalent edition.

PEARSON VUE announces important contract extensions: a three-year contract extension, valued at $40 million, with Microsoft Corp. to continue test delivery of computer-based Microsoft certification exams; a three-year contract extension with IBM to continue test delivery of computer-based IBM certification exams; and a three-year contract with the American College of Sports Medicine to provide computer-based Personal Trainer exams.

PEARSON EDUCATION announces the acquisition of Knowledge Analysis Technologies, a company that provides products and services based on proprietary and patented machine-learning technology for text understanding.

PEARSON EDUCATION and IBM announce an exclusive worldwide strategic partnership to publish technology and business books under the IBM Press™ imprint, in English and foreign languages, and in both print and electronic formats.

PEARSON GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS becomes one of five vendors awarded a contract vehicle (with an estimated value of up to $150 million over five years) by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)to provide multi-channel contact center services to GSA and other federal agencies.

FAMILY EDUCATION NETWORK announces the launch of HomeSchoolerNetwork.com, a Web site offering a wide variety of educational materials for the 1.1 million U.S. children now being homeschooled each year.

PEARSON EDUCATION debuts the Pearson Choices program, providing the capability to access course material through a variety of print and online options.

PEARSON SCHOOL SYSTEMS (PSS) announces the acquisition of altonaEd, creators of the School Information & Performance System (SiPs), a next generation of student information technology.

PEARSON GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS announces that it has been selected by the London Borough of Southwark as its partner for a ten-year contract for its new Customer Service Centre (CSC).

PEARSON GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS is awarded a multi-year contract by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop a proactive, unified personalized customer outreach approach to communicate public health information to health professionals and the public.

PEARSON EDUCATION launches the Progress Assessment Series™ (PASeries™), the first formative assessment products designed to forecast student growth toward state performance standards.

PEARSON EDUCATION announces the acquisition of Dominie Press, Inc., Carlsbad, Calif., a leading independently-owned supplemental publishing company serving the K-8 education market.

PEARSON SCOTT FORESMAN teams up with NASA for the Science in Space Challenge, offering U.S. students the opportunity for their own science and technology investigations to be conducted on a future space mission by a NASA astronaut.

PEARSON EDUCATION commissions 21 independent scientific research studies to validate the effectiveness of its K-12 mathematics, reading, and science products, and designed to meet the research design criteria of the Department of Education's What Works Clearinghouse (WWC).

2003

PEARSON EDUCATION announces the launch of Research Navigator™ (www.researchnavigator.com), a new academic research destination that incorporates archival content from The New York Times and EBSCO, an academic journal and abstract collection.

PEARSON VUE makes several key announcements, including its selection by IBM Corporation to expand the delivery of IBM certification exams; and that it will be the provider of computer-based testing for the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Internal Medicine.

PEARSON SCOTT FORESMAN and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announce an agreement to collaborate on elementary and middle school science curricula.

PEARSON and Edexcel, one of the UK's leading examining and awarding bodies, announce an agreement to modernize examination marking and processing in the UK.

PEARSON EDUCATION announces it will combine two of its key companies: Pearson Education Technologies and Pearson Digital Learning will be joined under the Pearson Digital Learning name.

PEARSON EDUCATION announces the creation of Pi Press, an imprint of Pearson Technology Group, to create compelling science books for a mass audience.

PEARSON EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT announces that it has been selected by the College Board to provide scoring for the new Writing test of the SAT beginning in March 2005.

PEACHPIT and cable TV network TechTV join forces to publish books under the TechTV Press imprint.

PEARSON EDUCATION acquires LessonLab, a pioneer in education research and state-of-the-art technologies for teaching and professional development.

PEARSON VUE is selected as the prime contractor for a seven-year, $200 million contract to develop and administer the GMAT exam worldwide, beginning in January 2006. It also signed a nine-year testing agreement with the US National Association of Securities Dealers, beginning in 2004.

PEARSON announces that its professional testing business has been awarded a seven-year contract with the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) of Great Britain and the Driver and Vehicle Testing Agency (DVTA) of Northern Ireland.

PEARSON EDUCATION acquires Scholar Inc., which provides comprehensive data management tools and solutions designed specifically for the U.S. K-12 education market.

2002

NCS PEARSON launches Pearson Professional Testing, a new organization dedicated to meeting the growing demand for a high-quality testing solution in the professional licensure and certification market and to expand these services worldwide.

PRENTICE HALL SCHOOL marks expansion into Career and Technology Education with Purchase of Interstate Publishers, leaders in agriculture education.

PEARSON EDUCATION acquires DDC Publishing, a provider of software training titles to the high school and post-secondary markets.

2001

PEARSON PRENTICE HALL launches iText-interactive textbooks-on its SuccessNet.com online platform.

PEARSON BROADBAND introduces KnowledgeBox™ for U.S. K-6 market, offering ready-to-use and tested media lessons for teachers and students.

NCS PEARSON acquires the assets of Reid Psychological Systems, and will combine the acquired company with its NCS London House™, a provider of recruitment and employee selection tools, to form Reid London House™.

2000

PEARSON EDUCATION announces the creation of the K-12 Education Technology Group. The K-12 Education Technology Group, which includes Computer Curriculum Corporation and the K-12 e-Ventures group, will place a greater focus on the use of technology in the delivery of elementary and secondary instruction.

PEARSON EDUCATION announces plans to launch an international business book publishing operation that will bring together the resources of its two subsidiaries, Prentice Hall and the Financial Times, along with a strategic alliance with Reuters (the international news-wire service). This new venture, Financial Times-Prentice Hall, will include four new publishing units: FT-PH Books, Reuters Books, ft.com Books, and Prentice Hall Professional and Technical Reference Business Publishing.

PEARSON EDUCATION and LessonLab, a pioneer in large-scale research and development of rich-media technologies for teaching and professional development, announce a partnership agreement to deliver LessonLab's online platform to Pearson Education's K-12 customers.

PEARSON EDUCATION acquires NCS, leader in the education, testing, assessment and complex data management markets.

1999

PEARSON EDUCATION introduces Open Book Publishing, the first of its kind quality-assurance initiative, with the goal of one hundred percent factual accuracy in its textbooks.

PEARSON plc, as part of the U.S. Department of Justice consent decree from the Simon & Schuster acquisition, sells titles in biology/anatomy, physiology, engineering, computer science, mathematics, economics/finance, social science, and teacher education.

PEARSON plc sells Jossey-Bass, publisher of books, periodicals, and on-line products on key topics of business management, health care, psychology, and other professional topics.

PEARSON plc sells medical publisher, Appleton & Lange.

PEARSON plc sells Master Data Center.

PEARSON EDUCATION partners with WebCT, a leading on-line course management system, to supply content from Pearson Education college textbooks to WebCT's newly launched e-Learning Hub. The e-Learning Hub will bring critical course content, an active community, and a unique educational commerce to more than 1,000 colleges and universities and more than 4.3 million students worldwide.

PEARSON plc sells Macmillan Library Reference USA and Macmillan General Reference USA.

PEARSON EDUCATION announces plans to establish a consolidated office for the Higher Education and Professional Group. The new office space will be located in the Back Bay section of downtown Boston, MA.

PEARSON plc announces the Canadian government's approval of their application to acquire control of Prentice Hall Canada, Inc. and to merge it with its Addison Wesley Longman Ltd. business in Canada.

MACMILLAN USA, the world's largest computer book publisher, announces the launch of its information technology portal, InformIT, a complete on-line community delivering information, technology, reference, training, news, and opinion to IT professionals, students, and corporate users around the world.

PEARSON TECHNOLOGY GROUP is created, aligning Pearson PTR and Macmillan USA under one entity, creating the world's largest provider of technology content. PTG will house such premier imprints as Macmillan Software, Que, Sams, BradyGAMES, Macmillan Reference, Hayden, Prentice Hall PTR, Peachpit Press, Addison-Wesley Professional, New Riders, Cisco, and Adobe Press.

1998

SIMON & SCHUSTER's parent company, Viacom, announces plans to sell all of the Simon & Schuster educational operations, including Prentice Hall, Allyn & Bacon, and Macmillan Publishing USA.

PEARSON plc makes the successful bid for purchase of the S&S educational businesses, and creates Pearson Education.

PEARSON EDUCATION is officially launched throughout the world.

1997

SIMON & SCHUSTER forms the K-12 Publishing Division, comprised of Silver Burdett Ginn (SBG), Prentice Hall School, and Globe Fearon.

SIMON & SCHUSTER launches "eDscape," the most comprehensive on-line educational service available for K-12 students and teachers. "eDscape" combines the curriculum and teacher training resources of Computer Curriculum Corporation, Educational Management Group, Prentice Hall, Silver Burdett Ginn, Globe Fearon, and Allyn & Bacon.

PRENTICE HALL BUSINESS PUBLISHING announces that two of their textbook authors were awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science: Robert Merton of the Harvard Business School (co-author of Finance), and Myron S. Scholes of the Stanford Business School (co-author of Taxes and Business).

ADDISON WESLEY LONGMAN establishes a publishing partnership with JavaSoft, the Sun Microsystems division that developed the Java programming language.

SCOTT FORESMAN & CO. establishes Celebration Press, a new supplementary imprint.

SIMON & SCHUSTER's Higher Education site (http://www.prenhall.com/) is the first Internet site from a college publisher.

COMPUTER CURRICULUM CORPORATION (CCC) and the Smithsonian Institution agree to develop consumer CD-ROMs.

COMPUTER CURRICULUM CORPORATION (CCC) launches "Choosing Success," a bold in-school multimedia program to help teens make the right choices. WIRED magazine calls it "the most inspired piece of educational software ever created."

SIMON & SCHUSTER acquires Educational Management Group (EMG), which will deliver customized multimedia instructional materials and live interactive television to nearly two million students through a global telecommunications network.

MACMILLAN COMPUTER PUBLISHING USA merges with Alpha Books to form Que, the world's largest computer book imprint.

SIMON & SCHUSTER acquires Ziff-Davis Press, the book publishing arm of Ziff-Davis Publishing, which publishes a list of seventy five books covering technology, science, and health topics. S&S also enters into a strategic alliance with Ziff-Davis to develop new computer books bearing Ziff-Davis magazine brand names such as PC Magazine, PC Computing, MacUser and MacWEEK.

MACMILLAN COMPUTER PUBLISHING USA releases the first of one hundred and sixty one titles related to Microsoft's Windows 95. MCP will ship more than one million reference and tutorial books linked to the new operating system.

SIMON & SCHUSTER announces plans to open two South American offices located in Colombia and Brazil.

MACMILLAN PUBLISHING USA'S Brady GAMES launches "Brady's Game Basement," an Internet site.

MACMILLAN DIGITAL USA (MDU) release its first four CD-ROM titles.

1996

ADDISON WESLEY LONGMAN acquires Harper Collins Educational Publishers, as part of AWL's Higher Education Publishing Group.

SCOTT FORESMAN-ADDISON WESLEY School Publishing Group is formed.

MACMILLAN COMPUTER PUBLISHING USA (MCP) acquires The Waite Group, Inc., adding a backlist of sixty cutting-edge titles on programming languages and emerging technologies, and continuing MCP's West Coast expansion.

SIMON & SCHUSTER's Ten Minute Guide to Windows 95 is the publisher's first book to be locally published in China. Through six local partnerships, S&S publishes more than one hundred computer book titles in China in 1996.

SIMON & SCHUSTER acquires Mergent Technologies Group,providing software for the growing workplace skills and adult literacy market in 1,600 learning center installations in the U.S. Mergent will operate as a division of Computer Curriculum Corporation, to be renamed Invest Learning.

MACMILLAN PUBLISHING USA and Cisco Systems, which supplies solutions for corporate intranets and the Internet, create Cisco Press. This imprint will publish books for Internet-working and networking professionals.

NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF FINANCE (NYIF) and AIC Conferences (AIC) form a joint venture to develop a worldwide financial training business, headquartered in Singapore. NYIF's financial training for international commercial banking, securities, and business professionals will initially span twelve countries.

1995

ADDISON-WESLEY merges with Longman Publishing to create Addison Wesley Longman.

1994

ADDISON-WESLEY acquires Peachpit Press, a computer trade publisher.

LONGMAN publishes the Longman Interactive English Dictionary, the first English Language Teaching (ELT) dictionary on CD-ROM.

LONGMAN launches the "Look Ahead" multimedia series (with the BBC and British Council) to teach the world English.

SIMON & SCHUSTER acquires U.S. publisher Macmillan Publishing, bolstering the company's strengths in consumer, college, and reference publishing, while tripling the size of its juvenile publishing business. The company also acquires one thousand English Language Training (ELT) titles from separately owned Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan Publishing USA becomes the umbrella name for the company's reference operations.

SIMON & SCHUSTER acquires the German computer book publishing operations of Markt & Technik, providing entree to the world's second largest computer market and establishing a stepping-stone for European expansion.

SIMON & SCHUSTER announces that Viacom, Inc. has completed its acquisition of its parent organization, Paramount Communications, Inc.

COMPUTER CURRICULUM CORPORATION introduces "SuccessMaker"to schools throughout the U.K. The interactive courseware is now used by nearly two million students in six countries worldwide.

SIMON & SCHUSTER's Education Group moves employees to new state-of-the-art facilities in Upper Saddle River, NJ.

SIMON & SCHUSTER launches the new digital imprint, Macmillan Digital USA, signaling an ongoing major commitment to electronic publishing leadership. This imprint will produce reference and computer book content in electronic formats.

1991

SIMON & SCHUSTER acquires Macmillan Computer Publishing, the world's largest computer book publisher, from Macmillan, Inc.

SIMON & SCHUSTER acquires the Emergency Medical Services(EMS) titles from Morton Publishing Company. These titles will be published by the Prentice Hall vocational education unit.

1990

ADDISON-WESLEY formalizes an affiliation with Editions du Renouveau Pèdagogique, Inc. (ERPI), a prominent Quebec publisher.

ADDISON-WESLEY acquires Cuisenaire Company of America, noted for math manipulatives.

SIMON & SCHUSTER acquires Janus Book Publishers, Inc., publisher of both the Janus Books and the Alemany Press imprints. The Janus Books imprint will be combined with Fearon Education and Quercus Corporation to form Simon & Schuster Special Needs Publishers, a new division within its Supplementary Education Group. The Alemany Press imprint will become part of Prentice Hall Regents, a unit of Simon & Schuster's Higher Education Group.

SIMON & SCHUSTER acquires the Computer Curriculum Corporation (CCC), a leading multimedia educational publisher.

1989

HARPER & ROW acquires Scott, Foresman (now including the previously merged Little, Brown & Company). William Collins plc and Harper & Row merge.

ADDISON-WESLEY purchases Dale Seymour Co., a school supplemental publisher.

SIMON & SCHUSTER acquires Macdonald Children's Books, Macdonald Educational, Beehive, and Purnell imprints, including approximately 1,500 reference, classroom, and fictional titles for children and young adults published in the U.K., from U.K.-based Maxwell Communication Corporation plc. These titles become part of Simon & Schuster's International Group.

SIMON & SCHUSTER acquires "Vacation Church School Program," a religious textbook program, from Harper & Row. These titles are now published by Silver Burdett & Ginn, as part of Simon & Schuster's School Group.

SIMON & SCHUSTER acquires Fearon Education and Fearon Teacher Aids from David S. Lake Publishers. Fearon Education becomes part of Simon & Schuster's School Group; Fearon Teacher Aids becomes part of S&S's Supplementary Education Group.

SIMON & SCHUSTER acquires a list of approximately one hundred business and economic titles from Philip Allan of Oxford, England. They will continue to be published under the Philip Allan imprint. The list becomes part of Simon & Schuster International's Academic Division.

SIMON & SCHUSTER acquires a list of twenty four accounting and auditing titles aimed at the accounting market from Shepards/McGraw-Hill, Inc. They will be published by Prentice Hall Business and Professional Publishing unit.

SIMON & SCHUSTER acquires psychology-related titles from the Psychology Corporation. The titles become part of S&S's HigherEducation Group.

SIMON & SCHUSTER acquires occupational and remedial mathematics book programs from John Wiley & Sons, Inc. They become part of Prentice Hall College Book Division.

SIMON & SCHUSTER acquires Ellis Horwood, a British publisher of academic, scientific, and technical titles. Ellis Horwood is a major U.K. publisher of computer science, mathematics, engineering, and science titles. It becomes part of Simon & Schuster's International Group.

1988

ADDISON-WESLEY is purchased by Pearson plc, the global media company.

SIMON & SCHUSTER acquires Quercus Corp., a junior and senior high school special education publisher, and makes it part of Simon& Schuster's School Group.

SIMON & SCHUSTER acquires National Publishers, a producer of vocational education books on travel and tourism and the medical service professions, making it part of Simon & Schuster's Higher Education Group.

1987

SIMON & SCHUSTER acquires forty-one vocational titles in business education, fire science, advanced electronics, construction, and mechanical technology from John Wiley & Sons. The titles become part of the Prentice Hall operations of S&S's Higher Education Group.

SIMON & SCHUSTER's College business textbook list is acquired from W.C. Brown. The transaction includes the transfer to Brown of Allyn & Bacon physical education, math, computer, and political science titles.

1986-1989

SIMON & SCHUSTER expands its publishing operations with the acquisition of eleven educational operations (including Lange Medical Publications, Regents Publishing, CCD On Line, and American Teaching Aids) as well as nine professional information publishers including Law & Business, Infosearch, Statewide Information Systems, Search West, Charles E. Simon, Master Data Center, and various Pergamon Institute of English and Yourdon Press titles.

SCOTT FORESMAN & CO. is acquired by Time, Inc.

1985-1986

SIMON & SCHUSTER acquires Ginn & Company, a leading elementary and high school publisher, and Silver Burdett Company, an elementary school publisher. The companies are now known as Silver Burdett Ginn, a preeminent publisher of educational materials from pre-school through grade twelve.

1985

LONGMAN-Uganda creates primary courses for an entire national system of education.

1984

PRENTICE HALL's Information Services Division launches its first electronic information system, PHINet.

SIMON & SCHUSTER expands from consumer publishing into the growing educational publishing market with the acquisition of Prentice Hall, a global leader in higher education with significant operations in professional and reference publishing, and Esquire, Inc., an elementary and high school educational publisher.

1983

PRENTICE HALL College Division acquires English as a Second (and Foreign) Language (ESL) lines.

1982

PRENTICE HALL forms Editora Prentice-Hall de Brasil, Ltd.

1981

PRENTICE HALL and the American Marketing Association begin a joint venture to publish books for the marketing professional.

1980

PRENTICE HALL's Trade Division and Spectrum Book Division merge into the new General Publishing Division.

1978

PRENTICE HALL adds 80,000 square feet to its Salt Lake City, UT-based book center, to support their expanding West Coast market.

1977

ADDISON-WESLEY and Benjamin Cummings merge.

1974

SCOTT FORESMAN & CO. purchases General Learning Corporation from Time, Inc. and General Electric.

ADDISON-WESLEY General Books Division is created.

1970

ADDISON-WESLEY acquires the premier science publisher, W.A. Benjamin Company, and publishes the flagship text, James D. Watson's Molecular Biology of the Gene.

1969

ADDISON-WESLEY-IBM and Addison-Wesley begin the "IBM Systems Programming Series," establishing Addison-Wesley as a dominant publisher in the computer programming field.

1968

ADDISON-WESLEY establishes Cummings Publishing in Menlo Park, CA.

LONGMAN becomes part of Pearson plc, the London-based international media company.

SCOTT FORESMAN & CO. publishes the first children's thesaurus, In Other Words: A Beginning Thesaurus.

1965

SILVER BURDETT becomes the first division of the General Learning Corporation, an $18 million collaboration between Time, Inc. and General Electric.

1962

SILVER, BURDETT & CO. is acquired by Time, Inc. Silver, Burdett distributes Time-Life books to schools and libraries.

HARPER & BROTHERS merges with Row, Peterson & Co. to become Harper & Row Publishers, Inc.

PRENTICE HALL acquires the New York Institute of Finance.

1956

ADDISON-WESLEY School Division is created and, within two years, the "Science Education Series" (later Science and Mathematics) with teacher training materials is published for the secondary, college preparatory market.

1950

ADDISON-WESLEY publishes its first computer programming book, Programs for an Electronic Digital Computer, by Wilkes, Wheeler,and Gill.

PRENTICE HALL forms its first Educational Book Division.

1942

ADDISON-WESLEY publishes its first book, Francis Weston Sears' Mechanics.

1935

LONGMAN publishes the first English Language Teaching(ELT) dictionary.

1930

SCOTT FORESMAN & CO. publishes the first Dick and Jane stories in the Elson-Gray Basic Readers.

1924

SIMON & SCHUSTER is created when two young entrepreneurs, Richard Simon and Max Schuster, pool their savings to publish a crossword puzzle book that becomes an instant best-seller and creates a nationwide crossword puzzle craze. Simon & Schuster's "sower" logo becomes a publishing benchmark.

1915

PRENTICE HALL publishes the first book on taxation in loose-leaf format to respond to their colleagues' needs for completely up-to-date information on rapidly changing laws.

1913

PRENTICE HALL is formed by NYU Professor Charles W. Gerstenberg and student Richard P. Ettinger, naming the company in honor of their mothers' maiden names.

1911

SCOTT FORESMAN & CO. publishes the first math text for primary grades, First Journeys in Numberland. Scott Foresman is the first publisher to use four-color printing, which revolutionized textbooks.

SCOTT FORESMAN & CO. enters the elementary market with the Elson Grammar School Readers.

1897

SCOTT FORESMAN & CO. buys S.C. Griggs and Company and acquires Robert's Rules of Order.

1889

SCOTT FORESMAN & CO's Erastus H. Scott and A.J. Albert form Albert and Scott and publish Bellum Helvecticum, a high school Latin text.

1888

SILVER & CO. becomes Silver, Burdett & Co. when M. Thatcher Rogers sells his interests in the company to Frank W. Burdett.

1886

SILVER & CO. enters the general textbook field withits series Normal Course in Reading.

1885

SILVER & CO.'s Summer Music Workshops are first introduced.The workshops for music teachers sponsored by Silver Burdett Company began in 1885 and have continued every summer without interruption.

1883

GINN & CO. first publishes Classics for Children, Robinson Crusoe, Plutarch's Lives and other standard classics studied by each child before graduation from grammar school. Valued as models of literary art, their immediate success establishes them as forerunners of the supplementary reading idea.

1863

LONGMAN acquires the J.W. Parker publishing business and takes over publication of the landmark book, Gray's Anatomy, originally published in 1858.

1852

LONGMAN publishes the first edition of Roget's Thesaurus (publishing rights transferred to Penguin in 1994).

1844

LONGMAN publishes William Henry Fox Talbot's The Pencil of Nature. This pioneer of photography wrote about his methods of producing photographs. This text, long considered to be the single most important book of photographs, was the first commercially published book ever illustrated without the aid of an artist.

LONGMAN publishes the first edition of The Story of the Three Bears. In this version Goldilocks was a little old woman.

LONGMAN publishes Dr. Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language, the first comprehensive English-language dictionary.

1727

LONGMAN publishes Ephraim Chambers' Cyclopaedia: A Universal Dictionary of Arts andSciences. This has long been considered the parent of all encyclopedias, including Britannica.

1725

LONGMAN publishes William Wollaston's The Religion of Nature Delineated, the first book ever typeset by Benjamin Franklin.

1724

LONGMAN is founded in London by Thomas Longman I. A Longman family member remains at the helm from 1724 until Mark Longman's death in 1972.