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Pearson Prentice Hall Selects TIECorp to Provide Instructional Management Software for 6-12 Social Studies Curriculum in Texas

CD-based Product to Launch in Texas in August 2003

Upper Saddle River, NJ - August 25, 2003 - Pearson Prentice Hall, part of Pearson Education (NYSE: PSO - News), announced today that it has selected TIECorp's CD-based instructional management system to provide electronic curriculum and assessment capability for Pearson Prentice Hall's 6-12 social studies textbooks in Texas. The system will be launched in a version called TAKS Scanner Software, which incorporates the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills social studies standards with Pearson Prentice Hall's social studies curriculum.

TAKS Scanner Software will provide teachers with an electronic curriculum guide enabling them to assess student performance, assign relevant instructional material and use benchmark tests to monitor student progress toward meeting state standards. Student assessment data is scanned using Pearson's new EZData classroom scanner. Instructional plans along with individual and group progress reports can be automatically generated.

"TIECorp and TAKs Scanner Software streamline the approach to classroom assessment, and improve the process of addressing state standards," said Dan Breslin, Director, Technology Product Development, Education Technology, Pearson Prentice Hall. "As a result, both teachers and students are ensured a more efficient and productive educational experience."

"This partnership reflects the effort that Pearson Prentice Hall is making to meet the challenges of accountability," said William Friedel, President of TIECorp. "They share our interest in helping educators manage education for better results, and in creating a more productive teacher-learning environment."

About Pearson Education

Educating 100 million people worldwide, Pearson Education is the global leader in educational publishing. With such renowned brands as Pearson Prentice Hall, Pearson Longman, Pearson Addison Wesley, and many others, Pearson Education provides quality content, assessment tools and educational services in all available media, spanning the learning curve from birth through college and beyond.

Pearson Education is part of Pearson (NYSE: PSO - News), the international media company. Pearson's primary operations also include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group.

About TIECorp

Based in Red Bank, NJ, TIECorp has been developing and implementing instructional and special education management systems since 1987 (www.tiecorp.com).

Media Contact
William Friedel
bill@tiecorp.com