Furthermore, it does not need to report financial information to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Due to its legal status as a non-profit organization, ETS is exempt from paying federal corporate income tax on many, but not all, of its operations. Let’s see, I took the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations™, which were published by… well, I couldn’t seem to find that information, but the Praxis exams which certify teachers in other states is published by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), which apparently is criticized for being a “highly competitive business operation that is as much multinational monopoly as nonprofit institution”. But wait, it can’t be that bad, can it? Who awards teacher certifications? …in 2003 it secured control of Edexcel”, which is the company that awards certifications and qualifications. “In September 2000, Pearson acquired National Computer Systems (NCS, Inc.) and entered the educational assessment and school management systems market in the United states. Looking at their history, it picks up in the 21st century. Hey, whose business is it to publish books? And whose business is it to determine content? We have the technology to do away with paper books to an extent- heck, we have the technology, resources, and willingness to deliver content in a much more open-source, community-centered manner through wikis and such- but we’re still using textbooks. They’re expensive, required, and already last year’s edition by the time you buy them.
I’d like to take a moment here to remind us of one of the biggest complaints we hear from students: the price of textbooks. It has three main branches: Pearson Education, Financial Times Group, and Penguin (Book) Group. “It is the largest education company and the largest book publisher in the world. Today, I did a little research on Pearson, and I have to say I am quite disturbed by what I found.Ī quick look at Wikipedia tells me that Pearson PLC is a British publishing company out of London. r/ECEProfessionals: early childhood education
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