Hits the nail on the head. The sharp fall in BT’s shares last week hurt many small UK investors who have held the stock since the telecommunications group’s privatisation in 1984. And the collapse in Pearson’s price the week before hurt many at the... — read more 

Oracle soap opera (and sales of software to Pearson): During Oracle's fiscal 2014 (which ended May 31, 2014), Wilson sold Oracle enterprise software to media and education company Pearson, resulting in $10,456,055.14 in revenue. At that point in... — read more 

Restructuring includes "cutting 4,000 jobs, about 10% of its global workforce, as well as other steps to bring its overhead and expenses lower...." ...Pearson is undergoing its second restructuring since 2012 with this latest announcement, and... — read more 

"Moody's has shifted its outlook on (Pearson) to negative....Moody's reaffirmed its Baa2 senior unsecured rating, but has the company on watch due to the weaker-than-expected U.S. performance. "There is also little visibility on a pronounced recovery... — read more 

So if we are looking at history here--when is the next layoff going to happen? in 2016 it was quietly announced in May on the higher ed side. Will it happen sooner or do they leave the sales force alone till May again? The good ol boy's like ES, BS... — read more 

quote: Despite admitting he had not foreseen declines in college enrolment and the knock-on impact that would have on revenues in the US, Mr Fallon insisted he would not quit as chief executive. He said: “I absolutely acknowledge we got two big calls... — read more 

This does not bode well for the long-term outlook of this company. Senior managers couldn't have seen rental and lower enrollments coming? Most people close to schools saw these metrics. Hopefully a new leader can salvage this company from being... — read more 

quote: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) grilled secretary of education nominee Betsy DeVos on Tuesday, making the billionaire philanthropist’s lack of experience painfully obvious. video at:... — read more 

This seemed to escape most people's attention just before the holidays. There is a top-down reorg affecting the NA Higher Ed Services division. Simplification is mentioned 3 times in the announcement, and that "the efficiencies it will drive, will... — read more 

Your final point is the most troubling: The skills you'll gain... Pearson skill sets develop and foster essentially over-qualified, and exceptionally talented copy-paste technicians and administrative button pushers-I know, I am one now. Then what to... — read more 

Big education company miscalculated in its investment in a digital curriculum Pearson PLC, the world’s largest education company, made a major miscalculation on the Common Core academic standards, expecting a windfall that failed to materialize as it... — read more 

I needed to vent a bit as there are many rumors about layoffs in London.

Fallon is "getting Pearson growing again" by conducting yet another rounds of layoffs before the end of the year. Cuts started this week.

HoloCrap as one might say Pearson is so lost... Pearson, the world’s largest textbook company, has announced a collaboration with Microsoft at the EDUCAUSE 2016 to explore the power of mixed reality to solve real challenges in areas of learning... — read more 

The full extent of the difficulties Pearson is facing following the sale of the Financial Times to focus on education has been laid bare, as jittery investors sent its share price tumbling 10% after the company reported worse than expected sales... — read more 

LONDON—Shares in Pearson PLC tumbled on Monday after the educational publisher said weaker-than-expected trading in the higher-education sector in North America weighed down on nine-month sales. The U.S.-focused educational-products specialist, which... — read more 

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. said Thursday that Chief Executive Linda K. Zecher has resigned after five years on the job and that it has started a search for her replacement. The education and publishing company said that while it conducts the... — read more 

Half the US wages and no support for our US users…sad…very sketchy UK executives ??

Company wants a single platform offering all forms of education content Education provider Pearson is aiming to become the 'Netflix of education', according to Albert Hitchcock (pictured), the firm's chief technology and chief operating officer... — read more 

I’ve been working here for 3 years and all I’m hearing is “next year is going to be better”. Guess what, re-branding and layoffs at the bottom of the food chain are not the type of reorganization we need to make things better. Pearson is heavy from... — read more 

Senior management book people who have no clue about technology, trying to run a technology company. Country club for managers with no accountability. Office politics and scapegoating anyone attempting to improve or change things for the better as... — read more 

Pearson hit a three-month low on Thursday after weak results from two competitors deepened concerns that academic publishing is suffering from a structural downturn. John Wiley and Barnes & Noble Education both reported sharp falls in textbook sales... — read more 

While London-based Pearson Plc. has shrunk its local workforce dramatically since it acquired McMillan Publishers Ltd. in 1998, executives making a swing through Indiana to talk with educators this week said the firm’s future here is bright... — read more 

*Really bad upper management. I mean really bad. An SVP was recently asked about our group's mobile strategy and had no answer. *In my group, no one in upper management, expect maybe the Managing Director, seems to have any quantitative aptitude... — read more 

CHANGING THE GUARD: Publishing and assessment giant Pearson Education has a new head honcho. On Friday the company owned by UK-based Pearson PLC announced that Kevin Capitani will replace Don Kilburn as president of Pearson North America. Capitani... — read more 

Jul 17, 2015 Testing service provider Pearson will lay off hundreds of employees, the majority of them based in the Austin area, according to the Austin-American Statesman. According to the report, company officials confirmed with the newspaper that... — read more 

How many people did Pearson have to lay off to afford taking a large group to the Four Seasons in Whistler, Canada?

Just ahead of the back-to-school season, Amazon plans to make a major foray into the education technology market for primary and secondary schools, a territory that Apple, Google and Microsoft have heavily staked out. Monday morning, Amazon said that... — read more 

"Here’s a list of problems that Pearson, the world’s largest education company, have encountered with its standardized testing business in the United States over the years. It was collected by the nonprofit National Center for Fair and Open Testing... — read more 

Pearson (Mis)Education, the British-based global “education” publishers reported a net profit increased in 2015, but that was because it sold off assets including of the Financial Times and The Economist. It was also forced to eliminate 4,000 jobs... — read more 

Month old news but thought I would share as I can't recall reading it up here. Sack Fallon and all the other empty suits (with outlandish salaries) including those in the USA (Kilburn, Bozik etc): More Layoffs at Pearson March 19, 2014 Pearson, the... — read more 

Bloomberg: The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly declined last week to match a more than 42-year low, indicating employers are upbeat about an economy that bogged down in the first quarter. Jobless claims... — read more 

My spouse of 20 years, worked as a director at Pearson VUE for 5 years, and I was really surprised he was laid off two weeks ago! I know he was outstanding and professional employee for long time; he went on business trip all the time and gave... — read more 

Mar 31, 2016 IOWA CITY — Staff reductions continue at the Iowa City office of Pearson, the British educational publishing and testing company. Pearson plans to lay off 57 employees within the next 30 days at its North Dodge Street office, according... — read more 

Dear colleagues, Today we’re publishing our full year financial results for 2015. As you all know, it was a tough year for Pearson. We’re still a strong, profitable company – we’re reporting a profit of £723 million, in line with the expectations we... — read more 

If Pearson is going to put all their eggs in that basket, employees should start updating their resumes now.

he got offer for clinical assessment group. My brother is in international visa and if there is any layoff in future he might have to travel back to our country.

Does anyone know exactly what this means for North America and assessments? It is from the Washington Post: "Integrate our North America based assessment operations, and reduce costs primarily to increase our competitiveness and focus more on... — read more