Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Montgomery County "Pearson" Schools

Get to know your new school system. On June 8, 2010, the Board of Education and Superintendent Jerry Weast effectively turned Montgomery County Public Schools into Montgomery County "Pearson" Schools. The contract with Pearson Education, Inc. (Publisher) states:
"Publisher will have final discretion over Program* decisions, and control on content, editing, format, pricing, marketing and distribution of the commercially developed Program on a nationwide basis, subject to MCPS approval (which shall not be unreasonable withheld) as to overall pedagogy and learning philosophy and objectives of the Program." 
...Publisher shall be the sole and exclusive owner of all rights in and to the Program... 
*Program means curriculum and professional development programs for teachers.

Get to know the new School System with this presentation that Pearson Education Inc. sent to the Department of Education:
Race to the Top Assessment

1 comment:

  1. Odd, MCPS has for years vigorously defended itself against any intrusion into its sovereign control control our $2B school system, turns around and sells out for a couple of million bucks to a book publisher.

    I can't help but think there is a lot more going on.

    Bob Astrove

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