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2008
12-02-08	High–Achieving Suburban Milwaukee School District Puts Assessment Data at Teachers’ Fingertips Pearson Benchmark Allows Teachers to Develop and Administer Tests, Analyze Results, Individualize Instruction
10-14-08	Creativity and Technology Transform Georgia Students’ Writing Skills Cherokee County School District Students Conquer State Writing Assessment, Create Winning Grant Proposal After Practice With WriteToLearn
9-23-08	Twin Cities Charter School Students Ace Minnesota State Writing Assessment With WriteToLearn Two Neighboring Schools Turn to Pearson’s Web-Based Writing and Reading-Comprehension Development Tool to Build Student Literacy Skills
6-30-08	Students Can Study Forensic Science, Biology and History While Building Writing and Reading Comprehension Skills With WriteToLearn 5.1 Teacher Guide for Integrating Pearson's Web-Based Learning Tool Into Classroom Curriculum Added
5-29-08	Students Go Digital and Improve Their Writing Skills With Pearson's WriteToLearn Students, Teacher say WriteToLearn's Personalized, Immediate Feedback Helps Improve Reading Comprehension, Writing
4-8-08	Two Minnesota High Schools Choose WriteToLearn to Prepare Students for New State Writing Assessment Pearson's Web-Based Tool Will Help Students Build Writing and Reading Comprehension Skills
3-11-08	WriteToLearn 5.0 Debuts With Even More Powerful Capabilities for Helping Students Build Writing and Reading Comprehension Skills Text-to-Speech, English-Spanish Translation Added to Pearson's Award-Winning Web-based Learning Tool
2-21-08	PASeries From Pearson Earns Finalist Honors in Software & Information Industry Association's 23rd Annual CODiE Awards Recognized in Best Student Assessment Solution Category
2-20-08	WriteToLearn 4.0 From Pearson Named 2008 CODiE Award Finalist Recognized in Best Reading/English Instructional Solution Category

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2007
10-23-07	WriteToLearn Named Best High School Language Arts Web Site Pearson's Web-Based Learning Tool Honored in 12th Annual Education Software Review Awards
10-16-07	WriteToLearn Honored as Outstanding Education Technology Product 25th Annual "Technology & Learning" Awards of Excellence Recognize Pearson's Web-Based Learning Tool for Responding to Schools' Needs
10-10-07	Update to Pearson's Online Tool for Building Student Writing and Reading Comprehension Skills Unveiled WriteToLearn 4.0 Includes More Than 200 Passages From Scott Foresman "Reading Street," Enhanced Teacher Tools
10-09-07	PASeries Reading Honored in 12th Annual Education Software Review Awards Reading Progress Monitoring Assessment Recognized as Best Early Elementary Language Arts Product
6-15-07	WriteToLearn Wins 2007 Distinguished Achievement Award From Association of Educational Publishers Web-Based Learning Tool Honored as Best Reading and Language Instruction Web Site for Grades 6-8
5-29-07	Pearson Launches Pearson Inform 4.1 Data Analysis and Decision Support Tool for K-12 Districts This latest release includes additional reports and expanded capabilities that make it easier for educators to identify groups of students that need intervention, plan improvement strategies, and monitor student progress.
5-15-07	PASeries Reading Wins 2007 Best Educational Software Award Formative Assessment From Pearson Education Measures Student Progress, Forecasts Growth
5-08-07	WriteToLearn Wins 2007 Best Educational Software Award Web-Based Learning Tool Recognized as "Superb Learning Environment" for Building Literacy Skills
4-24-07	WriteToLearn 3.0 Launches With Expanded Essay Feedback,Industry-Standard Teacher Tools Online Tool for Building Writing and Reading Comprehension Skills Now Evaluates Six Traits of Writing
4-10-07	WriteToLearn Named Finalist in Association of Educational Publishers 2007 Distinguished Achievement Awards Pearson Knowledge Technologies' Web-Based Learning Tool Builds Writing and Reading Comprehension Skills
2-20-07	PASeries Formative Assessments From Pearson Education Reviewed by National Center on Student Progress Monitoring PASeries Mathematics and PASeries Reading Meet Multiple Criteria for Student Progress Monitoring Tools
1/30/07	Pearson Knowledge Technologies' WriteToLearn Named Finalist in Software & Information Industry Association's 2007 Codie Awards Recognized in "Best Online Instruction Solution" Category
1-24-07	Pearson Digital Learning to Offer WriteToLearn With NovaNET Online Educational Courseware Complete Web-Based Tool Developed by Pearson Knowledge Technologies Builds Student Writing and Reading Comprehension Skills

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2006
12-13-06	PASeries Tests Aligned to Learning Goals in Growing Number of States Award-Winning Formative Assessment Product Line Uses Quantile Framework for Mathematics to Link to State Standards.
10-24-06	PASeries Interpretive Guides for Families and Teachers Available From Pearson Education New Guides Help Parents, Teachers Understand Assessment Results
10-18-06	WriteToLearn Version 2.0 Debuts More than 100 Reading Passages, 100 Essay Topics Now Included in Pearson Knowledge Technologies' Web-Based Learning Tool
10-04-06	PASeries Algebra I From Pearson Education Honored With "Technology & Learning" Magazine's 2006 Award of Excellence New Guides Help Parents, Teachers Understand Assessment Results
9-06-06	Pearson Assessments to Distribute WriteToLearn Complete Web-Based Tool Developed by Pearson Knowledge Technologies Builds Writing and Reading Comprehension Skills
7-06-06	WriteToLearn Added to New Digital Learning Series for Middle and High School Language Arts Web-Based Tool Builds Writing and Reading Comprehension Skills
7-06-06	Diagnostic Assessments Added to Pearson PASeries Reading Enhancement to Formative Assessment Tool Allows Teachers to Identify Student Reading Strengths, Areas for Improvement
5-24-06	Pearson PASeries Listed in California Learning Resources Network's Electronic Learning Assessment Resources Formative Assessment Product Line’s Mathematics Assessments Aligned to California Content Standard
5-16-06	Pearson Educational Measurement Top Education Companies Sponsor 2006 Lexile National Reading Conference in Atlanta; Conference Exhibits to Showcase Reading Products and Services From 15 Assessment, Software and Publishing Companies
5-09-06	Pearson Prentice Hall Pairs "Literacy Skill Builder Series" With WriteToLearn Workbooks from Prentice Hall and Web-based Literacy Tools From Pearson Knowledge Technologies Offer Middle School Students Powerful Tools for Building Reading, Writing Skills
5-05-06	Seven Pearson Education Products Earn Finalist Honors in Software & Information Industry Association's 2006 Codie Awards Industry Recognizes Company’s Leadership in Education Technology
3-29-06	Pearson Education Launches PASeries Algebra I Newest Addition to PASeries Product Line Measures Student Progress and Forecasts Growth in Secondary Mathematics
3-07-06	Pearson PASeries Writing Debuts Online Formative Assessment Designed to Measure, Improve Student Writing Progress in Grades 6-12
2-07-06	Pearson PASeries Named as Finalist in Software & Information Industry Association's 2006 Codie Awards Recognized in “Best Student Test Preparation Solution” Category
1-24-06	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Choose Pearson PASeries Mathematics Nearly 3,000 Students Will Use PASeries Assessments to Help Forecast Performance on the North Carolina End-of-Grade Tests
1-18-06	Pearson Knowledge Technologies Launches WriteToLearn Web-Based Reading, Writing and Comprehension Tool Builds Essential Skills, Saves Teacher Time

2005
8-09-2005	Pearson PASeries Launches Weblog with Latest News And Tips for Using Formative Assessments
6-15-2005	Pearson Educational Measurement Wins Texas Student Assessment Contract PASeries Reading and Mathematics part of Texas testing agreement.
4-20-2005	Scanner Solutions Now Available for Pearson PASeries Paper Formative Assessment Testing Made Easier at Classroom and District Levels
3-01-2005	Hawaii Department of Education Selects Pearson PASeries for Assessment Pilot Program Teachers Will Use PASeries to Guide Instruction and Forecast Growth Toward State Performance Standards
1-19-2005	Pearson PASeries Named as Finalist in Software & Information Industry Association’s 2005 Codie Awards

2004
9-13-2004	Pearson Education Launches PASeries New Scientifically Valid Assessment Products Forecast Student Growth Toward State Performance Standards

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