Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The Big Business of Education
When the program to give iPads to every LAUSD student fell apart, the name Pearson kept popping up in the news. Pearson supplied the digital curriculum on those tablets. But the 140 million dollar contract was scuttled when an investigation revealed a sweetheart deal between school officials and Pearson.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readWhen the program to give iPads to every LAUSD student fell apart, the name Pearson kept popping up in the news. Pearson supplied the digital curriculum on those tablets. But the 140 million dollar contract was scuttled when an investigation revealed a sweetheart deal between school officials and Pearson. Cozy relationships are nothing new for Pearson, according to a new investigation from Politico. The company has its finger in every piece of the American education pie. It makes billions from states on testing deals, online curricula, textbooks, and school turnaround plans. And it scores many of those deals without going through a competitive bidding process.
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The full episode
2 of 6City Council Salaries, Big Business of Education, and Soy Sauce History- 0:00L.A. City Council Salaries
- 8:05The Big Business of EducationYou’re reading this
- 17:50What We Talk About When We Talk About Vaccines
- 26:35Negotiating with ISIS
- 34:50American Sniper Murder Trial Begins
- 42:02The History of a Messy Soy Sauce Package