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>Texas' STAAR tests are administered in part by Pearson Assessments, a testing company that Holbrook called a "sadistic behemoth." I have never heard a single
by EFruit 7y ago
>Texas' STAAR tests are administered in part by Pearson Assessments, a testing company that Holbrook called a "sadistic behemoth."
I have never heard a single good thing about Pearson. Having been assessed by them in Public schools, I think the consensus is well-earned.
- smudgymcscmudge 7y agoMy neighbor says they pay pretty well. So there’s that. At least if you’re at the VP level.
- pts_ 7y agoOff tangent but once I worked for a Pearson software contractor and they talked of their client with their nose turned up, as if they were the king's favourite in the middle ages. Cringe.
- AllegedAlec 7y agoTheir textbooks are pretty good. Campbell and Reece is still the bible for biologists around the world.