Pearson Under Fire for Monitoring Students’ Twitter Posts

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Publishing giant Pearson Education has been monitoring social media to identify students who might be leaking information about certain tests administered by the company.

The math and English tests -- called the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, or PARCC -- are being developed by a consortium of states in conjunction with Pearson to measure students’ preparedness for life after graduation. Although education officials in some states already screen social media on their own for possible test leaks, Pearson’s efforts have ignited a firestorm among some teacher and parent groups who contend the monitoring is invasive and unfair.


Pearson Under Fire for Monitoring Students’ Twitter Posts