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Thursday, 9 May 2013

Ask About Pearson

Posted on 17:27 by Ashish Chaturvedi
If you're going to interview former NYSED Commissioner David Steiner, you might ask a question about the overseas junket he received from Pearson and the subsequent contracts Pearson received from the NYSED.
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