Pearson To Pay Maryland District $2.25 Million To Develop Elementary Curriculum

The Washington Post (6/9, Birnbaum) reports that the Montgomery County, Maryland public "school system will be paid $2.25 million to develop an elementary school curriculum that an education company will augment and sell around the world. ... Under the terms" of the deal, "Pearson...will acquire the expertise of one of the nation's top school systems and the right to use its name and its top employees as sales tools." The Post notes that according to school officials," money from the deal will allow them to double the dozen people who have been working on the curriculum, speeding its completion and saving money on implementation."