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Pearson Education (Upper Saddle River, NJ) has agreed to acquire National Evaluation Systems, Inc. (NES; Amherst, MA), a provider of customized state assessments for teacher certification in the U.S.


Pearson Education Pearson Education is an international publisher of textbooks and other educational material, such as multimedia learning tools. Pearson Education is part of Pearson PLC. It is headquartered in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.  (Upper Saddle River Saddle River may refer to:
  • Saddle River, New Jersey, a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey
  • Saddle River (New Jersey), a tributary of the Passaic River in New Jersey
, NJ) has agreed to acquire National Evaluation Systems, Inc. (NES NES Nintendo Entertainment System
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; Amherst, MA), a provider of customized state assessments for teacher certification in the U.S. Founded in 1972, NES works under contract with state education agencies, developing and administering licensure licensure
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 tests for prospective teachers who want to enter the profession, teach a new subject or work in a new state. The company has long-term contracts with 15 states and provides approximately one million tests each year. NES had sales of $73 million in 2005 and gross assets of $16 million at the year end.
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Title Annotation:Pearson Education Inc. acquires National Evaluation Systems, Inc.
Comment:Pearson Education (Upper Saddle River, NJ) has agreed to acquire National Evaluation Systems, Inc. (NES; Amherst, MA), a provider of customized state assessments for teacher certification in the U.S.(Pearson Education Inc. acquires National Evaluation Systems, Inc. )
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Date:May 1, 2006
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