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April 12, 2011

Pearson Announces Money-Back Guarantee for Students of Florida Virtual Schools

By Rahul Arora, TMCnet Contributor


Sounding extremely confident of its online courses, Pearson, the global leader in education and education technology, recently announced a money-back guarantee to schools for students who are not able to secure an 80 percent passing rate in classes taught by Florida Virtual Schools' certified teachers.  


Pearson offers more than 100 online courses through Pearson Virtual Learning powered by Florida Virtual School’s virtual teachers, specially trained in their individual areas of expertise to teach online courses.

"Today's students are growing up in a world where they are incredibly well-prepared for virtual learning. We are offering this guarantee because we have a wealth of experience and data that confirms that these digital natives become highly engaged with their virtual schooling and are, therefore, successful in their coursework," said Andy Ross, general manager, Pearson Virtual Learning powered by Florida Virtual School, in a statement.

Spanning all subjects for grades 6-12, these online courses enable the teachers to take classes, even on weekends and late evenings, via phone, email, texting and instant messaging. In addition, teachers communicate with school leaders and parents through phone calls and progress reports.

Pearson also offers advanced placement and career and technology courses, which like all the courses, are aligned to the new Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts and Mathematics as well as individual state standards.

As the exclusive global provider (outside of the state of Florida) of the nationally recognized and award-winning Florida Virtual School (FLVS) online courses, Pearson shares a vision with FLVS of transforming education for learners worldwide. With courses that are aligned to the new Common Core standards, as well as state standards, Pearson and FLVS are collaborating to deliver a high quality, technology-based education that provides the skills and knowledge students need for success in the 21st Century.

Pearson's "Achievement Guarantee" for schools and districts applies to course enrollments purchased from April 1-June 30.


Rahul Arora is a TMCnet contributor. He has worked as an editor and freelance writer for several reputed organizations in India. To read more of his articles, please visit his columnist page.

Edited by Janice McDuffee



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