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Pearson Educational Measurement Delivers More Than Two Million Online Tests in the First Half of 2007

Comprehensive Provider of Educational Assessments Continues to Upgrade Test Delivery Technology, Enhance Services

IOWA CITY, Iowa – June 17, 2007 – Pearson Educational Measurement, the most comprehensive provider of educational assessment products, services and solutions, announced today that it delivered more than two million secure online tests in the first six months of 2007 – more than double the volume delivered in 2006.

“At Pearson Educational Measurement, we are committed to staying on the leading edge of assessment delivery methods,” said Douglas Kubach, president and CEO. “As a growing number of states turn to online test delivery to meet their assessment needs, we will continually upgrade our technology and enhance our services to support the increasing volume of tests.”

Pearson Educational Measurement offers the most widely used Web-based test delivery system specifically designed to meet the security requirements of high-stakes, large-scale assessment programs. The company currently works with more than 25 states to meet their educational assessment requirements. Of those, 12 states have implemented or piloted online testing, including Arizona, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia.

All state assessments are part of the PEMSolutions™ (Pearson Educational Measurement Solutions) comprehensive approach to assessment.

About Pearson Educational Measurement

Pearson Educational Measurement, the most comprehensive provider of educational assessment products, services and solutions, helps states, school districts, teachers and parents support standards-based reform while using assessment and research to promote learning and academic achievement. As a pioneer, Pearson Educational Measurement has been a trusted partner in district, state and national assessments for more than 50 years.

Pearson Educational Measurement’s full-service offerings for K-12 and other assessment organizations include PEMSolutions™ (Pearson Educational Measurement Solutions) for custom assessments, both online and on paper; PASeries® (Progress Assessment Series) for formative assessments; Perspective™ for performance reporting; EDWARD™ (Education Data With Assessment Reporting Dynamically) for assessment-based education data management and reporting, as well as other essential educational assessment products and services. Pearson Educational Measurement operates as a business of Pearson Education, the world’s largest education company, which in turn is part of Pearson (NYSE: PSO), the international media company.

More information is available at www.pearsonedmeasurement.com.