UK - based education services provider Pearson has appealed against a state decision to award a $ 31 m testing contract to the accreditation institute for accreditation ( AIR ) , alleging " preferential treatment and bias " . In complaints filed with the Iowa Department of Administrative Services , they called for the proposals to be reviewed and judged " openly , impartially , and without bias " . AIR , which has locked horns with Pearson previously , recently won three contracts worth a combined $ 84 m , but would not comment on Pearson 's claim , as the contract had not been finalised .
UK-based education services company Pearson has appealed against a state decision to award a $31m testing contract to the American Institutes for Research (AIR), alleging "preferential treatment and bias". In papers filed with the Iowa Department of Administrative Services, Pearson called for the proposals to be resubmitted and judged "openly, impartially, and without bias". AIR, which has locked horns with Pearson previously, recently won three contracts worth a combined $84m, but would not comment on Pearson's claim, as the contract had not been finalised.