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PEARSON GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS AWARDED CONTRACT FOR CALL CENTER

Pearson to Support Palmetto GBA on Medicare Supplemental Call Center

ARLINGTON VA., June 14, 2005 - Pearson Government Solutions announced it was awarded a two-year contract as a subcontractor to Palmetto GBA to help support the 1-800-MEDICARE Helpline Call Center. The contract, valued at $54 million, will help provide full-time and temporary call volume support to the Helpline and provide training services.

"We are very pleased to be a part of the Palmetto GBA team chosen by CMS to provide customer contact support to the supplemental helpline," said Mac Curtis, CEO and President of Pearson Government Solutions. "Our significant expertise in operating and managing customer contact centers and our ability to be responsive during peak call times will help CMS meet its goal providing timely information to its constituents."

Pearson will also provide training to Palmetto GBA's call center workforce through a subcontract with Pearson Performance Solutions, a leading provider of strategic workforce solutions.

About Pearson Government Solutions

Pearson Government Solutions, based in Arlington, Va., serves the federal government market, delivering solutions that support public sector entities in their delivery of information, benefits, and services to their constituents. Clients include the Federal Communications Commission, the U.S. Departments of Defense, Education, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Justice, Labor and Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Pearson Government Solutions is part of Pearson (NYSE: PSO; LSE: PSON), the international media company, whose primary operations also include Pearson Education, the world's largest education company, the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group.