Pearson gave a first quarter trading update April 24, ahead of its virtual annual meeting today. Sales in the company’s North American courseware and International businesses declined 10 percent, while the assessment business was down 3 percent. Partially offsetting these losses, the Global Online Learning business gained 6 percent in sales due to expanded enrollment and new school openings. Per their earlier warning in March, overall first quarter sales fell by 5 percent, “in line with revised expectations.” Importantly, “We have chosen not to furlough staff and are instead re-deploying people as much as we possibly can around the business […]